While every other automaker these days is integrating the Apple iPhone into their vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is about to put them all to shame with the new A-Class hatchback, which it says is like an ‘iPhone on wheels.’ That’s a bold claim and Mercedes-Benz is here to back it up. “Mercedes-Benz is making smartphones mobile and ensuring [...]
Ford announced today that with the new Ford Fusion Hybrid’s projected 47 mpg rating, the company has achieved nearly 500 hybrid patents. “Ford continued to invest to develop new products like our new Fusion hybrids during the depths of the economic downturn,” said Chuck Gray, Ford chief engineer of Global Core Engineering Hybrid and Electric [...]
An increase of automaker patent in the past recent years shows how car makers’ technology development is returning in-house. Accord to a U.S. patent expert, the Patent Board, which tracks innovation and patents in 17 industries worldwide, ranked 5 automakers in the top 10 companies in its 2011 automotive and transportation industry segment. General Motors [...]
Safety pioneer Mercedes-Benz has once again improved on the seat belt – the safest feature in any vehicle today. This time focusing their attention on the rear seats, Mercedes-Benz engineers have put together a new feature that will go into series production in one of Mercedes’ luxury model. The new safety feature includes an electric-motor [...]
In 2011 BMW’s Track Trainer began testing, a model based on the 330i that drives itself via a built-in GPS system. The autonomous technology is now being implemented in the BMW 5 Series ConnectedDrive with an improved version of the 330i tester. Using a system of cameras, radar, and laser scanners, the car brakes, accelerates, [...]
Smartphone apps are wildly popular, and automakers are taking advantage of the technology to integrate automotive technology and handheld technology to meet these new consumer demands. Buick has released three new apps for both Apple and Android app stores that come bundled as the eAssist Fuel Efficiency games, which help drivers improve gas mileage and [...]
Chevrolet has announced a new app for the Android and iTunes App Store market which will allow Super Bowl XLVI viewers the chanced to play trivia, keep in touch via Twitter, participate in polls and win one of 20 Chevrolets or thousands of other prizes. The Chevy Game Time app is available to download now. [...]
Audi has recently revealed the 2012 Audi A3 at the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, an improved version of spy shots caught before. The model’s interior features a dash angled in the driver’s favor, and a new MMI control panel which integrates handwriting recognition. Other highlights include circular air vents, a 7 inch [...]
Heating and cooling a vehicle requires energy, and until now, there has been little effort put forth to make passengers comfortable rather than filling the space with comfortable air. Commercial airliners heat and cool passengers much more efficiently than cars because they simply direct jets of air to specific places, whereas a car’s air handling [...]
A keynote is scheduled for January 10 for Mercedes-Benz USA, along with Daimler AG to showcase the brand’s current and upcoming technology, focusing on the mbrace2 communications platform. Mbrace2 provides a multitude of features in the areas of information, entertainment, safety, automotive care and personal assistance. Within these areas, users can find cloud-based apps for [...]
