In a sport where the difference between winning and losing is measured in thousandths of a second, squeezing every last ounce of speed out of your F1 racecar is absolutely imperative. A new collaboration between GE and Caterham aims to do just that—by leveraging the power of big data and materials science.
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This fully automated drive-in food market held the promise of a leisurely, push-button future. But even people of the 1950s probably recognized it as a sleek re-imagining of a surprisingly retro idea.
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Fisker Automotive founder Henrik Fisker has resigned from his post as the firm’s executive chairman. An email said to be sent by Henrik cites several unspecified “major disagreements” with the company’s executive management on business strategy as the primary reason for abandoning ship. Reports suggest the decision was sparked by the firm’s purported consideration of selling a majority stake to China’s Geely Automobile, which would put much-needed cash in its coffers. For its part, the company says that it’s strategy hasn’t changed, and that it doesn’t expect its namesake’s departure to have an impact.
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Source: Fisker Automotive
Pioneer unveiled their new car audio system – FH-780DVD. It has a high-quality 6.1 inch touch panel to employ smoother and easier finger-sensitive operation in the system.
It automatically lists songs that have been saved by each artist or category, helping users find songs they want to listen to right away. Also, it is compatible with iPhone/iPod, DVD, DVD−R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, USD devices, etc. to allow users to enjoy various kinds of music and movies through many different devices and …
The sophistication of car navigation systems in Japan is remarkable and continues to get better, with companies developing better and easier to use units, with additional fun features.
Fujitsu group company, Fujitsu Ten, has introduced its latest and greatest ECLIPSE model – ULTRA AVN (AVN-ZX02i). It has an extra large monitor size, fits in 17 different Honda, Toyota and Nissan car models, has improved view-ability and improved traffic recognition and warning capabilities.
It also has …
You can take great pride in your vehicle even if you don’t have a clue how to fix it. And if you do know what you’re doing under the hood, that intimate bond borders on spiritual. More »
The future of automobiles is upon us. Or at least it’s getting a lot closer. This week, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International announced the first official charging plug standard for North American cars. The brand new plugs may arrive as early as next year, meaning that, someday soon, the new American dream could come with a chicken in every pot and a J1772 plug in every garage outlet. More »
Cars wired with ethernet may conjure thoughts of roving internet hotspots, but that’s not what Hyundai and Broadcom have in mind in this case. Traditionally, infotainment consoles, safety systems and the like are built on multiple in-car networks, but the duo will rig vehicles with modified ethernet cables to unify some of the disparate systems on a single network. Dubbed BroadR-Reach, the tech uses a single pair of unshielded wires to offer 100Mbps connection speeds and could scale up to 1Gbps. Though Hyundai and other automakers joined with Broadcom’s standards group for the technology last year, the firm is now the second car manufacturer to pledge that its autos will get the tech. As of now, there’s still no word on which models will be lined with ethernet or when they’ll roll off assembly lines.
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Hyundai to wire cars with Broadcom ethernet tech, put infotainment and security systems on one network originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We wondered why Zipcar CEO Scott Griffith was slated as a keynote presenter at CTIA’s MobileCon — after all, what does renting cars have to do with mobile? Apparently, quite a lot. Griffith stated in his keynote that Zipcar’s app and mobile services have taken a much more central role in the organization. The company is developing its own in-car device holder so that customers can hook up their phones for hands-free functions, and more importantly, the Zipcar smartphone app is due for a major update. The current version can be used to schedule rentals and remote unlock vehicles, but future iterations will transform it into more of an “in-car assistant.” It’ll let you know more information about the car, help you around town with a personal recommendation service, stream your iTunes playlist, and detailed trip feedback like fuel-levels and car conditions will be far easier to report. Zipcar hopes to add new members through the app as well — just take a photo of your driver’s license and get an approval “in minutes.” According to Griffith, the connected car will change our urban landscape, especially with the combination of services like Lyft, Uber, bike sharing, and public transit. It’s not quite the flying car, but the nerd in us is sufficiently pleased.
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Zipcar CEO talks mobile app improvements, predicts connected vehicle future originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
After Tesla Motors’ recent SEC filing painted a picture of production delays, revenue shortfalls and stock sales to raise cash, CEO Elon Musk has gone on the record to say everything’s a-okay. The omnipresent executive said that “if the calendar were simply shifted a few weeks to the right” Tesla would have actually exceeded its vehicle delivery targets for the quarter, and said that the share release was merely held to mitigate risk from suppliers. He also claimed that the Department of Energy’s request for early repayment was not a poor reflection of the EV maker’s financial state, but actually a hearty endorsement — the government branch expects Tesla to make loads of cash, and wants it to repay the loan early rather than hoarding it. As such, Musk announced the Model S builder had initiated its first early payment today and would pay off the principal loan prior to its March 2013 due date. We’ll have to see if that’s enough to keep the automaker’s name out of any future presidential debates.
[Image credit: Tesla Motors]
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Elon Musk says Tesla will be ‘cash flow positive’ soon, announces early repayment of DOE loan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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