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July 6, 2014

Hyundai Car Convoy Goes Driverless

Hyundai Car Convoy Goes Driverless
In one of the more daring demonstrations of automotive automation, Hyundai put together a convoy of its new 2015 Genesis sedans and let them drive down the road without drivers in them.…
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June 27, 2014

Ford and Intel Mobii: the Cockpit of the Future

Ford and Intel Mobii: the Cockpit of the Future
Ford and Intel have teamed up to create a new vision for the automotive cockpit dubbed Mobii. The prototype system combines interior cameras with other sensors, along with the driver’s behavioral patterns, to improve the driving experience.…
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June 12, 2014

Local Motors Reveals 3D-Printed Car Contest Winner

Local Motors Reveals 3D-Printed Car Contest Winner
A few months back, we mentioned that Local Motors was working on a 3D-printed car. As part of the project, the crowdsourced car maker accepted user-submitted designs, and has now selected the winning concept.…
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June 11, 2014

Toyota Researching Hover Cars to Increase Efficiency

Toyota Researching Hover Cars to Increase Efficiency
Car companies are all looking for ways to make their vehicles consume less fuel, and release fewer greenhouse gasses. While most of the methods are focused on alternative energy sources, increased engine efficiency, and reduction of weight, Toyota is looking at a unique concept – to allow vehicles to hover a short distance from the ground in order to reduce friction.…
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June 4, 2014

Ford Lightweight Concept Trims Hundreds of Pounds

Ford Lightweight Concept Trims Hundreds of Pounds
While making engines smaller and more fuel efficient and moving to alternative energy sources are the most prominent ways of reducing vehicle emissions, cutting weight is also an important part of the equation.…
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May 28, 2014

Google Shows Tiny Prototype Driverless Car

Google Shows Tiny Prototype Driverless Car
Google has been working on autonomous vehicle technology for several years now, and even has had its self-driving cars on public streets. But up until now, its cars have entirely been based on modified production vehicles.…
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May 8, 2014

Winner Hits 2,824 MPG in Shell Eco-Marathon

Winner Hits 2,824 MPG in Shell Eco-Marathon
The 2014 Shell Eco-marathon Americas involves teams of university students competing to see which team can eke out the highest mileage from a gasoline-powered vehicle. Everyone was chasing after last year’s winner, Université Laval located in Quebec City, Canada but they pulled out another victory by hitting an astounding 2,824 mpg, barely edging out the second-place team, the University of Toronto, which managed, 2,712 mpg.…
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May 7, 2014

Top 5 Alternatives to the Steering Wheel

Top 5 Alternatives to the Steering Wheel
In the 1990 version of Total Recall, the automated Johnny Cab takes people around the city thanks to its advanced automated driving system. But we still rely on steering wheels, just like we have since they were first seen in early automobiles.…
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May 1, 2014

Volvo Testing Self-Driving Cars in Sweden

Volvo Testing Self-Driving Cars in Sweden
Google’s autonomous vehicles have logged over 700,000 miles around Silicon Valley and, as it turns out, Volvo also has its own fleet of self-driving cars driving the roads of Gothenburg, Sweden.…
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April 30, 2014

Google’s Self-Driving Car Drives Better Than You

Google’s Self-Driving Car Drives Better Than You
Google’s self-driving cars have logged thousands of miles around Mountain View, California and, with the help of Google’s engineers, the cars’ ability to navigate a variety of road conditions is continually improving.…
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April 25, 2014

Nissan’s Self-Cleaning Car Prototype Lets You Skip the Carwash

Nissan’s Self-Cleaning Car Prototype Lets You Skip the Carwash
If there’s one thing that many of us hate taking the time to do, it’s going to get our cars washed. It’s not that we don’t like the end result, it’s just that most of us are too busy to do it as frequently as we should.…
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April 24, 2014

Solar Roadways: Crowd-Funded Future Tech?

Solar Roadways: Crowd-Funded Future Tech?
Technology continues to advance in the areas of solar power, smart roadways, autonomous vehicles, and electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. One ambitious couple, Scott and Julie Brusaw, are hoping to bring many of those technologies together in the form of Solar Roadways, with the help of an Indiegogo campaign.…
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April 20, 2014

Koenigsegg One:1 3D Printed Components

Koenigsegg One:1 3D Printed Components
/DRIVE continues their series in which they take a closer look at the Koenigsegg One:1 hypercar with the help of Christian von Koenigsegg. In this video, they take a look at how Koenigsegg is able to use 3D laser imaging and printing technologies to develop both prototype and production parts for the One:1.…
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April 11, 2014

Volvo’s Inflatable Child Seat Concept: Deflate and Stow

Volvo’s Inflatable Child Seat Concept: Deflate and Stow
If you’ve got young children, you know how much of a pain it can be to travel with a child seat for your car. The seats are bulky, and take up valuable space in your vehicle when not in use.…
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April 9, 2014

Land Rover Invents the First Invisible Car (Sort of)

Land Rover Invents the First Invisible Car (Sort of)
Land Rover is showing off an amazing new “transparent bonnet” technology that allows the driver to virtually “see through” the hood of the Land Rover SUV to the ground underneath.…
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