Safety and Technology

Available in the latest upgrade to the Mini Connected App

The Mini Connected App has added a feature that it calls the Driving Excitement Analyser that analyzes how well drivers control their car and awards them with achievements in the app. The feature was added in the latest update to the Mini Connecte...

The system automatically turns off low beams when it approaching another car

Among the multiple updates to Volvo’s refreshed cars, the Swedish automaker has added a system it calls Active High Beam Control that automatically shields the high beams when approaching another car. It is a system that makes sense in a reg...

Will specialize in autonomous driving and connected cars

Renault-Nissan has opened its new Nissan Research Center Silicon Valley tech center in Silicon Valley that will focus on autonomous cars and connected driving. Nissan has decided to open research centers in strategic areas where it can take ad...

It has separated vehicle development and technical development

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler says that piloted driving will be a reality on Audis within the end of the decade. Piloted driving is the is the new technical term for autonomous driving because the automakers do not want to give drivers the impression th...

Allows wider, less distorted side view than current mirrors

Three scientists working in South Korea and the US have developed a new lens for side view mirrors that provide a wider view and less distortion than current mirrors. Multi-focal eyeglasses inspired the design. The scientists believe that it elimi...

Jeep Compass and Renault Trafic Have Worse Scores of Year

The Euro NCAP crash test safety organization has released its list of the safest vehicles that it tested in 2012 by category. It also revealed the worst cars it tested for the year.  Euro NCAP tested 36 cars this year and 26 of them recei...

They will develop cloud, infotainment, and communications services

Volvo and Ericsson will work together on creating infotainment, app, communication and cloud services for future vehicles. Volvo will focus on driver behavior and safety, and Ericsson will work on integration. Volvo is not saying when exactly ...

Both companies have carbon fiber facilities in Washington

BMW and Boeing have signed a collaboration agreement to research how to recycle carbon fiber. Both companies are rapidly increasing their use of carbon fiber and want to find end of lifespan uses for the material. Boeing is headquartered in Wa...

The car bucks current standards and gets three-star Euro NCAP score

Should car buyers have the right to sacrifice safety to get a cheaper car if they choose to? That is the question raised by the Euro NCAP results for the latest Dacia Lodgy. The car sits up to seven people but prices start in most of Europe under ...

Allows for up to 60 favorite radio stations, link 10 device and better voice recognition

Chevrolet will debut its second-generation MyLink infotainment system on the new Impala, but it has already confirmed the system for the Spark EV. Eventually, the upgrade will roll out to other Chevy's with MyLink for 2014 including its pick-u...