Cybercar
This "driverless vehicle" is called a CyberCar (kind of a misnomer in my opinion), but here it is - a car that takes you places but no driver.
It was recently demonstrated in a Northamptonshire town and uses lasers to avoid obstacles. It is described as designed for "short trips at low speeds in an urban [...]
UK Cracks Down on Electronics Useage in Cars
If you’re driving in the UK, turn that cell phone off! Not just that - now UK Drivers caught texting or operating MP3 players and even GPS systems could face a new maximum of two years in prison.
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Meet the Opel Flextreme with a storage compartment for two Segway scooters. One has to wonder - why?
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It’s back to Nature in this vehicle called the Naturcar (and Naturtaxi, Naturvan, Naturbus). As you can see from the picture, the source of propulsion is a horse. Not to ride (that would be too much fun) but a horse on a treadmill of sorts.
The vehicle is actually made of mostly glass — let’s not [...]
DIY A/C
Here is DIY taken to the extreme. A University of Houston grad student installed his own A/C from a regular old window unit and saved himself $1200. It’s been hot down there!
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Nissan’s not the first to design a car to be kinder to pedestrians when the 2-ton hunks of metal ram into them, but I think they might be one of the first to design in active protection. When the Nissan Skyline Coupe hits something, its hood moves up to make the landing zone a little [...]
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Nissan has unveiled its concept car with "drunk driving technology."
Among the new features are: alcohol odor sensors built into the locking shift knob, and a facial monitoring system that determines your "state of consciousness through your eyes."
Great Scott!
The DeLorean, the car from Back to the Future with the gull wing doors and gleaming stainless steel finish, has come back to the future, going into extremely limited production thanks to a group of greasemonkeys in Houston who like to refurbish cars. They have about 200 of the original DeLorean 2.8 L V-6 engines [...]
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Would you spend $32,000 for a wooden car? Where do these people get these dumb ideas?
A Japanese furniture maker has come up with this Wooden Supercar which only goes about 50 mph for a top speed.
I suppose there are enough folks out there with more money than brains.
Intoxication Detection
Beginning August 1, Nissan Japan will be testing a new system to prevent drunk driving in Nissan vehicles. The car will have an integrated breathalyzer and the ignition will only start if the driver passes the test. This technology is designed to reduce serious accidents involving Nissan vehicles by 2015.
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