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Toyota Focuses On Technologies For Safer Driving
Vehicle safety technology is a primary consideration for family buyers, actually for any driver and passenger in the family, including the elderly and children. Depending on manufacturer, make and model, the kinds and types of safety technology standard or available run a wide gamut. Now, Toyota...
Opinion: Make Collision Avoidance Systems Mandatory
When I was a teenager back in the '80s, we relied almost exclusively on the car to get us around. It was the car because the bus was slow and infrequent. Furthermore, a car... July 31, 2011 by Jon Druker 11
OnStar FMV (For My Vehicle) Now Available for 90K Older Vehicles
The OnStar suite of automotive safety and security services is now available for some 90 million older vehicles on the road in an out-of-the-box application called OnStar FMV... July 20, 2011 by Suzanne Kane
IIHS: Volvo's City Safety Cuts Low-Speed Car Accidents
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is giving praise to an anti-collision system developed by Volvo and used on their XC60 crossover. The IIHS found that... July 19, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Volvo Crash-Avoidance System Cuts Accidents By About 25%
There's no question that technology has made auto travel safer -- in fact, gadgets ranging from safety belts to airbags are at least partially responsible for the fact that... July 19, 2011 by Richard Read 2
DOT’s Connected Vehicle Drive Clinics Gear Up for 6-City Test
Although the first venue in the six-city U. S. Department of Transportation’s Connected Vehicle Drive Clinics is just weeks away, there’s a lot at stake in what... July 9, 2011 by Suzanne Kane
Adaptive Cruise Control Available For Ford Focus, Just Not Here
In Europe, buyers of the 2012 Ford Focus can equip their cars with adaptive cruise control. Once found exclusively on luxury cars, the technology has decreased in cost to the... July 8, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 1
VW's Temporary Auto Pilot Shows The Future of Motoring
Today, new cars can be equipped with such high-tech features as adaptive cruise control, which keeps a safe distance between your car and the vehicle in front of you, and... June 23, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Volvo Researches ‘Road Train’ Software Technology For Future Hands-Free Driving
An intriguing story out of Fast Company really got us thinking: Could U.S. drivers one day (in the rather distant future) be convinced to join a “road train” and... June 14, 2011 by Suzanne Kane
Getaround Car-Sharing Service Gains Traction (But We Have Doubts)
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about RelayRides, a car-sharing start-up that lets folks loan out their vehicles to friends and strangers for cold, hard cash. Now, a... May 31, 2011 by Richard Read 2
Should Apple's iCloud Integrate With Cars? #YouTellUs
In-car electronics have suddenly become all about the apps--who has 'em, and what can they do, with Pandora and Stitcher being two of the more popular audio streaming... May 31, 2011 by Joel Feder 2
'Toyota Friend' Links Driver, Car, Dealer and Factory
Toyota has developed a new telematics system called “Toyota Friend”, which looks to bring interactive social media into your Toyota automobile. Developed jointly... May 24, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 2
Car Vs. Apple iPad 2: Which One Wins?
Would you jump up and down on your iPad 2, smash it with a hammer and then drive over it repeatedly with a car? Chances are good that your answer to those questions would be... May 23, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
BMW Working On GPS-Linked Transmission
When it comes to the automobile, there are useful technologies like electronic stability control and anti-lock braking systems, that make driving safer for the vast majority... April 7, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 4
Four Senators Push Takedown Of Apps That Show DUI Checkpoints, One Provider Complies
Four U.S. Senators have come out swinging against smartphone apps that reveal DUI checkpoints, allowing potentially intoxicated motorists to find alternate ways to the next... March 24, 2011 by Richard Read 5
Ford Truck App Offers Towing Tips For F-Series Owners
The first towing app for pickups is coming soon from Ford, but it's not the kind of app you're probably thinking of: it uses a built-in four-by-two inch screen to display... March 10, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
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