News tagged with car drivers

BMW shows hands-free driving on Autobahn (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Move over, Google, or better still, stay off the Autobahn, best not to interfere with the main show, which now stars BMW and its technology feats with self-driving cars. BMW has been drawing ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 16 | with audio podcast report

Volkswagen demonstrates “Temporary Auto Pilot” (w/ Video)

Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer who has stated its goal of becoming the largest car maker in the world, has demoed a new addition to the growing list of driver assisted automobile test features from a variety of car ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (15) | comments 31 | with audio podcast weblog

Putting your brain in the drivers seat (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Picture driving your car without ever touching the wheel, driving a vehicle that is so user responsive to you that it is literally jacked into your thoughts. It sounds like the technology ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 12 | with audio podcast weblog

Researchers work to develop a vehicle that can be driven by the blind

Last Saturday, a blind driver dodged cardboard boxes thrown in front of him while driving a modified Ford Hybrid Escape around the Daytona International Speedway. He had only seconds to react to the obstacles.

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

'Connected' cars new buzzword at IAA fair

Following smartphones and tablet computers, motorists look set to be the next big market for connected devices as automakers wow crowds with the latest Internet-enabled models at the IAA motor show.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New methods keep bugs out of software for self-driving cars

Driver assistance technologies, such as adaptive cruise control and automatic braking, promise to someday ease traffic on crowded routes and prevent accidents. Proving that these automated systems will work as intended is ...

Technology / Software

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fish follow the rules to school

The rules of school are simple: it is all about watching the kid nearest to you and making sure you do what they do. Researchers at the mathematics department at Uppsala University, together with biologists at Sydney University ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Technology companies vie to bring Web to cars

As drivers grow unwilling to unplug from the connected world during their jaunts across town, technology firms are racing to bring the Web into the car.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Car lighting makeover impacts feel of safety and style

Gone are the days of basic, glaring lights inside cars to help us find our seatbelts or scramble for a map. Taking cues from research in buildings and offices, today's car designers have started to incorporate gentle ambient ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New way to guide a car: With your eyes, not hands

Tired of spinning that steering wheel? Try this: German researchers have developed a new technology that lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 23, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (10) | comments 13

Toyota developing anti-drunk driving gadget

Toyota Motor said Monday it was developing anti-drunk driving equipment that would lock the ignition of a vehicle if high levels of alcohol are detected in the driver.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 6

The cockpit of the future

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists have developed a novel car dashboard that functions as a 3-D display and shows velocities, engine speeds or warnings in three dimensions. The display’s design can be chosen ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Ford’s Cloud-Connected car, the Evos Concept, to make North American debut at 2012 CES

The stunning Ford Evos Concept car will make its first appearance in North America as the centerpiece of Ford’s display at the 2012 International CES in Las Vegas, Jan. 10-13, 2012. The Evos Concept ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Car Talk: LISA develops smart cars to make safer drivers

Calling all gamers: If you like to play first-person racing games, you may be able to help campus researchers better understand typical driving behaviors. The objective is to develop “intelligent” ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Keeping older drivers on the road

A research car which monitors our concentration, stress levels and driving habits while we're sat behind the steering wheel is being used to develop new technologies to support older drivers.

Technology / Other

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0