items tagged with Automotive technology
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-12 03:46:20
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - After a good meal, how about asking the head waiter if you can take the waste grease from the kitchen to fuel your car?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-02-20 06:06:17
Ever seen your computer crash? Robot cars may be coming and on the roads by 2030, and I’m all for them – but computer controlled car crashes aren’t my idea of a good time, and they’re probably not yours either.
Read More About Thank Goodness Intelligent Robot Cars Not Here Until 2030...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-02-20 01:21:55
Systems developers using the QNX Neutrino platform will soon be able to easily add Bluetooth wireless capabilities to their products thanks to a deal between QNX and Melbourne (Australia) based Clarinox Technologies.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-02-18 07:07:58
The types of robots that will be commonplace in the future are being developed today, with the Stanford Racing Team’s newest robotic car, “Junior”, just one of the competitors in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, where robot cars have to drive in real world conditions – without crashing!
Read More About Robot Cars To Compete In Toughest Ever DARPA Challenge...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-11 04:53:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. environmental regulators issued new standards on Friday to reduce the amount of cancer-causing emissions from gasoline, vehicles operating in cold weather and portable gas cans.
Read More About U.S. Gov't Moves To Lower Tailpipe Pollution...
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-02-11 02:52:37
Fuel consumption can be cut by more than 2.5 per cent by adding a simple piece of software to a car's engine computer.
Read More About Software Cuts Car Fuel Consumption To Drive Your Dollar Further...
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-01-23 17:46:49
A revolutionary "ultracapacitor", charging in minutes yet offering 10 times power of traditional batteries, is on track to ship in electric cars this year.
Read More About Mysterious Super Battery To Power Electric Cars This Year...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-23 08:12:09
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-based automakers will this week underscore their push for government help on alternative fuels and advanced battery technology, riding what is anticipated to be an updated White House prescription for greater national energy independence.
Read More About U.S. Automakers Push For Battery, Fuel Tech Help...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-21 03:06:24
SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - Struggling U.S. auto manufacturers are hoping music will do for them what it did for Apple after the introduction of the iPod -- make them cool.
Read More About Downloads Drive Detroit To Update Audio Systems...
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-07 09:19:57
Known for killing the first electric car of the modern era, the EV-1, GM has done an about face and is showing off the Chevrolet Volt at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Hooray! But one caveat - it's still a hybrid, and it's not available until 'the end of the decade'.
Read More About GM Revives The Electric Car - Mostly...
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-01-07 05:30:21
No, it’s not the kitchen sink they’re bringing, but an onboard computer system called Sync that uses Bluetooth to let you dial contacts and numbers by voice, and by using buttons on the steering wheel, let you choose artists and music from iPods and Zunes by voice and listen to SMS text messages read out to you, in addition to other changes Ford has made to recapture the youth segment of the car market.
Read More About Microsoft And Ford Bring The ‘Sync’ To The Car...
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-03 10:08:18
We take a peek into our Magic 8 crystal ball to see what might well be in store for 2007…
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-03 09:44:48
Lacks a handbrake, apparently… but it’s still used at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, which is ‘private property’.
Read More About Holland Bans Segways From Public Roads...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-12-26 07:50:48
TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Honda Motor Co. (7267.T: Quote, NEWS , Research) said on Tuesday he wanted one more global car in the auto maker's line-up to reach the next level of growth, rather than rely on many low-volume models catered to specific regions.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2006-12-15 06:29:39
There are millions of motor vehicles on the planet but communications with them are still rudimentary. Not for much longer. Three international organisations will launch a major initiative to promote the fully networked car at this year's Geneva Motor show, and guess who is sponsoring it...
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