Car Tech
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Jaguar will make its driver monitor standard across its lineup over the course of the 2020 and 2021 model years, Motor Authority has learned, adding a safeguard against fatigue-related driver inattention on the range of luxury sedans, SUVs and sports cars. The British automaker announced Tuesday that driver monitoring is being made standard across its U.K. lineup this year. When reached by Motor Authority, a Jaguar spokesperson confirmed that the U.S. lineup is also in the queue for the safety aid. The technology has already been introduced in the States on the Jaguar E-Pace; the rest will...
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New Genesis to debut noise-canceling tech that reduces road noiseHyundai Motor Group will soon debut a new noise-cancelling technology that reduces road noise as well as engine noise.
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FCA patent points to development of inline-6
A patent filed in spring shows FCA is developing an inline-6 engine.
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Lamborghini patents supercapacitor tech
Lamborghini and MIT worked to develop a family of materials that can double the capacity of supercapacitors.
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Here's why the 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray is the quickest 'Vette yet
Spoiler alert: It's mainly due to the transmission.
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Infiniti lays out EV plans, both battery-electric and extended-range cars coming
Infiniti last year announced plans for a new electrified platform that will spawn its first model in 2021. The platform is a modular design that will be able to spawn EVs, both extended-range and battery-electric. EVs based on the platform will offer a maximum 429 horsepower which Infiniti...
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Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come standard on the latest version of Infiniti's InTouch infotainment system.
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Mercedes' Immendingen test site becomes hub for EV and self-driving car development
Mercedes is developing Level 4 and Level 5 self-driving systems and aims to have the first available by 2024.
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Ford debuts Sync 4, introduces over-the-air updates for 2020
Ford's Sync 4 infotainment system will debut in select 2020 models with more computing power, AI learning capability, and over-the-air updates.
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Ex-Apple exec named head of VW Group's self-driving car business
The new division Volkswagen Autonomy aims to have Level 4 self-driving taxis and vans in urban areas by the middle of the next decade.
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Porsche filed patents for multi-mode seat for autonomous cars
Self-driving cars aren't real—not yet, at least—but that hasn't stopped Porsche from drafting distinctive seats for autonomous vehicles of the future. Here's how the seats differ from the buckets and benches in today's Porsches.
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Hyundai's Smart Cruise Control system learns as you drive
If you find yourself fascinated by advanced cruise control and self-driving technology, but dislike the way those systems tend to behave when they're in control, there may be hope thanks to a new machine-learning system from Hyundai, which does its best to imitate your driving habits. Called...
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Toyota will showcase its solid-state technology at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Google Maps gets Waze-like user reporting features on iPhone
Google Maps is adding Waze-like reporting of incidents for iPhone users.
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F1-style electrified turbos coming to mainstream cars
Garrett's technology is able to eliminate turbo lag as well as recover energy normally wasted in the exhaust.
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2020 Toyota Supra recalled for second time, along with nearly every BMW made since 2018
The 2020 Toyota Supra gets its second recall, this one for a rearview camera that can be disabled.
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VW ID 3 will feature new light bar to tell you when to slow down or change lanes
Volkswagen's ID 3 electric hatch is set to start deliveries in the first half of 2020 and when it arrives it will be the first car to sport a new feature that uses colored light to communicate with the driver and other occupants. Aptly called Volkswagen ID Light, the feature is basically a thin LED...
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How talking cars, or car-to-X tech, can make roads safer in the winter
Mercedes-Benz is developing car-to-X technology that enables cars to transmit data such as road conditions to surrounding infrastructure.
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Typically, the last thing you'd want happening as the result of an automobile collision is an explosion, but in some cases, a controlled blast might make the difference between life and death. The best example of a life-saving explosion is the result of a chemical reaction inside an air bag inflator, but Bosch has created technology to control something which may turn out to be just as critical. The devices themselves are called pyro fuses, and as the name suggests, they're a cross between explosives and electrical fuses. Technology already exists to shut off the complex systems found in...
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Toyota reveals e-Palette self-driving shuttle for 2020 Olympic Games
Toyota on Wednesday revealed the version of its e-Palette self-driving shuttle that will be used to transport athletes during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The e-Palette was first shown as a concept in early 2018 and is essentially an easy-to-access minivan designed to travel safely along a loop...
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Electric XC40 will debut Volvo's next-gen infotainment
Volvo's new infotainment system will be powered by Android but feature graphics and menus unique to the Swedish brand.
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Tesla wants to reinvent heated and cooled seats
Tesla has filed for a patent for seats that are heated and cooled by liquid.
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Waymo ready to start mapping LA streets
Waymo on Monday said it will soon send out its self-driving cars to the busy streets of Los Angeles. However, the cars will have human drivers as this first stage will be for mapping the streets and determining whether Waymo's self-driving cars are actually a good fit for the city. Three of the...
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Continental's latest tire concept inflates itself as it rolls
Continental sees the tires as a perfect fit for self-driving cars.
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