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Factor Tech
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Spectrum IEEE
Hankook puts its iFlex airless tire through consumer-oriented ride and handling tests
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Carscoops
As car designers went to great lengths in order to hide or…
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BBC
Electrically charged glow-in-the-dark paint brings sci-fi special effects to the road.
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Spectrum IEEE
The S3 is, according to its maker, better than existing LIDAR systems in every single way
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Physics
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Politico
The industry’s rivals are now computer companies as well as other carmakers.
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Fast Company
In an unassuming research lab, Volkswagen is solving problems that Tesla and Google haven’t come close to cracking.
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Physics
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Popular Mechanics
Koenigsegg's Freevalve technology gives 47 percent more torque, 45 percent more power, uses 15 percent less fuel, 35 percent fewer emissions. And a Chinese car should be the first to get it.
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The Economist
New chips will cut the cost of laser-scanning
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Engadget
A new thermal engineering process could make it viable to use lighter plastic product components in things such as vehicles, LEDs and computers. Until now, the material has been overlooked for certain applications because of its limitations in dissipating heat, but scientists from the University of Michigan have found a way to change plastic's molecular structure, making it as thermally conductive
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Yahoo
By Sam Nussey and Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp said it would become the world's first automaker to commercialize a much more efficient petrol engine using technology that deep-pocketed rivals have been trying to engineer for decades, a twist in an industry increasingly going electric. The new compression ignition engine is 20 percent to 30 percent more fuel efficient than the
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Inside EVs
Transport & Environment's energy efficiency comparison shows battery-electric at 73%, hydrogen fuel cells 22% and ICE 13%. BEVs won.
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CNBC
Japan's Mazda Motor Corp has zoomed past its larger global rivals to develop the holy grail of efficient gasoline engines.
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Reuters
Delphi Automotive Plc, which is changing its name to Aptiv Inc, wants to cut the cost of self-driving cars by more than 90 percent to around $5,000 by 2025, according to Chief Executive Officer Kevin Clark.
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Arstechnica
Lidar used to cost $75,000. Experts expect this to fall to less than $100.
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Asia Nikkei
TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering requiring onboard data recorders for automated vehicles as part of efforts to speed the adoption
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Bloomberg
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Arstechnica
Lidar startup Ouster gave us an exclusive in-depth look at its technology.
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New Atlas
The Ferox Azaris is a work of art to look at, and should offer some awesome rough terrain capabilities - but at its heart, it's a test bed and demonstrator for a new, 98% efficient, highly responsive fluid drive system that Ferox hopes will enable some pretty crazy future vehicle architectures.
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Recode
Voice assistants are more habit-forming in cars than on smartphones.
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CNET
Speed limiters are promised to reduce road deaths by 20 percent.
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Digital Trends
Michelin is getting ready to test its airless tire on GM vehicles with the aim of bringing them to passenger cars by 2024. Years in development, Michelin’s airless tire would bring an end to flats and blowouts, reduce waste and emissions, and make vehicles more efficient.
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New Atlas
One-fifth the weight of steel but five times the strength, plant-based cellulose nanofiber (CNF) offers carmakers the opportunity to build strong, lightweight cars while sustainably removing as much as 2,000 kg of carbon from the car's life cycle.
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Gizmodo
When you think of artificial intelligence and cars, the first thing that likely comes to mind is ambitious self-driving vehicle projects of tech giants like Google, Uber, and probably Apple. Most of these companies are leveraging AI to create cars that can understand their environments and navigate roads under different conditions, and hopefully, make driving safer—eventually. Some day. Probably
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Auto Design
Just as the most advanced technologies for space travel have greatly impacted everyday life, the best technologies in Formula 1 racing are often major influences on future technologies for passenger vehicles.
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Autocar
European Commission wants to see city centres free of petrol and diesel cars by 2050
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3Ders
Divergent 3D, maker of the 3D printed Blade Supercar and developer of the innovative 'Node' platform for automotive manufacturing, has announced that it has successfully raised $23 million through a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by tech venture capital firm Horizons Ventures.
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Car Scoops
Nissan is eager to use carbon fiber to make mainstream vehicles safer and more efficient.
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Interesting Engineering
Cars with digital dashboard displays and digital cockpit architecture will be shipped between 2020 and 2030.