Automotive

Zurich’s Automobile Congestion Pricing Plan

Congestion And Urban Sustainability Two main problems related to automobiles in big cities are traffic congestion and pollution and these most significantly negatively affect the quality of life in cities, especially for the people who…

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The Valveless Duke Axial Engine Is Lighter, More Compact, & More Powerful Than Conventional Engines… With Less Moving Parts!

New Zealand’s Duke Engines has done the unthinkable by successfully creating a unique axial engine prototype that boasts excellent power and torque, without utilizing any valves whatsoever. The engine is lighter and smaller than anything…

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Riot Control Vehicles & Equipment Markets Booming Worldwide

Dispersing Crowds Of People Despite the controversial and questionable use of military vehicles to quell social unrest recently in Ferguson, Missouri, the general uptick in civil unrest worldwide has led to a boom in the…

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The Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Represents a Turning Point In Automotive History

Fuel cell electric vehicles, powered by hydrogen, have the potential to transform transportation because they emit zero pollutants…only water and heat. Though this ‘vehicle of the future’ has always seemed to be close to coming to fruition,…

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Aston Martin DB10: James Bond’s New Custom-Made Ride In ‘Spectre’

James Bond’s first Aston Martin was the classic DB5, which Sean Connery drove in 1964’s Goldfinger. He has been driving them ever since. Bond will drive a new custom-made ‘DB10’ model in the new Bond…

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Vehicle To Vehicle (V2V) Network App Improves Traffic Control

Many cities see traffic congestion and believe the only answer is new or wider roads. But often, when traffic congestion is analyzed, it is clear new signaling patterns and re-routing can cut congestion and save…

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The 3D-Printed “Urbee 2” Electric Vehicle Makes a Beeline For The Urban Landscape

This little machine is making a fast track into mainstream transportation possibilities, especially in the urban environment where short distances are the norm. But it shouldn’t be disregarded for other unique circumstances, such as retirement…

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Mercedes-Benz World Premier Of Self Driving Future Truck 2025

The argument for automated systems is that they do better than humans in most cases. For truck drivers, long monotonous stretches of highway lead to fatigue and sometimes accidents. Technology is now approaching the point…

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“Transparent Car Hood” Gives Drivers X-Ray Vision

“Transparent Bonnets” New Technologies From 2014 New York Auto Show Typical ugrades to automobile hoods include accessories, accents and trims but what Land Rover had up its sleeve, prior to the New York Auto Show,…

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OSVehicle Revolution: Open Standards, Platforms & Sources

IndustryTap has written about Arduino, the open source single board microcomputer and programming language that allows inexpensive and easy creation of devices that use sensors and actuators. This same type of technology is now available…

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