Toyota cuts price of automatic braking safety devices
Those pricey high-tech systems that automatically stop or slow your car if it's about to run into something are getting a lot cheaper.
Engineering
Mar 30, 2015
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News tagged with safety features
Tesla updating Model S to ease range anxiety, improve safety
Tesla Motors is updating its Model S electric car to help ease drivers' worries about running out of battery charge—and is hinting that in the future drivers can take their hands off the wheel altogether.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 19, 2015
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Gov't adds emergency brake features to safety device list
The U.S. government's auto safety agency wants to add two automatic emergency braking devices to its list of recommended safety features for new-car buyers.
Engineering
Jan 22, 2015
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Mexico's booming car industry selling unsafe cars
In Mexico's booming auto industry, the cars rolling off assembly lines may look identical, but how safe they are depends on where they're headed.
Other
Nov 28, 2013
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Latvia's ask.fm to 'mature' after teen suicide uproar
Caught in a storm over a British teenager's suicide, Latvia's huge social networking website ask.fm has pledged to make changes and "mature", though supporters say it's being made a scapegoat.
Internet
Aug 24, 2013
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Smart cars could break into mainstream
Traditionally, consumers have largely selected cars on the basis of size, color, power and price. But increasingly two new factors are influencing their choice: The kind of wireless connection it has and the kinds of mobile ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 29, 2013
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Osaka Basin map: Identifies high-rise buildings at risk from quakes
The Osaka Basin, Japan is home to many high-rise buildings that sit atop its thick soft sediments, vulnerable to long-period strong ground motions that last minutes. A new map created by Japanese researchers is intended to ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2013
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NASA marks 10 years since loss of Columbia, crew
NASA will honor the seven astronauts who perished when the space shuttle Columbia was destroyed 10 years ago.
Space Exploration
Feb 1, 2013
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What holds energy tech back? The infernal battery
As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back. It's why electric cars aren't clogging the roads and why Boeing's new ultra-efficient ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 23, 2013
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Li-ion king: New Ford test for hybrid vehicle batteries simulates 10 years of use in 10 months' time
Ford is putting the equivalent of 10 years and 150,000 miles of wear and tear on hybrid vehicle batteries using a new lab test that takes less than a year to complete.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 13, 2012
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