Ford may be sparking a new trend soon with a design enhancement for its Mustang models. The car has its own distinct emblem apart from its Ford brand’s, and the automaker took some time to showcase it with a very small projector lamp placed in the sideview mirror that shines the shape of the Mustang [...]
BMW has announced that users of BMW online in the United States will receive and updated look and feel starting today. “Compared to the previous version of BMW Online, the new version has an updated look-and-feel. It bundles many services into an Applications menu, which may be personalized by the user,” BMW said. “This new [...]
At the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda will debut the new Takeri Concept, which previews the next-generation Mazda6 sedan. The concept will also debut the world’s first passenger vehicle regenerative braking system that uses a capacitor. Known as the i-ELOOP, the system will start appearing in Mazda’s vehicles in 2012 – the company says that [...]
No surprise here but a new study released by J.D. Power and Associates shows that vehicle owners are continuing to experience a high number of problems with factory-installed navigation systems. According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Navigation Usage and Satisfaction Study the problems deal primarily with routing quality and system usability. The study looks [...]
Toyota has just announced that the automaker has signed a memorandum of understanding with Intel Corporation to start research on next-generation in-vehicle multimedia systems that would replace current navigation systems in vehicles. “The joint research with Intel, experienced in information communication technologies, will target appropriate methods of providing information to drivers through in-vehicle systems, as [...]
Nissan announced today that its 2012 Rogue is one of the very first vehicles in its class to offer a Around View Monitor that helps drivers maneuver into parking spaces with more ease Available as a part of the optional Rogue SL Package, the crossovers is the first non-luxury vehicle in the U.S. to offer the Around [...]
Earlier this year, Ford released it’s new MyFord Mobile app which will make life a little simpler for future owners of the Focus Electric. The app is loaded with industry-first features such as remote vehicle motoring and management, which has helped it win the 2012 International CES Innovation Design and Engineering Award. “MyFord Mobile is [...]
Honda, known for their cars, bikes and power equipment also spends a significant amount of time and capital in the robot industry, and not just the robots that make the aforementioned equipment: Honda Robotics now makes a fully autonomous human-like robot. The latter clause is significant for two reasons: Honda Robotics is split from the [...]
Okay – it’s no joke that FoMoCo’s MyFord Touch infotainment touch sensitive system was a total failure for the automaker. The glitches in the system even ended up hurting the way the company’s vehicles were recommended by Consumer Reports. Well, Ford heard the complaints of the media and its customers and is unveiling a new [...]
Speeding will never be the same: Simicon has developed a multi-car photo radar system capable of not only reading multiple vehicle license plates at once, but also using radar to record their speed. In English, this means that speed cameras will no longer focus on just one car, but on all cars in the camera’s [...]
