Mercedes-Benz has completed construction of a crash test facility at its Sindelfingen site in Stuttgart, Germany, said to be the world's most advanced. The new technology centre for vehicle safety (TFS) comprises a complete 90x90 ...
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the Nissan Teana received the 2014-2015 Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP) Five Star Award, the highest rating in JNCAP's new overall safety performance evaluation. The Japan New Car ...
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Volvo Cars has collaborated with Ericsson and sports gear manufacturer POC to develop a new safety technology to protect cyclist from fatal accidents. The technology will be showcased at the 2015 CES in Las Vegas which involves a ...
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POC, Volvo and Ericsson will present an innovative safety technology connecting drivers and cyclists for the first time ever at International CES in Las Vegas Jan. 6-9. The technology consists of a connected car and helmet prototype that ...
Tags: cycling, skiing, outdoor sports, Sporting Goods
Toyota Motor is set to introduce a newly-developed set of active safety technologies designed to help prevent or mitigate collisions across a range of vehicle speeds from 2015. Offered in the form of two 'Toyota Safety Sense' packages, ...
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Honda is planning to launch new intelligent transportation technology primarily focusing on vehicle safety at the 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit, to be held between 7th September to to 11 September. The technologies will include V2V ...
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X2 Biosystems will supply its Integrated Concussion Evaluation (ICE) software system for use by select teams in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) during the 2014-2017 soccer seasons. Major League Soccer and the National Football League ...
Opel will develop new assistance systems to increase efficiency and safety in urban transport under its participation in the UR:BAN research project (user oriented assistance systems and network management). The goal of the partly German ...
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People are forever complaining about how the digital world has robbed them of something or other. Peace. Anonymity. Freedom itself. I just see possibilities. So I've been keen to follow a new kind of connection made possible by the ...
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In 2012, FlexiCase rewrote speed, footprint and packaging size range for products in the home and personal care markets in particular. The new Flexicase adds an even lower footprint and height. End-of-line compactness is a ...
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope have discovered the splattered remains of comets colliding together around a nearby star; the researchers believe they are witnessing the total destruction ...
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Flocks of birds manage to navigate through difficult environments by individuals having predispositions to favour the left- or right-hand side, according to research published in PLOS Computational Biology this week. Scientists at The ...
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Early Earth's accidental deluge via water-carrying comets has long been a stumbling block for those interested in life on other planets. Scientists agree that life needs water to evolve. But if water only arrives through chance impacts ...
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Soccer is the most-popular and fastest-growing sport in the world and, like many contact sports, players are at risk of suffering concussions from collisions on the field. But researchers warned in a paper published today that not enough ...
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U.S. officials are planning to announce Monday whether automakers should be required to equip new cars and light trucks with technology that enables vehicles to communicate with each other to prevent collisions. Such vehicle-to-vehicle ...
Tags: Car-to-Car Communication, Wi-Fi, GPS function, Qualcomm