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• Visteon and Immersion working on touch-based controls for cars

  As more and more electronic devices become integrated into our cars, we need new ways to control them effectively and safely while driving - or at least that's what Visteon and Immersion are thinking.

• Volvo launches research project to map driver behavior

  As advanced as cars are becoming in terms of safety aids, nothing can make up for a skillful, attentive driver behind the wheel - yet, at least. Volvo has launched a research program to study how norm...

• Nissan GT-R COBRA N+ Tuning Concept

  The U.S. and Japan have had the Nissan GT-R on the street for the better part of a year already, but Europe continues to wait - the first cars won't be delivered until Q1 2009. But that hasn't stopped...

• Renault-Nissan announce EV project for Switzerland

  Swiss electric utility company Energie Ouest Suisse (EOS) and Renault-Nissan today announced they are working together to develop solutions for zero-emission mobility in Switzerland through the promot...

• GM's Project Driveway fuel cell program rolls past 500,000 miles next week

  With all that's going on in Washington lately, the slow economy and a general apathy or even hostility toward the automotive industry, it's nice to see a technological bright spot on the horizon. Whil...

• Mercedes to debut 'Splitview' technology in facelifted S-Class

  Mercedes Benz today announced the availability of a new display technology that allows driver and passenger to see two totally separate programs from the same screen, at the same time. The equipment w...

• Volt development costing GM $750 million

  As set out in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, basic survival must first be established before one can move on to worry about the esoteric concerns of philosophy, morality or ethics. In an odd twist of lo...

• HydroGen4 marks GM's first fuel-cell vehicle fleet test in Europe

  Electric-powered vehicles are widely perceived to be the way forward for personal transport. Fuel-cell vehicles offer many advantages over traditional battery-based systems thanks to the relatively en...

• Renault-Nissan announces Oregon to host EV pilot program

  Nissan's electric vehicle (EV) involvement in Project Better Place programs in Denmark and Israel, plus test fleets in its home market of Japan will be joined by a new agreement with the state of Oreg...

• Fujitsu announces revolutionary 360 degree around-car camera system

  Fujitsu has developed a new video-processing technology that enables drivers to see a complete wraparound view of their vehicle's perimeter, in real time. The new driver assistance technology adapts t...

• Abarth and Intel launch co-branded desktop PC

  High performance is the heart of Abarth's brand image, but usually it's due to their work on combustion engines and hot hatches. This time around, it's a desktop PC receiving the Abarth treatment, co-...

• Audi demonstrates inter-brand car-to-car networking in Germany

  The second CAR2CAR Forum at a testing ground in Dudenhofen, Germany, was the site of a new step forward in vehicle-to-vehicle communications systems. Among several other European carmakers, Audi prese...

• Dutch university working on affordable electromagnetic suspension

  The concept of an active suspension system isn't new - prototypes and testbeds have been in existence for decades. But now the technology is finally becoming compact and inexpensive enough to justify...

• Mazda implementing rear-facing radar system from 2009

  Safety technology is going increasingly high-tech as companies and governments get into the business of making cars ever safer. Advanced features like radar are making their way into everyday cars, ev...

• Mercedes demonstrates array of safety technologies in Leipzig

  The S-Class has long been known as a Mercedes' platform for innovation of all kinds, especially technology and safety features. That's never been more true, and for 2009, the E-Class will join it with...

• Nissan GT-R wins category in Japan’s COTY awards

  The Nissan GT-R has taken home the 'Most Advanced Technology Award' in this year’s Japanese Car of the Year (COTY) awards ceremony, held over the weekend in Oiso, Japan. The diminutive Toyota iQ was...

• Australian-built hydrogen race car targets world speed record

  The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), an Australian university, has unveiled Australia's first hydrogen powered race car, dubbed 'Formula H' and developed in conjunction with the Fachhoc...

• Hyundai announces new R-Engine diesel for Europe, possibly U.S.

  Two new engines today joined Hyundai's growing range of in-house designed and built powerplants. This time around they're diesel-powered, in 2.0 and 2.2L displacements, promising power outputs of 181h...

• Kumho launches world's first 15-series low-profile tire

  The race for ever shorter sidewalls and ever wider contact patches is nearing the limits of what is possible with Kumho's debut of a tire with a sidewall height aspect ratio of 15 in its new ECSTA SPT...

• Autonet Mobile and Delphi team up to provide wireless internet for cars

  Automotive parts supplier Delphi Corporation and wireless internet company Autonet Mobile announced an agreement this week to market and develop Internet-connectivity technology products for a number...

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