Category: Vehicles
Audi and Ericsson announce 5G automotive partnership
Audi and Ericsson have announced a partnership to use 5G technology for automotive production in ‘smart factories’. At the Audi headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a […]
Top 10 annoying passenger behaviours. Backseat driving is biggest wind up for drivers
A survey of 1,011 British motorists carried out by car leasing company, Vantage-leasing.com, has revealed the top 10 most infuriating passenger behaviours with back seat driving topping the list. An overwhelming […]
Will Samsung ‘Safety Truck’ video display improve road safety or not? We’re not so sure
Really not sure what to make of this. I think it’s a great publicity stunt for Samsung but not sure whether it will do anything to improve road safety or […]
Human-like skin for aircraft under development
A so-called “smart skin” – made up of tens of thousands of tiny sensors – could be fitted to future aircraft so that they can “feel” changes in speed, temperature, […]
Russia deploys killer death robots
Russia has started using autonomous sentry robots to guard missile bases – that can identify enemies and make the decision to fire without a human being saying so. Yikes. As […]
James Bond Lotus Esprit submarine sportscar bobs up for auction
He may have been the worst Bond, but when Roger Moore emerged from the waves in his deep-sea diving Lotus Esprit submarine car, few could argue that he hadn't bagged himself the best Bond gadget ever. Now, if you've a…
HANDS ON VIDEO: Ford SYNC with AppLink voice activated dashboard apps
Ford's latest in-car "Focus" (excuse the pun) is on the connected dashboard. The past few years have seen the motor company happily share the stage at consumer electronic shows with household tech brands, and this year the automotive giant once…
Ford announce latest app additions to in-car AppLink system: TomTom join Spotify and others
Ford Motor Company have taken this year's IFA 2013 tech conference to reveal a number of new app additions to the company's in-car AppLink system. AppLink (which connects a smartphone to Ford's SYNC connected dashboard system) will welcome voice-activated versions…
Ford investing heavily in the Future of Child Car Safety
Today car giant Ford announced that it is developing one of the world's first digital human child body models as part of their program to make car travel for young people safer. The company has won numerous awards for…
NASA ready to send latest Rover to Mars
Despite having their budget cut to the bare bones NASA is still determined to go where no man has gone before, or in this case send a rover where no rover has gone before. November 25th will see NASA…
