Category: Automobiles
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Renault’s New Eolab Car Travels A Remarkable 100 km Per Liter Of Fuel
Just before the Paris Motor Show, to be held in Paris from October 4 to 19, Renault has launched a prototype of its thermal-electric hybrid sedan, named as Eolab. With its compact engine, good aerodynamics and even small retractable rear wings, the car is still in experimental stages. But it is the first passenger car to…
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Audi Gets License To Test Drive Its First Autonomous car A7 in California
Audi has announced on its website that the State of California has issued it the first autonomous car license. The Audi A7 is the first autonomous car to be allowed to drive in this American state. New laws regarding the autonomous car driving took effect on September 16 in California. With a deposit of $5 million, Audi…
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Daewoo’s To Launch World’s Biggest Cargo Ship Which is 70 Meters High
On land, in the air or on the seas, the means of transportation are constantly evolving. A Korean industrial group is finalizing the construction of the world’s largest Cargo ship ever. We tell you more about this steel monster that will soon sail the waters of the world. In the world, Daewoo, the Korean industrial group,…
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This Amazing Conference Table Is Actually A Huge Jet Engine
Often we think that there is no use for a an obsolete jet engine. Yet MotoArt, an American company specializing in the recycling of aircraft parts, had this brilliant idea to recycle an impressive Boeing 747 engine into a conference table. A furniture with an original as well as beautiful design! The American firm MotoArt, specializing in…
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Intelleligent Seat Belt Avoids Accidents By Waking Up A Dozing Driver
While researchers continue to develop all sorts of connected gadgets, there are only a few gadgets that are intended to keep us safe. Never mind!!! Since a Spanish laboratory has developed a smart belt fitted with a sensors to combat driver fatigue. Unlike many other connected gadgets, the intelligent seat belt is important as it would…
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A Trendy Submarine Designed By A Former Enemy Of James Bond
With this futuristic submarine, the sea exploration takes another dimension. Designed by Graham Hawkes, the villain who chases James Bond in the film “For Your Eyes Only”, this underwater trendy boat and allows you to navigate the bottom of the ocean at high speed. Ready to dive! The Super Falcon Mark II is the work of DeepFlight, a firm specializing…
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French Researchers Use Ant Secretions To Make Green Fuel
French scientists have made a fantastic discovery. With the acid secreted by ants, they are able to manufacture Methanol, an essential component of the clean fuel of the future. This method is particularly interesting because it has a zero carbon footprint. In other words, it is both economical and environmental friendly. Researchers from the Commission for Atomic and Alternative…
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Scientists Are Building An Entire City To Test New Driverless Cars In Real Conditions
The driverless cars will soon be a part of our daily lives and to ensure their proper working in real world, researchers have devised a very surprising way. They have begun building an entire uninhabited city, to test these vehicles of tomorrow. These are engineers from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor who had this brilliant idea. The Mobility…
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An American Couple Builds The Prototype Of Futuristic Intelligent Roads
What if the roads of the future were not only environment friendly but also interact and facilitate you in a multitude of ways. Well this is the crazy project that an American couple wishes to carry out. We present to you Solar Roadways, a concept inspired from solar lawn lights to make your life easier. Julie and…
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Scientists Are Developing Life Saving Car Seats To Detect Driver Drowsiness
A consortium of Europeen universities, companies and technology centers is working on the problem for detecting drowsiness of the drivers. Named as the project Harken, the plan is to incorporate heart rate and respiration sensors into the seat belt of a car. Technically quite simple, the system can be quickly integrated into the vehicles. According…
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iPhone On Rails: Hi-Tech Russian Trams To Be Launched By 2015
“iPhone on rails” is a new design concept for trams that will be running in streets of the Moscow by next year. UVZ has developed this train with an aim to provide a highly quality modern transportation system to the Russian people. The best feature of the tram is its windshield that is not only stylish but…
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BMW To Introduce New Wireless Charging System For Its Cars
BMW is going to introduce an inductive charging system that can be recharged wirelessly. It will remove the hassle of cables and will let the vehicles charge from a distance. The company has already developed electric charging system in its i3 all-electric and i8 plug-in sports car. Electric powered and hybrid vehicles are no doubt environment friendly…
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Mercedes Pioneers The World’s First Autonomous Truck Drive On The Highway
The Mercedes Benz Future Truck 2025 named as Daimlers makes its first autonomous drive on highway. It is expected that this new autonomous driving technology will reduce accidents and operational costs for the future trucks which will constitute 70% part of the EU freight. Self-driving concept will revolutionize the future travel. We may think of…
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Project ELECTROGRAPH: Supercapacitors To Reduce Charging Time Of Electric Cars
In Germany, about 8,000 electric vehicles are currently in service. While total number of cars registered in the country are 43 million. The main obstacles to the adoption of electric vehicles are: a higher purchase cost, reduced range, the lack of charging stations and the duration of the recharge. On this last point, the provision of…
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Spanish Scientists Use Braking Energy Of Trains To Recharge Electric Cars
Recently two projects have been launched by the Spanish National Agency INNPACTO in 2011. Their aim is to take advantage of the kinetic energy recovered during braking of trains and metros for charging electric cars. Project ‘Train2Car” has been led by the company “Metro de Madrid” in collaboration with other partners, notably, University Pontificia de Comillas, Siemens and…