Car Tech
Watch Nissan’s New Autonomous Safety System In Action: Video
A few weeks ago Nissan revealed a special Leaf prototype, which was able to park itself, sans driver, thanks to Nissan’s own autonomous driving system. It turns out this was just a teaser for more comprehensive autonomous driving technology from the Japanese automaker, which it plans to start...
Nissan Builds Its Own Leaf-Based Autonomous Car
While Google and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) may be the two names most closely associated with autonomous vehicles, they’re hardly the only... October 8, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Forza Horizon Behind The Scenes Episode 2: Video
In the first behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Forza Horizon video game from Turn 10 Studios, we saw how the Horizon Festival would be the focal point of the game... October 1, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
Volvo Paves Way For Car-To-Car Communications With Signing Of MoU
Volvo is paving the way for the implementation of Car-2-Car and Car-2-Object communication systems in its own vehicles with the signing today of a Memorandum of Understanding... October 1, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
California Governor Signs Bill To Set Laws For Autonomous Cars
Representing a major coup for proponents of autonomous cars, the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, has signed a bill that will set out laws to allow self-driving cars on... September 26, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Chrysler Introduces Access Assist To Its UConnect System
GM’s OnStar may have been the first to offer drivers a panic button and a help button for on-the-road emergencies or questions, but in the years since OnStar’s... September 24, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Goodyear To Field-Trial Self-Inflating Tires In 2013
Under-inflated tires wear quicker, consume more gasoline and pose a potential blow-out risk as the tire heats up or comes unseated from the rim of the wheel. Despite the... September 24, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Forza Horizon Brings The Real World To Racing Sims: Video
The new trend in racing sim games centers around expanding the play environment. Driving on a track, no matter how detailed and accurate, gets old after a while since... September 21, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
BMW's Project UR:Ban Looks To Improve Driver Safety In Cities
According to BMW’s research, cities continue to grow larger as more and more people embrace an urban way of life. As a result, cities are getting more crowded with both... September 20, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Audi Developing Its Own Electrically-Assisted Turbocharging
Turbochargers, on their own, are fairly simple devices. Escaping exhaust gasses spin a turbine, allowing the compressor side of the turbo to increase the amount of air... September 19, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
A Look At The Near Future Of In-Car Technology: QNX CAR 2
If you're a typical car owner, or even an enthusiast, you probably don't know what QNX is--but you should. Or at the least, you should know about the company's work in the... September 19, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
Cadillac's 'Virtual Bumpers' May Be Better Than The Real Thing: Video
The purpose of front and rear bumpers on automobiles is self-explanatory: at low impact speeds, bumpers are supposed to absorb energy and prevent body damage to a vehicle. In... September 18, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Volvo Concludes SARTRE Autonomous Car Research, Looks To Implementation
Europe’s SARTRE (SAfe Road TRains for the Environment) project, first established in 2009, has come to an end, with the results proving positive for all those involved... September 17, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
iPhone 5 & iOS 6 For Drivers: Real-Time Traffic, Navigation, Yelp
Unless you've been living under a digital mountain of rocks, you've heard the new iPhone 5 was announced today. Maybe you even watched a liveblog of the updates. But here, we... September 12, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
Porsche Copies Nissan's Playbook, Adds Rev-Matched Downshifting
There is a simple joy in a properly rev-matched manual gearbox downshift that’s near impossible to describe. For a brief moment in time, years of practice blend muscle... August 29, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Survey Shows Drivers Favor Cars That Make Them More Aware
Let’s face it: there are more cars and drivers on the road than at any other time in U.S. history, and the sheer pace of modern life ensures that many behind the wheel... August 29, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
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