Car Tech
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Audi recently demonstrated the capability of its autonomous car technology by letting one of its self-driving A7 prototypes steer itself from San Francisco To Las Vegas, albeit with a driver behind the wheel to takeover when approaching complex city environments. Now, automotive supplier Delphi is taking on a more ambitious challenge: the first coast-to-coast autonomous road trip. MUST SEE: Watch Kids React To The Tesla Model S P85D's Insane Mode: Video Making the journey will be an Audi Q5 fitted with numerous autonomous car technologies either being developed by Delphi or already offered by...
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GM Working On Headlights That Track Your Eye MovementsGeneral Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] European subsidiary Opel is developing a new type of headlight that actually tracks the movement of your eyes and then shines in the direction you are looking at, within a set range. The new feature will form part of Opel’s adaptive headlights in the...
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Hand-Building A Bugatti Veyron’s W-16 Quad-Turbo Engine: VideoNot even a small town’s worth of people will ever own a Bugatti Veyron of any stripe, and it’s no longer being built, but it’s still one of the most important cars of the past two decades. Here, we get to see the quad-turbocharged, W-16 engine being built. MUST SEE: First 725-HP...
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Cadillac CT6 Gets 64-Percent Aluminum Structure That Saves 198 PoundsWith just weeks left until the Cadillac CT6’s unveiling ahead of the 2015 New York Auto Show, we don’t have long to wait to find out all of the details on the new flagship American luxury sedan. But as you’d expect, Cadillac is prepping us with some of the nitty gritty details...
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McLaren Focused On A Lightweight, Aerodynamic, Hybrid FutureMcLaren could be on the precipice of some seriously wonderful times. The Woking-based team has been one with an eye to calculated growth over a period of many years. It started a long time ago with its racing team, which remains one of the greatest Formula One teams on the planet. ALSO SEE: Top...
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BMW To Introduce Water-Injection System On New M4 GTS?BMW recently unveiled a new water-injection system that’s said to result in both efficiency gains and more power by improving engine combustion. The technology, popular in the aftermarket world, is being demonstrated in BMW’s M4 safety car used in MotoGP but is also destined for the...
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The above video clip is a trailer for a video that BMW has created called "The Drift Challenge". It will pit two BMWs against each other to see who can drift better. One car is driven by a professional drifter while the other is driven by computers. It should be interesting to see how the man stacks up against the machine. It's also interesting to see BMW finally realizing that maybe millennial enthusiasts aren't the horrible people they previously envisioned. ALSO SEE: A Naked Hoonicorn Is A Beautiful Thing To Behold: Video You see, BMW used to actually have a strong dislike for drifting. In...
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Goodyear Unveils Electricity-Generating And Shape-Shifting Concept Tires At GenevaGoodyear shows concept tires that can generate electricity and change shape.
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nanoFLOWCELL Brings Quant F Prototype And New Quantino Concept To Geneva: Live Photos And VideoA year ago, a little known startup by the name of nanoFLOWCELL showed off an electric sedan concept that was powered by energy stored in a device called a flow cell. A flow cell combines characteristics of a traditional chemical battery and more advanced fuel cells, and according to nanoFLOWCELL it...
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Volvo Announces Production-Viable Autonomous Car TechVolvo claims its new autonomous-driving system could go into production.
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Gets Tech UpdatesEuropean versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class get new tech features
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BMW Brings Water Injection System To Its M4 Safety CarSince 1999, BMW has been the official car of the MotoGP motorcycle race series. This new year is more of the same for the automaker, but it's also more of the new. BMW has employed its M4 for safety car duty, and it's fitted the decked-out coupe with a unique injection system under the hood. ALSO...
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Swiss design and engineering firm Rinspeed made it clear last year that its vision of driving in the future is an autonomous one, and that cars, rather than being a tool to simply take you from point A to point B, will become an extension of your lounge or office. Now, Rinspeed is taking this concept to the next level with its Budii concept, which is described as a “friend on wheels.” The concept, which is based on a BMW i3, is fully autonomous and also has the ability to communicate with surrounding vehicles. But when the owner feels like doing the driving, they have the option...
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Insiders Say Apple Is Working On Its Own Car Under Project Titan Code NameWith stories of Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] pilfering of talent from Apple, and a flow of workers the other way also making the rounds, it’s perhaps no surprise that the electronics brand is being tied up with rumors of a scratch-designed car in the works. After all, a car planned from...
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2016 Audi R8 Laser Headlights Teased Ahead Of Geneva UnveilingJust over a week ago, we brought you the first image of the 2016 Audi R8. Now, we bring you the second—and this time, it’s official. The image teases the laser / LED headlight combo the 2016 Audi R8 will offer: LEDs for standard daytime running lights and headlights, with an optional...
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Ford Wants Cheap High-Volume Carbon Fiber, And it Wants it NowSince debuting to an avalanche of aclaim at the Detroit Auto Show last month, the intensity of the buzz surrounding Ford's ferocious GT has only increased. Add silver paint, and it's front-page news again. Wisely, the Blue Oval has wasted no time in capitalizing on its halo car's implications for...
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Nissan Leaf Gets Glow-In-The-Dark Paint Job To Promote Solar Energy: VideoHave you ever thought to yourself "Man, I wish my car was more visible at night!"? Well, Nissan may have you covered as they've managed to coat a Leaf with glow-in-the-dark paint. The resulting look is illuminating to say the least. ALSO SEE: Wife Demolishes Cheating Husband’s Audi R8: Not So...
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2016 Acura MDX Gets Nine-Speed Auto, Available Electronic Driver Aids: Live PhotosThe current MDX has only been around since the 2014 model year but already the popular seven-seat SUV is receiving some significant updates. Although there are no changes to its styling, the 2016 Acura MDX will be coming to the market with a new nine-speed automatic transmission, a new...
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What’s better than two rotors? Four! And what’s better than four rotors? SIX! DON’T MISS: Mad Mike Details His 1,200-HP 4-Rotor Miata Engine Build: Video That’s about all there is to this video of a beastly race-built six-rotor Wankel engine running on a stand. It was built by New Zealand’s Pulse Performance Race Engineering, the builder of the RADBUL and MADBUL rotary Miatas of Kiwi drifter Mad Mike Whiddett. SEE MORE: 12-Rotor Rotary Engine Potentially Capable Of Space/Time Manipulation: Video It spits flames. It belches black smoke. It sounds like a chorus of...
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Google Develops Uber Rival... While Uber Develops Autonomous CarGoogle and Uber appear to be working against each other.
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Germany Plans Autonomous Car Test Program On High-Speed AutobahnThe German government announced a new test program for self-driving cars.
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New A4 To Be First Audi Road Car With e-quattro Hybrid All-Wheel Drive: ReportAudi’s new A4, due out later this year, will be the automaker’s first road-going vehicle to feature a hybrid-based all-wheel-drive system called the e-quattro. The e-quattro system has been used by Audi in its Le Mans prototype racers for the past couple of years, where it’s known...
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Ford To Focus On Connectivity And Autonomous Cars At New Silicon Valley Research CenterFord will develop technology related to autonomous cars and connectivity at its new Silicon Valley research center.
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Cadillac Details New CT6’s Multi-Material ConstructionCadillac’s new CT6 large sedan is set to be revealed on March 31 ahead of a debut at April's New York Auto Show, and will reach showrooms by the end of the year, arriving as a 2016 model. Recently, we learned that the car will offer a video-streaming rearview mirror as well as a plug-in...
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