Meet Hiriko, an EV that’s the fruit of a collaboration between MIT, Basque businesses and the Spanish government. It might look like the rest of those sci-fi Jetson-style concepts , but it has a few tricks up its wheel-arches.
Meet Hiriko, an EV that’s the fruit of a collaboration between MIT, Basque businesses and the Spanish government. It might look like the rest of those sci-fi Jetson-style concepts , but it has a few tricks up its wheel-arches.
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Hiriko: The MIT-backed, Spanish ‘folding’ EV that wants to make cities bigger
The Chevy Volt isn’t prone to catching fire after all, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration . The all-electric car came under scrutiny last year after one caught fire following a side-impact crash test.
The Chevy Volt isn’t prone to catching fire after all, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration . The all-electric car came under scrutiny last year after one caught fire following a side-impact crash test.
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Chevy Volt safe from fire hazard after all, says government
In its study, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences called on the N.H.T.S.A.
In its study, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences called on the N.H.T.S.A.
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Road Safety Agency Is Urged to Add Expertise in Electronics Systems
Tonight OnStar’s pulled back the curtain just a tad, revealing it’ll soon allow pre-approved third parties to build “apps” atop its platform.
Tonight OnStar’s pulled back the curtain just a tad, revealing it’ll soon allow pre-approved third parties to build “apps” atop its platform.
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OnStar announces ‘closed’ API, developers welcome to apply
At last year’s CES , Parrot unveiled its Asteroid car receiver — a nifty little head unit that brought Android apps to a driver’s dashboard. Today, the company expanded its infotainment reach with three new in-car systems: the Asteroid CK, Asteroid Nav, and Asteroid 2DIN. Much like its predecessor, the Asteroid CK features a 3.2-inch color display, and can be attached directly to a vehicle’s dashboard
At last year’s CES , Parrot unveiled its Asteroid car receiver — a nifty little head unit that brought Android apps to a driver’s dashboard. Today, the company expanded its infotainment reach with three new in-car systems: the Asteroid CK, Asteroid Nav, and Asteroid 2DIN. Much like its predecessor, the Asteroid CK features a 3.2-inch color display, and can be attached directly to a vehicle’s dashboard
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Parrot Asteroid CK, Asteroid Nav, Asteroid 2DIN infotainment systems: hands-on (video)
Like the prologue of any robopocalypse movie where the machines rise up to destroy us, most of the robots we hear about do things we could do, but don’t want to.
Like the prologue of any robopocalypse movie where the machines rise up to destroy us, most of the robots we hear about do things we could do, but don’t want to.
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Meet the Real-Life War Machines
All those fancy in-car docks and voice navigation ? Utterly pointless. At least according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, who reckons that it’s not the phone that’s the issue, but “the full spectrum of things that distract.” The IIHS (funded by a group of car insurers) compared crash data between states that had instituted cell phone bans and those that hadn’t.
All those fancy in-car docks and voice navigation ? Utterly pointless. At least according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, who reckons that it’s not the phone that’s the issue, but “the full spectrum of things that distract.” The IIHS (funded by a group of car insurers) compared crash data between states that had instituted cell phone bans and those that hadn’t.
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Auto-insurance researchers: ‘Cell phone bans don’t help reduce crashes’
Do you have an iPhone 4S ? Do you drive a car? Do you have amnesia
Do you have an iPhone 4S ? Do you drive a car? Do you have amnesia
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Find My Car Smart app uses Bluetooth 4.0 to help iPhone 4S owners do the obvious
After waiting eleven months just to profess your intent , what’s another two before taking delivery of your Focus Electric ? That’s right, electric hatchback lovers, your pre-ordered chariots just went into production and will be rolling out of Ford’s Michigan plant come January
After waiting eleven months just to profess your intent , what’s another two before taking delivery of your Focus Electric ? That’s right, electric hatchback lovers, your pre-ordered chariots just went into production and will be rolling out of Ford’s Michigan plant come January
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Ford’s Focus Electric hits the production line, could be yours in January
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