In his upcoming HFES 2013 Annual Meeting paper, Rene Guerster, who has been concerned with steering improvement since he was a child, proposes an alternative…
The aim is to allow developers to design software so that the system will autonomously compensate when problems arise during operation. This adaptive system is…
Looking for a parking space for hours at a busy shopping mall or being stuck on roads jammed with cars releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide are…
The World Solar Challenge is an 1,800-mile, week-long endurance contest across the continent of Australia that takes place every other fall. The U-M team has…
DuPont shows how advanced materials, design and processing converge to help automakers cut CO2 emissions, conserve fuelInnovative technology and material…
Economical non-precious-metal catalyst capitalizes on carbon nanotubesLos Alamos National Laboratory scientists have designed a new type of…
A new approach achieves independent listening zones within a car by using small, modified speakers to produce directional sound fields and a signal processing…
Today's motor vehicles in the United States use two different types of mirrors for the driver and passenger sides. The driver's side mirror is flat so that…
With four wheels that turn independently, each with its own built-in electric motor and set of batteries, the experimental car is the only one of its kind…
Cars traditionally use mechanical water cooling pumps, which have a flow rate dependent on the engine speed. Electric cooling pumps offer greater control over…
Intelligent Transport System (ITS): New automotive technology from Aisin Seki Co. Ltd, Japan, prevents accidents caused by drowsiness during driving Intelligent Transport System (ITS): Test drives demonstrate the reliability of Aisin¡¯s eyelid monitor to pre-empt lapses in motorist competence. …
Optional electrically adjustable driver’s seat is unique in the compact car segment Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, interior systems…
Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, interiors and electronics, is increasingly using leather-wrapped surfaces for high-quality vehicle…
Barrels and cones dot an open field in Saline, Mich., forming an obstacle course for a modified vehicle. A driver remotely steers the vehicle through the…
Drivers can struggle to see when driving at night in a rainstorm or snowstorm, but a smart headlight system invented by researchers at Carnegie Mellon…
Wi-Fi is coming to our cars. Ford Motor Co. has been equipping cars with Wi-Fi transmitters since 2010; according to an Agence France-Presse story last year,…
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