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YouTube is continuing its drive to create more dedicated and professional or semi-professional channels. Not long ago, it debuted several channels dedicated to action sports. Now, it's time for a couple dedicated to cars.
YouTube is announcing that two new car channels are debuting on the site. Both of them wil... |
9 February 2012
10:11 GMT |
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It appears that General Motors is not the only company eager to outfit cars with special features, since BASF and Philips are also working on something. Philips and BASF are serious about using OLED in cars, though not just any type of OLED, but the transparent ones. Of course, calling the OLED sheet transparent i... |
20 January 2012
09:04 GMT |
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General Motors Research and Development (GM) challenged researchers and students from the FUTURE LAB at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel to come up with some way of making car rides more enjoyable for passengers.
As any rules and regulations book will clearly spell out, car drivers should have their eye ... |
19 January 2012
04:03 GMT |
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In a world where even your watch can connect to the internet and where more and more people carry a fully capable computer in their pockets, having the same things in their car still sounds like Sci-Fi.
Of course, the car industry is not exactly one of the fastest moving industries out there and the product cycle, w... |
5 January 2012
09:27 GMT |
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Experts from the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology, in Japan, announce the creation of a prototype car seat that can recognize a passenger based on the size, shape and weight of their buttocks.
The high-tech seat features about 360 sensors distributed at key points across its surface, which can determine p... |
28 December 2011
07:40 GMT |
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According to experts, self-driving cars could represent a possible avenue for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These vehicles would help reduce the amount of fossil fuels current automobiles use, while also keeping traffic more fluid and safe.The goal here is to obtain vehicles that can park themselves, figure out ... |
24 October 2011
05:42 GMT |
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According to a new research, it would appear that individuals who identify themselves strongly with their cars – in the sense that they see the vehicles as an extension of their identity – are more like to break the law while on the road, and also to behave aggressively towards others. The same study lear... |
19 October 2011
09:59 GMT |
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Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announce that they are currently working on a new algorithm for controlling an intelligent transportation system that also takes into account vehicles that already circulate public roads. There is currently no doubt that the future of car-based personal tra... |
15 June 2011
07:50 GMT |
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Drivers could soon forget about the large costs associated with fixing their cars' paint jobs. A team of experts from Switzerland and the United States announces the creation of a self-healing polymer, that could be used to create paints which take care of themselves.Members of the team imagine a future where dr... |
21 April 2011
04:28 GMT |
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Scientists at a private company called the Scuderi Group announce the development of an innovative type of engine, that allows for an increased fuel efficiency when compared to normal engines. The main way this is done is by storing compressed air, the experts who developed the motor say. When compared to an engine c... |
24 January 2011
03:47 GMT |
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Knowing when it's about time to check your tires' pressure can prove to be extremely helpful, not only because it might prevent certain unwanted incidents, but also because deflated tires translate into a higher level of fuel consumption, not exactly the best possible idea during these rather bleak economic... |
3 November 2010
04:54 GMT |
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Oftentimes, drivers tend to show utter disregard for their safety and that of others, by either talking on their cell phones or being absent-minded. New, steering wheel-mounted devices may help solve the attention problems.Scientists have produced a new type of sensor, that can pull the skin on the drivers' fing... |
27 September 2010
05:34 GMT |
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A team of investigators at the MIT is proposing that cars be used as mobile, highly-efficient sensors for detecting traffic jams and other related issues that may delay traffic. The team believes that all warning methods that now exist to tell drivers were circulation has stopped have drastic limitations, which canno... |
24 September 2010
05:41 GMT |
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Around the world, authorities are beginning to take steps towards reducing the amount of carbon dioxide vehicles circulating on public roads put out, but their efforts are being hampered by large vehicles. The conclusion belongs to a new study, which shows that CO2 emissions increase with car and engine size, AlphaGa... |
9 September 2010
11:29 GMT |
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In a speech he gives at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), professor Bart van Arem says that a paradigm shift is needed in how we relate to cars. The experts believes that our vehicles should in fact be doing more for us, handling some of the chores we have to do daily. And if this means allowing them to ... |
7 September 2010
11:29 GMT |
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Transportation is one of the main sources of pollution in the world and especially in the United States. A scientific study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, shows that driving a car is causing more damage than flying the same distance in an airplane. A report was published in February by N... |
9 August 2010
11:00 GMT |
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For many years, researchers have been trying to develop automatized driving systems that would ensure the number of road fatalities and minor accidents is reduced. Last year, for example, 34,000 drivers died in car crashes in the United States alone, according to data supplied by the National Highway Traffic Administ... |
8 April 2010
04:04 GMT |
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Engineers working for the automobile industry are currently working towards creating smarter cars that could literally learn your driving patterns. The new, highly-advanced systems would have the advantage of figuring out when you are not driving safely, and display a message, warning you of this. Already, existing l... |
23 February 2010
09:27 GMT |
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A new investigation has determined that adolescents who sleep less than their peers, or who have a poorer quality of sleep, tend to be involved in significantly more car crashes. Sleepiness behind the wheel is caused directly by these two factors, and it is often considered to be one of the main catalysts of events t... |
15 February 2010
04:53 GMT |
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A new British study seems to suggest that the best possible way to ensure that greenhouse-gas emissions from cars are reduced is to make petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles smaller and lighter. According to the Oxford University team behind the investigation, this needs to be done in a drastic manner, as in considera... |
18 January 2010
04:27 GMT |
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Scientists at the Lund University have announced that a partnership they have with automotive manufacturer Toyota, for the development of a new type of night-vision devices, is about to pay off. The goal of the investigation was to draw inspiration from the mechanisms animals used to see in the dark, and then transla... |
8 January 2010
08:40 GMT |
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Piezoelectric materials are special classes of ceramics and crystals, which have the ability to generate electrical potential when mechanical pressure is applied on them. They currently provide the basis for a large number of applications, including powering up guitar pickups, making for fuses in rocket-propelled gre... |
23 November 2009
01:41 GMT |
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The European Union has already commissioned a new study, which aims at discovering the costs, opportunities and possible obstacles that would hinder the development of a new system of using public roads. The officials want to learn if it would be possible to create what they refer to as “road trains”, whi... |
9 November 2009
09:11 GMT |
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When most people say augmented reality, they immediately think about video games, where this system could make the gaming experiences much more rich. Television and movies jump to mind immediately afterwards, but researchers are now imaging a use for AR that surpasses all that. They argue that a large number of car c... |
24 October 2009
05:44 GMT |
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Crash tests are the ultimate tests to assess a vehicle's safety, but they are only the last to be run before a vehicle is approved for production. Oftentimes, the results of these tests are considerably different from the initial predictions, which are mostly run on computers. Now, experts from the Fraunhofer In... |
14 September 2009
10:34 GMT |
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Hydrogen-based vehicles are, at this point, a fairly uncommon occurrence, mostly because the designs are still plagued by engineering and technical issues. One of these problems is how to recycle hydrogen-containing fuel materials, so that they can be used again. Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LA... |
2 September 2009
19:11 GMT |
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European researchers are currently engaged in a line of study that could eventually result in improved audio systems, to be used during videoconferences or in homes, cars, and offices. The new tool system will essentially allow developers to stop focusing on how to make their creations work on various types of embedd... |
25 July 2009
04:14 GMT |
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Seeking to find a reason why teenagers in the United States engage in such risky behavior as “car surfing,” researchers at the Case Western University School of Medicine, in Cleveland, Ohio, have set out to analyze what drives the young ones to perform true acts of madness. Moving past a simple neurologic... |
21 July 2009
20:51 GMT |
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Over the years, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been at the forefront of innovation in all things technical, and its role has been further restated recently, when the university has presented the projects it was working on. Designed to improve the life of future generations, and to answer some of ... |
29 June 2009
08:43 GMT |
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Although many drivers believe they've figured out the source of the infamous squealing noise that brakes make, researchers beg to differ. They say that it's not grit on the discs that causes the noise, and neither the age that the discs themselves have. Investigators into this matter believe that only by ac... |
26 June 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Road rage is perhaps the thing that most drivers have in common, regardless of where they live and what car they drive. While individuals with aggressive-type personalities are more prone to screaming and bellowing from the windows of their cars in the intersection or in a traffic jam, otherwise peaceful individuals ... |
17 June 2009
03:16 GMT |
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Despite a relatively large number of high-profile plane crashes taking place over the last months, statistically speaking, traveling by air is still the safest way of getting from point A to point B, hundreds or thousands of miles away. Large, commercial aircraft, especially, are best equipped to handle large number ... |
2 June 2009
10:04 GMT |
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As E3 will start today, spirits are high in the gaming industry with the first companies to hold their keynotes being Microsoft, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft. In order to further fuel the hype around its Need for Speed Shift racing game, EA has just revealed big details about the title, including what cars and tracks ... |
1 June 2009
11:21 GMT |
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While most environmental campaigners in the world today are focusing their efforts on forcing governments to enforce sharper standards for pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, the issue of just how many gallons of petrol go into making the plastic parts of an average car is not in the spotlight. Seats, dashboards,... |
27 May 2009
06:57 GMT |
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The Need for Speed franchise has been famous for allowing players to customize their cars to the maximum allowed, but even though you worked very hard to ensure that your vehicles were the best in the game, those of your opponents in the story mode of any NFS game would be just a bit better in order to give you a dec... |
1 May 2009
04:31 GMT |
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Researchers in the automotive industry start to focus their efforts on the safety of pedestrians as well, rather than continuing to laden the inside of vehicles with numerous safety features, such as seat belts, airbags and automatic driver-assist systems. The concern is caused by the fact that even collisions that t... |
16 April 2009
11:03 GMT |
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The Tesla Motor Company seems to have hit the jackpot with its new Model S, following the success it had with the Roadster model in the past. According to the firm, more than 520 preorders have already been received for the all-electric automobile, even though the first ones are not scheduled to leave the assembly li... |
3 April 2009
08:47 GMT |
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The Tesla Motors automotive company revealed yesterday its first all-electric, long-range, 5-seat sedan, destined for the average American family. The first highway-capable, mass-produced vehicle was presented in Hawthorne, California, by Tesla Chairman and CEO, Elon Musk, who said that the S-Model would hopefully ro... |
27 March 2009
06:51 GMT |
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A new innovation could soon find its way to cars worldwide, one that would essentially ensure that the vehicles consume 5 to 25 percent less gasoline on the same usual route than they do today. A new computer software is behind this increased level of efficiency, and the program is entrusted with the operation of the... |
25 March 2009
11:48 GMT |
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University of Southern Mississippi (USM) scientists have just developed a new class of paint that can easily heal itself, and can also fix scratches left behind by keys, screws and other such devices. They say that, with their new polyurethane film paint, the scratch will “magically” disappear within a s... |
13 March 2009
10:18 GMT |
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For quite some time, racing games have become synonymous with Electronic Arts' yearly Need For Speed titles, which have generated massive amounts of profit for the company despite a somewhat descending curve in terms of quality. But EA hasn't been resting on its laurels and has supported the Criterion Games... |
20 February 2009
04:25 GMT |
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology boasts again a groundbreaking achievement, announcing that some of its students have managed to create a brand new class of vehicle shock absorbers, one that is also capable of producing electricity every time the car, truck, or motorcycle drives over a bump in the road. Thei... |
13 February 2009
10:26 GMT |
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Science is a pretty interesting thing, especially when it concerns the human mind and how it works. This was the focus of some professors at the Carleton University in Canada, who have just conducted a study that has proven that if you play car racing video games you are more likely to buy some real-life cars that ap... |
13 February 2009
03:39 GMT |
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A German driver accidentally became a very good stunt man on Monday, when he managed to plunge his automobile into a church roof in the eastern part of the country. That's not to say the church was somehow buried and the Skoda vehicle simply rolled passed it. The roof was standing 7 meters (22 feet) tall, like a... |
27 January 2009
03:05 GMT |
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Toyota reaffirms its role as innovation spearhead with the development of a new type of sensor that is capable of understanding when a driver is tired or has fallen asleep while behind the wheel and wakes him up immediately. Estimates say that about one in five highway accidents occur as a result of driver fatigue, s... |
24 January 2009
07:18 GMT |
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Several police departments across the US have changed or enriched their fleet of police cars with hybrids, in an attempt to reduce the amount of money they have to spend each year on buying gasoline at high prices. Police chiefs say that the new vehicles do not feature the massive V8 or V10 engines of their predecess... |
21 January 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Mathematician Andrew Hicks from the Drexel University managed to develop, in collaboration with colleague Ron Perline, a new type of rear-view mirror, one that offers a wide-angle view of what's behind the car, while at the same time eliminating the dreaded blind spot that each car has. This spot is located on a... |
19 January 2009
05:22 GMT |
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According to new official statistics, elderly drivers are far less likely than young ones to be involved in fatal collisions and other serious car accidents. The find comes as a surprise, as the children who were once part of the “boomer” generation are now becoming mature. And while there still are the o... |
15 January 2009
05:50 GMT |
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The fact that 66 percent of all American citizens are considered to be overweight, and that 32 percent of those people are obese – with a body mass index of over 30 – did not go without repercussions on the automotive industry, and especially the cars most US residents drive. Over the past two to three de... |
17 December 2008
06:53 GMT |
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On December 10, 2008 at precisely midnight, the world said hello for the first time to Autoevolution, a complex and refreshingly original project that, even if it had been only half of all this, it would have still been a most welcome addition for all car and sports enthusiasts. Yes, of course, we’re proud of i... |
10 December 2008
08:33 GMT |
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