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- Renault's Trezor is the electric car of the future Mon, 2 Oct 17, 11:23pmWhat will the electric car of the future look like? Renault has given us a sneak peek with the Trezor - a futuristic self-driving car powered by a 350 horsepower electric powertrain that can go from 0-60 mph in less than...
- These omnidirectional wheels turn any car into a 360-degree maneuvering machine Fri, 1 Jul 16, 12:44amWhen it comes to automotive technology, we’ve seen a lot of advances in recent years - including more fuel-efficient vehicles, a rise in electric and hybrid engines, and the emergence of self-driving cars...
- Volvo announces plans for ‘deathproof’ cars by the year 2020 Wed, 27 Jan 16, 3:14amFor decades Volvo has used the safety story to win over car buyers and even though the boxy Volvo's from the 1970s and 1980s are long gone - Volvo still continues to use safety to stand apart from its competitors...
- Volvo Claims Road Magnets are Safer than Cameras and GPS Systems for Self-Driving Cars Thu, 13 Mar 14, 1:47amFuture autonomous self-driving cars are set to rely heavily on GPS systems and cameras to drive on the road without intervention from a driver. But Volvo claims that the GPS systems and cameras have limitations in certain...
- Ford Begins Testing Self-Driving Technology with Automated Fusion Hybrid Research Vehicle Sat, 14 Dec 13, 2:30amFord just unveiled an automated Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle that will be used to evaluate future driverless vehicle technology. The vehicle is the next step in Ford's Blueprint for Mobility, and it's the result of...
- Ford Begins Testing Self-Driving Technology with the Automated Fusion Hybrid Research Vehicle Sat, 14 Dec 13, 2:30amFord has unveiled the automated Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle that will be used to evaluate future autonomous vehicle technology. The Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle is the next step in Ford's Blueprint for Mobility,...
- Ford and Coca-Cola Unveil Fusion Energi Hybrid With PlantBottle Interior Sat, 16 Nov 13, 7:30amFord and Coca-Cola just unveiled a new Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle that features interior fabric made from the same renewable material used to produce Coca-Cola’s bottles...
- Toyota to Launch Automated Driving Safety Technologies in a Few Years Tue, 15 Oct 13, 3:34amToyota recently announced plans to introduce a new Automated Highway Driving Assist (AHDA) system that will use automated driving technologies to support safer highway driving...
- Tesla Announces Plans to Develop a Self-Driving Car by 2016 Thu, 19 Sep 13, 5:30amTesla has shaken up the automotive industry with its new Model S sedan's electric driving range and overall performance, but one area that the automaker hasn't explored is self driving cars - yet...
- Mercedes-Benz’ Self-Driving Car Completes First Autonomous Cross Country Trip! Tue, 10 Sep 13, 1:42amMercedes-Benz just announced that it completed the first autonomous cross country and inner city trip in its self-driving S 500 Intelligent Drive research vehicle! The vehicle was able to drive from Mannheim to Pforzheim,...
- Half of the World’s Consumers Trust Autonomous Cars, According to a New Study Tue, 21 May 13, 12:58amCisco has announced the results of a new global study which has found that half of the world's consumers would trust a car that that can operate without a human driver...
- Volvo Developing Accident-Avoiding Self-Driving Cars for the Year 2020 Thu, 6 Dec 12, 7:30amVolvos have always been marketed as some of the safest vehicles on the road – and now the automaker is working on “crashproof” cars with next-gen collision avoidance systems that could hit the streets by...