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Head-Up Displays (HUDs)
One way to deal with driver distractions is to place, right in front of you, only the most important information — such as the fact that you're inadvertently going 5 mph over the limit — using a...
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Robocars: Are Self-Driving Cars Next?
When it comes to cars that drive themselves, science fiction may have over-promised, as there is a long, rich history of imagination to catch up with. However, progress is being made to a point where...
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Keeping Solar Accessories Powered Up
In the near future, solar panels built into car roofs will charge the car when it's parked at shopping malls. And a bit further into the future, they'll even help provide power when you're under way....
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Not Your Father's Motorcycle
Thanks to soaring gas prices, customers are flocking to the motorcycle shop more than ever these days — there's been a 20 percent increase in store traffic recently. The reason of the uptake in...
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Hypermiling: A new approach to combating gas woes
With prices at the pump squeezing budgets, some drivers are taking a new approach when it comes to what's called hypermiling, which is the implementation of simple but effective driving techniques to...
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Gas Prices Drive Interest in Direct-injection Engines
The high price of gasoline in the United States is motivating domestic and import-brand automakers to introduce newly developed, fuel-efficient, direct-injection gasoline engines in the U.S. market...
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Fill It Up with Water?
Who wouldn't be interested in swapping water for gas as the way to run their car? The basic idea behind a water-fueled car is to tap the inherent energy in water.
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Latest Technology Helps Drivers Avoid Traffic Tie-Ups
The capability of getting real-time traffic information to drivers is just beginning to emerge. Currently available and future systems can provide near-instantaneous reporting on slowdowns, and deliver...
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Are Biodegradable Cars Next?
Automakers are increasingly incorporating environmentally friendly materials into their designs that have the added benefit of improving fuel economy.
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Improving Safety in Side Impacts
To improve side-impact safety, carmakers face a serious hurdle in terms of crash dynamics. Here are some technologies on the horizon that can help protect people from side-impact collisions.
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Do More Gears Mean Better Fuel Economy?
It's no longer a given that an automatic transmission will be less efficient than a manual. Now, it's possible to have as many as eight forward gears, and more gears on automatics than manuals.
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Match the Right Tire Technology to Your Driving
Tires make a big, if unexciting, difference in your car's performance and safety, especially in the rain, slush and snow of the winter months. For that reason, buying a second set of tires for winter...
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Safer Texting and Calling While Driving
If you want to curb the potentially dangerous behavior of texting while driving, technology solutions are emerging that leverage the GPS, accelerometer or other capabilities of mobile phones to provide...
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Podcast: 2009 Detroit Auto Show
What was unusual about the 2009 North American International Auto Show (The Detroit Auto Show's formal name) was the level of interest in green cars: hybrids, electrics and low-emission diesels. Nearly...
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Motorcycle Gear Improves Safety
Motorcycle manufacturers and aftermarket customization shops — even apparel and helmet makers — are finding ways to introduce products that offer head-turning aesthetic appeal while reducing the...
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X-Ray Vision While You Drive
To address blind spots, automakers are turning to technology-based solutions. One interesting approach, still in the experimental stage, renders a vehicle's frame transparent, allowing drivers to "see"...
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New York Auto Show Highlights
Automakers used the recent 2009 New York International Auto Show to roll out new models loaded with the latest technology features and to introduce energy-efficient concept vehicles that your children...
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Curbing Emissions Takes Center Stage
In the last few months, worldwide, federal, and state initiatives have placed an emissions control challenge to automakers: Cut emissions significantly going forward. The new initiatives focus squarely...
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Boat Gadgets Take Tech to the Water
As more people discover the joys of boat ownership, the desire for gadgets and equipment to have on board grows, too. Now more than ever, the boating world is proving that car drivers don't have an...
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5 simple road rules to keep your teen driver safe
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