Mar 17
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Mar 14
One of the big questions that has surrounded car hiring apps like Lyft, Uber, and others is how insurance coverage works. Drivers in many states must have insurance on their … Continue reading
Mar 13
Dodge has announced its new 2014 Journey crossover. The new Journey can be outfitted to seat up to seven people. For 2014 Dodge has reduced the entry-level price for an … Continue reading
Mar 12
In the summer of 2012, the California state government approved a bill that allowed driverless cars on the roadways in California. This opened the door for firms like Google working … Continue reading
Mar 11
Back in January at CES 2014, Audi announced its cool new traffic light recognition system. We already know most of the details of the system with its ability to interface with the traffic lights via Wi-Fi. The point of the system is to tell the driver when the light will turn green.
Audi is able to get the traffic light system data via the wireless connection to be able to give the driver a countdown until the light turns green, as well as what speed you’ll need to maintain to make the next light. While those are definitely convenient features, Audi says that the tech could save lots of fuel and reduce emissions as well.
The Audi traffic light information system would be integrated with the engine start/stop tech in the car. The allows the engine to remain turned off until five seconds before the light turns green. As soon as it knows the light is about to change, the engine will re-engage. There are currently start/stop systems which just shut off when you’re stopped, but there’s a fraction of a second lag when accelerating from that standstill.
Audi estimates that if the technology were deployed across Germany, it could save 238 million gallons of fuel and reduce emissions by 15% (though they don’t say over what period of time that savings would take place).
Now if the system could keep morons from sitting there checking Facebook when the light is green, it will be world changing.
[via AutoblogGreen]
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Mar 04
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Mar 04
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