Safety and Technology

EU Parliament members hope to have a new plan in a few weeks, but it could be until 2015

The German automakers have gotten want they wanted, and the EU has dropped plans to make average EU car emissions 95g/km of CO2 in 2020. A new plan has not been agreed to yet, but it will be formed in the coming weeks, according to EU ministers. ...

In-Car Wifi is also coming quite soon

Mercedes-Benz and Nissan have both declared that they will have autonomous driving technology on sale by 2020, and Audi has also been working on autonomous tech. Toyota as put more of a focus on hybrids than on autonomous driving, but it is workin...

The car is barely a month from being revealed

Mini continues to leak out information about the third generation car one drip at a time ahead of its November 18 debut. The latest information looks at the new technology that will debut on the car, including the new infotainment system and avail...

More aluminum and high strength steel will keep weight down

The third generation Mini will be revealed on November 18 at its factory in Oxford and get its world debut at the LA Auto Show and Tokyo Motor Show on November 20, but BMW is already revealing some of the new technology that will show up in the ne...

The center will develop electrified powertrains and connected driving

Jaguar Land Rover will collaborate a  £100 million technology, innovation and education center called the National Automotive Innovation Campus at the University of Warwick. Construction will start in September 2014 and plans to open in...

Sales have already begun in Slovakia

The Chinese-made Qoros 3 has received a five-star EuroNCAP safety score and had the highest adult protection score of any vehicle tested in 2013 of 95% and an 88% overall rating. The score is seen as major step forward in the car’s credi...

It is the first ever autonomous vehicle licensed for Japanese roads

Nissan will demonstrate the first autonomous vehicle to be licensed to drive on Japanese roads during the CEATEC Japan 2013 Exhibition. The car is based on a Nissan Leaf and is able to drive on city streets with no driver intervention. “...

It aims to create technology to distract drivers less but still allow connectivity

It is normal for software companies to acquire one another to gain access to new technology, but it is not so normal in the automotive world. Ford is breaking the mold by purchasing software company Livio for its in-car connectivity technology. ...

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It will be available on the Rogue, Versa Note and Leaf

Nissan has signed an exclusivity contract with Apple to have iTunes Radio in its cars for the rest of 2013. The online radio technology that competes with services like Pandora will be available in the new Rogue/X-Trail, Versa Note and . iTunes Ra...