Tired of always keeping your hands on the steering wheel, your foot on the gas pedal and your eyes on the road? And how much are we distracted by talking, texting, shaving or putting make up on while driving? About 16% of all traffic accidents are the result of a driver’s distraction. How about a technology that allows people to drive cars using their thought, not the steering wheel and the pedal? More »
The idea of a flying car is not new at all. From the French authors Jules Verne and Exupery to the Jetsons, the flying machine appears to have caught people’s imaginations for centuries.
The technology is now a step closer. A company called AeroMobil, based in Bratislava, Slovakia has unveiled a production-ready version of its flying car at the Pioneers Festival, an annual conference on innovation, held at Hofburg Palace in Venna, Austria. More »
The Department of Motor Vehicles in California passed a policy that requires autonomous vehicles to be registered. The agency also issued testing permits and allowed three companies to dispatch 29 cars onto freeways. However, a human behind the wheel is required in case the computer in the car makes a bad decision. More »
You won’t need to hold the steering wheel or even put a foot on the pedal, if you drive the Cadillac 2017 Model.
In about two years, General Motors will introduce a new model featuring the Super Cruise system, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said at the Intelligent Transport System World Congress in Detroit. Several thousand industry leaders gathered to talk about autonomous vehicle technologies at the convention last Sunday. More »
Instead of windows, screens lining the cabin project images of the sky outside and the passengers would be able to enjoy “a wonderful panoramic view of the outside world” said Vik Kachoria, president of Spike Aerospace, US company that announced its plans to More »
Nowadays, cars are becoming more and more loaded with applications, offering hackers a whole new range of targets.
Chris Valasec and Charlie Miller, two security experts, funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, have proven how easy would be for a cybercriminal to hack the car’s computer system. More »