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Norway Tests Guardrails with Built-in Noise Barriers
Panels no more than 75 cm high lower traffic noise and also maintain guardrails' ability to absorb the force of a vehicle impact.
LIDAR Gives Sight to Autonomous Vehicles
Laser-based imaging and ranging provides vision for autonomous vehicles, but their mechanical scanner is a throwback that many engineers would like to replace.
$36 Billion Sought for California’s Infrastructure
The state’s governor has proposed a $65 fee on all vehicles to help rebuild transportation infrastructure.
Self-Heating Battery May Boost EV Range
Conventional batteries at below-freezing temperatures suffer significant power loss, which reduces vehicle cruise range by up to 40 percent.
Auto to Use Auxiliary Thermal Coolant Pump
For the Chinese automaker, the 100-watt ATCP plays a critical role in turbocharger and indirect charge air cooling.
Ford Seeks to Integrate Autos and Wearables
Lane-keeping assist could become more sensitive if a smart watch sent data to the vehicle conveying that the driver didn’t get enough sleep the previous night.
DOT Proposes to Spend $4b to Support Autonomous Vehicles
Transportation Department plans a 10-year investment to accelerate the development and adoption of safe vehicle automation.
Tesla Curbs Hands-Free Functionality of Model S
Autosteer is throttled on residential roads and roads without a center divider.
Ford Tests Autonomous Vehicles on Snowy Roads
The vehicles are equipped with high-resolution 3D maps.
Ford Open to Experiment in Automotive Sector
Ford chief exec Bill Ford tells Reuters that the automaker is open to more than one approach to building its businesses based on mobile internet connections and alternatives to traditional car ownership.
Space Drill Technology Yields Portable EV Charger
Drawing the same voltage as a vacuum cleaner, the charger can be plugged into any household socket without blowing a fuse.
BMW Unveils Gesture Controlled "AirTouch"
AirTouch allows the display in a vehicle to be operated like a touchscreen without actually having to make contact with the surface.
Hyundai Tests Fully Autonomous Fuel Cell Vehicle in U.S.
Hyundai received approval from Nevada to begin testing a fully autonomous fuel cell electric vehicle on public roads.
GM to Invest $500 Million in Lyft
An element of the partnership is joint development of a network of on-demand autonomous vehicles.
Research Team Strengthens Metal with Nanoparticle Process
To create the metal, the team found a new way to disperse and stabilize nanoparticles in molten metals.
Automotive Display Systems to Grow to $18.6b by 2021, IHS Says
Center stack display systems are expected to account for half of all revenue growth, while head-up display systems will boast the strongest revenue CAGR at nearly 21 percent.
Nissan, BMW to Deploy EV Charging Stations
Charging stations will offer a dual-port 50 kW fast-charging station with both CHAdeMO and SAE Combo connectors.
IHS Buys Automotive Vehicle Data Provider
CARPROOF Corp.offers products and services in vehicle history, appraisal and valuation for the Canadian automotive industry.
Fuel-Saving Diesel Soot Sensor Advances
In a pilot program with New York City garbage trucks, the sensors cut the frequency and duration of "filter regeneration" by half and produced a 1-2 percent fuel savings.
Cowin Crowdsources Features for New Vehicle
Cowin invited the public to submit designs for 13 different aspects of the vehicle, including interior design, infotainment system and headlights.