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It is always recommended for one to get an adequate amount of rest before embarking on a long road trip the next day, as a few seconds of micro-sleep could spell a looming disaster. After all, a few seconds of falling asleep at the wheel is all it takes for one to get involved in an accident, where there might be serious injury or even death under the more extreme circumstances. Having said that, many a tool has been employed in the past to make sure that drowsy drivers are adequately alerted so that they will pull over at the next rest stop and take a break, or have other passengers in the car take over the wheel.

Mercedes-Benz has already come up with a system that warns drowsy drivers some years back, while Ford’s Lane Keeping System also does the same should you veer off course in your drowsiness. The Eyetracker system is another possible solution, while Denso also has a couple of answers up their sleeves. The Cafe Amazon Drive Awake app is another such possible solution, where this app is able to tell whether the driver is drowsy behind the wheel or not, alerting you via an audio cue. The app will direct you to the nearest cafe for a caffeine pick-me-up should it find that you are not fit to be behind the wheel at the moment. Make sure your compatible device running the app is mounted onto your windshield without your face being obstructed, and it will then monitor your head and eye motions for signs of drowsiness constantly. I do wonder what kind of battery life will this app consume if the camera on your device needs to be turned on throughout the journey. [Cafe Amazon]

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Flying car? Road-going plane? Whatever the Terrafugia Transition is, it’s finally starting to show its airborne skills, being publicly shown off going from road to flight to road again for the first time in a 20 minute demonstration at the EAA AirVenture show this weekend. The $300k hybrid went from trundling the runway at the

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While I am quite sure that many of you out there do want to own a pair of Google Glass for yourself, do take note that this is not a device which will be able to be worn just about anywhere and everywhere you go. So far, we do know that it will not be allowed at the Caesar’s Palace casinos for obvious reasons, not to mention a Seattle dive bar dropping the banhammer on Google Glass earlier this year, too. In fact, a new West Virginia bill could result in the banning of Google Glass while driving, and that is certainly something which will resonate with the UK government.

According to a Department for Transport spokesperson as reported by Stuff, “We are aware of the impending rollout of Google Glass and are in discussion with the Police to ensure that individuals do not use this technology while driving. It is important that drivers give their full attention to the road when they are behind the wheel and do not behave in a way that stops them from observing what is happening on the road.”

It makes sense to us though, as you should pay utmost attention to the road while driving, and something like Google Glass could be an unwanted distraction.

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Audi was late to the party with an in-car hotspot, but it may have beaten the competition to built-in LTE. High-speed mobile broadband is now a feature available to S3 Sportbacks from July (you’ll need to provide your own SIM), with other A3 variants catching up in November. The company’s Audi Connect infotainment system benefits from this boost, and that LTE connection can be shared with passengers looking to stay under their data caps. No matter what kind of speed freak you are, you’ve now got a data connection to match the car’s quarter-mile prowess.

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When it comes to electric vehicles, there is one very huge disadvantage that is associated with them – that is, their range, or rather a shortness of it compared to gas-powered rides. Of course, some solutions have been offered up such as the EP Tender that we talked about earlier this morning, but it is still an unsightly addition to the back of your stylish ride. Having said that, a bunch of Japanese auto manufacturers, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Mitsubishi has announced that they will be working alongside the Japanese government of the day in order to deliver more than triple the number of publicly accessible chargers throughout the Land of the Rising Sun, and we are talking about Level 2 as well as DC fast chargers. This would mean approximately 11,000 units and 5,700 units, respectively, now how about that?

In order to do so, the Japanese government also shared that they intend to release approximately 100 billion yen (that would amount to around $1 billion in US dollars) worth of subsidies so that additional regular chargers can be installed in various places such as shopping malls and restaurants, all the while deploying more fast chargers at or near highway rest stops and gas stations.

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