The success of the Tesla electric car range has us wondering which car manufacturer will come out with the next big battery-powered vehicles. News from a German magazine called Manager Magazine suggests that Porsche could be about to bring one out in the future. The magazine interviewed Matthias Müller, who is the chairman of Porsche, about the car maker’s plan for...
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With the prospect of UK cities being filled with driverless cars getting ever closer, it has been announced that 4 cities in England have been chosen for testing projects. The places chosen to give autonomous vehicles a trial include Coventry and Milton Keynes, with these cities sharing a project between them. The other project will be shared between Greenwich in London...
A novel idea to reduce stress in workers’ joints is being tried out at a BMW production plant in Germany. The Munich factory has given out 3D printed thumbs to workers, for them to use while they are putting together car parts. These so-called super-thumbs are more correctly known as thermoplastic polyurethane thumb protectors. They are made to size for each BMW worker...
What do you think of the idea of using gesture control in your next car? The idea isn’t as far fetched as you might think that it is. Internet giant Google and car manufacturer Ford are working on a futuristic set of car controls which could drastically change how we act in our vehicles. How do we know this? Because of a set of patent application forms which show what...
The battle for the greatest level of car connectivity has reached a new stage with the arrival of the Nissan Nismo smartwatch. This watch will help the driver monitor things like their temperature and their heart rate. However, the most interesting aspect of it is that it will also show details such as the vehicle’s average speed and fuel consumption. The Nismo watch...
We have heard a lot lately about the technology which could allow self driving cars on the road and the latest news from Oxford University certainly seems to make it seem like something which could happen soon. The car in question uses a mixture of small cameras and lasers to let it work out when it is following a familiar route. It then memorises the trip. This means...
How much fun would it be if your car drove you to work or to the shops? Self drive car technology is something which has been getting whispered about for a while and it could be that it will be with us sooner rather than later. The latest car company to give us a hint of what this could be all about is Toyota. They have produced a short video of a Lexus LS which has been...
Will you be folding up your car when you get to work next year? It might seem unlikely but a new type of vehicle called micro EVs could be the solution to some of our current motoring woes. The idea with these small, collapsible cars is that you take them on your commute to work or on your city shopping trip while you leave your main car behind. They are electric powered...
We’ve seen our fair share of AR tech over the past year or so as big name brands have been utilizing it in their campaigns. Ford is the latest super brand to come up with something interesting at the annual motor show in Detroit. They’ve installed a giant AR simulator which pits the pubic against the driving genius Ken Block. Users sit in the centre of a large yellow...
Renowned tire maker Bridgestone has unveiled a new concept tire that they have developed that requires no air to make it functional. Instead of using rubber to build the tires, these airless tires are built with resin spokes that can support even heavy loads. By using a system of resin spokes, the new airless tire from Bridgestone can provide the same shock absorption...