items tagged with Automotive technology
Japanese cars top used car reliability survey
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-11-26 10:40:26
Honda, Toyota, and Nissan capture 9 of the 10 top spots on the What Car? and Warranty Direct 2007 "Reliability SuperTest" survey.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-11-26 10:40:26
Honda, Toyota, and Nissan capture 9 of the 10 top spots on the What Car? and Warranty Direct 2007 "Reliability SuperTest" survey.
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Three possible winners of driverless DARPA Urban Challenge
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-11-04 08:57:44
The DARPA Urban Challenge was held on November 3, 2007, at the closed George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. It is a driverless competition whose goal is to develop fully autonomous ground vehicles able to navigate on urban streets.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-11-04 08:57:44
The DARPA Urban Challenge was held on November 3, 2007, at the closed George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. It is a driverless competition whose goal is to develop fully autonomous ground vehicles able to navigate on urban streets.
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Dude, where’s my electric car?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-09-22 07:39:33
The Electric Car is back in the news thanks to a report on GM’s Volt Hybrid, highlighting the urgent need for a true mass market electric car that safely enhances lithium-ion battery technology while dealing with the distractions that are hydrogen and ethanol fuel alternatives.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-09-22 07:39:33
The Electric Car is back in the news thanks to a report on GM’s Volt Hybrid, highlighting the urgent need for a true mass market electric car that safely enhances lithium-ion battery technology while dealing with the distractions that are hydrogen and ethanol fuel alternatives.
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Mini gets iPhone link
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-09-03 19:48:41
All Mini models will be equipped with an iPhone-compatible interface, BMW has announced.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-09-03 19:48:41
All Mini models will be equipped with an iPhone-compatible interface, BMW has announced.
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Final testing of SUNA broadcast traffic alerts
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-08-14 02:51:59
SUNA Traffic Channel - Australia's first Traffic Message Channel (TMC) road information service - is set to go live in Melbourne by Christmas, spreading to Sydney and Brisbane by the end of the first quarter of 2008. Adelaide and Perth will be added later that year.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-08-14 02:51:59
SUNA Traffic Channel - Australia's first Traffic Message Channel (TMC) road information service - is set to go live in Melbourne by Christmas, spreading to Sydney and Brisbane by the end of the first quarter of 2008. Adelaide and Perth will be added later that year.
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'Most technically advanced police car' revealed
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-08-14 01:20:59
It might not be Knight Rider's K.I.T.T, but the "world's most technically advanced police car" was unveiled at the SmartDemo 2007 intelligent transport systems conference and exhibition in Melbourne today.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-08-14 01:20:59
It might not be Knight Rider's K.I.T.T, but the "world's most technically advanced police car" was unveiled at the SmartDemo 2007 intelligent transport systems conference and exhibition in Melbourne today.
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Sentinel launches myDrive traffic portal
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-08-14 00:47:25
myDrive is the first web site to deliver national coverage of real-time traffic and related data.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-08-14 00:47:25
myDrive is the first web site to deliver national coverage of real-time traffic and related data.
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Moller to build first production flying car: the M200G Volantor
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-22 11:08:59
The Moller Volantor, is being designed to be a vertical take-off and landing vehicle. The flying car, under production for consumer purchase, is called the M200G. Its cost to customers is estimated to be at least $90,000 (in U.S. dollars).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-22 11:08:59
The Moller Volantor, is being designed to be a vertical take-off and landing vehicle. The flying car, under production for consumer purchase, is called the M200G. Its cost to customers is estimated to be at least $90,000 (in U.S. dollars).
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Google goes electric with cars and solar power
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-19 16:10:49
Google’s ‘RechargeIT’ initiative transforms hybrid cars into mostly electrically powered vehicles that barely use the fuel tank to double the fuel economy of regular hybrids, pump energy back into the grid and reduce emissions while providing US $10m to speed up progress.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-19 16:10:49
Google’s ‘RechargeIT’ initiative transforms hybrid cars into mostly electrically powered vehicles that barely use the fuel tank to double the fuel economy of regular hybrids, pump energy back into the grid and reduce emissions while providing US $10m to speed up progress.
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Report: Apple making in-car entertainment/GPS for Mercedes
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-19 11:00:19
Apple is supposedly entering the in-car entertainment/mp3/GPS market with presumably iPhone style technology, with Mercedes Benz rumored to have struck a deal to be first to release the technology in 2009 with a six month period of exclusivity.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-06-19 11:00:19
Apple is supposedly entering the in-car entertainment/mp3/GPS market with presumably iPhone style technology, with Mercedes Benz rumored to have struck a deal to be first to release the technology in 2009 with a six month period of exclusivity.
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Crystal clear: two new HD Radios from Sony
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-29 04:08:09
Way back in the days when FM was new and sounded ‘cool’, digital radio in HD was but a dream. Now, HD radio challenges satellite radio with no monthly fees, high-def sound and two new models from Sony.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-29 04:08:09
Way back in the days when FM was new and sounded ‘cool’, digital radio in HD was but a dream. Now, HD radio challenges satellite radio with no monthly fees, high-def sound and two new models from Sony.
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Nissan’s I-Key can get zapped by cell phones
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-28 14:13:42
Got a 2007 Nissan Altima or Infiniti G35? Then you’ve got an I-Key, which Nissan says to keep at least 1-inch apart from your cellphone lest your I-Key gets zapped and won’t open doors any more.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-28 14:13:42
Got a 2007 Nissan Altima or Infiniti G35? Then you’ve got an I-Key, which Nissan says to keep at least 1-inch apart from your cellphone lest your I-Key gets zapped and won’t open doors any more.
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Avis offers Wi-Fi option with car rental
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-22 18:14:50
You can get Internet access at some airports, hotels and coffee shops, so why not in a rental car? Avis has started offering a wireless Internet device as a $US10.95 per day option with its cars.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-22 18:14:50
You can get Internet access at some airports, hotels and coffee shops, so why not in a rental car? Avis has started offering a wireless Internet device as a $US10.95 per day option with its cars.
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DARPA Urban Challenge: Driverless cars for national security
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-05-13 10:19:20
The Urban Challenge, which is to be held November 3, 2007, is a driverless competition to develop technology to keep soldiers out of danger during times of crisis.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-05-13 10:19:20
The Urban Challenge, which is to be held November 3, 2007, is a driverless competition to develop technology to keep soldiers out of danger during times of crisis.
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Sake may power cars in the future
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-13 04:40:32
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-05-13 04:40:32
SHINANOMACHI, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese motorists may one day pump their cars full of sake, the fermented rice wine that is Japan's national drink, if a pilot project to create sake fuel is a hit with locals in this mountain resort.
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GoFinder brings budget vehicle tracking
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-04-30 02:06:47
A sub-$A500 vehicle GPS tracking system is about to reach the Australian market.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-04-30 02:06:47
A sub-$A500 vehicle GPS tracking system is about to reach the Australian market.
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Ethanol cars unhealthier than petrol ones?
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-19 06:56:58
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-19 06:56:58
An American academic has published research (pdf) suggesting that bio-ethanol vehicles could be more damaging to human health than ordinary fossil-fuelled ones.
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Solar bursts interfere with GPS
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-05 16:42:05
Cornell University researchers have found that a powerful solar flare occurring last December caused an "unprecedented" burst of radio noise that interfered with the accuracy of many GPS devices and prevented some from determining their position.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-05 16:42:05
Cornell University researchers have found that a powerful solar flare occurring last December caused an "unprecedented" burst of radio noise that interfered with the accuracy of many GPS devices and prevented some from determining their position.
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Efficient methods could bail out biofuels: study
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-13 07:44:43
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-13 07:44:43
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new, more efficient method for manufacturing biofuels could generate enough fuel to supply the entire U.S. transportation sector while sharply reducing the amount of raw material required to make it, researchers said on Monday.
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Corn-fuel demand drives meat off America's plate
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-03-13 07:37:43
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-03-13 07:37:43
Corn shortages pushed the price of corn to such a high in Mexico last month that thousands marched in protest. Now, the price soaring of corn feed means the US might just find itself on an enforced diet too, as the farm industry reports a second significant fall in the output of beef and chicken.
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