Guardian Optical Technologies announced the launch of breakthrough, patent-pending sensor technology for automobile manufacturers, supported by $5.1m in Series A funding from Maniv Mobility and Mirai Creation Fund. The company will use ...
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Groupe PSA has designed an electrified light vehicle under Efficient Urban LIght Vehicle (EU-LIVE) project. The European EU-LIVE consortium includes 12 partners from six countries, with Groupe PSA being the only carmaker. The consortium ...
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JAC Motors remains the industry’s sales champion, having sold 300,000 S3s during the last 20 months. The S3 has set several records since its launch, from achieving a breakthrough of 10,000 units in its first month, to overtaking ...
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Toyota Motors has announced safety recall for approximately 1.12 million vehicles over safety issues with seatbelt. The company is recalling these vehicles saying that metal seat frame part could damage the seatbelts in case of crash. ...
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When emergency medical services respond to the scene of a serious accident, a few seconds can mean the difference between life and death. That's why the certified nonprofit organization Emergency Medical Network of Helicopter and Hospital ...
Japanese automobile major Toyota has added a new muscle model, capable of profiling changes in posture pre-collision of vehicle occupants, to its Total Human Model for Safety (Thums) Version 5 software application for virtual crash ...
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The US Department of Justice announced that a Detroit federal grand jury has indicted an executive of Takata on one-count for conspiring and price fixing of seat belts sold to car makers. Hiromu Usuda, the accused executive allegedly ...
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Automotive suppliers will quality check more than 300 million airbag-inflator systems using sophisticated helium- and hydrogen-based leak-detection technology in 2015. Frontal airbags have reduced fatalities in frontal crashes by up to 25 ...
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Volvo has introduced its Volvo XC90 SUV, which features new range of technologies and premium design. The car is powered by XC90 Twin Engine which unites two-litre, four-cylinder supercharged and turbocharged T6 petrol engine. It can ...
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Volvo announced that it will be unveiling the new seven-seat SUV XC90 in August which will be packed with advanced safety features. The car maker claims that its new XC90 to be one of the world's safest cars, because of its advanced ...
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Indian Trails in association with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is starting the use of eight new motorcoaches, which are said to turn heads, boost ridership, and attract more tourists to Michigan. Like rolling ...
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Google has moved ahead with the self-driving car project with introduction of the new completely self-driving car prototype in the US. The new car does not have a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal as it is completely ...
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Chevrolet Thailand launches the latest version of the Chevrolet Captiva, one of the most successful SUV’s in the market, at the 35th Bangkok International Motor Show. the Captiva has been Chevrolet's flagship product in Thailand, ...
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Opel will reveal a true super sports car at the 84th Geneva Motor Show (March 6 – 16). The study follows the tradition of the Astra OPC X-treme Concept shown in 2002. Then, as now, a real race car found its way from the racetrack to ...
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America’s biggest-selling vehicle, the Ford F-150 ‘truck’, has been given a 21st-century makeover with multiple LED lighting, digital instruments, active safety features, a new downsized turbo engine, and lighter ...