General Motors expects the sale of light vehicle in the US to reach 17 million units in 2015 from the previous 16.5 million units sold in 2014. General Motors CEO Mary Barra said: "The U.S. economy and vehicle sales have been rebounding ...
Tags: light vehicle, job security, labor market, Auto
Jaguar Land Rover is working with Intel and computer vision technology maker Seeing Machines to develop a technology that will be capable of monitoring driver's face and eyes to reduce distraction and drowsy driving. Seeing Machines ...
Tags: driver's face, drowsy driving, Auto
Rock legend Neil Young has announced a partnership with audio giant Harman, in order to bring the Pono Player experience to cars. The Kickstarter-backed company aims to bring high quality digital music files to the masses with the Pono ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Ohio State University, today released a risk assessment concluding that silica-based spent foundry sands from iron, steel ...
Tags: air quality, enhancing state, Construction
Chevrolet is bringing back its exclusive ‘Engine Build Experience’ for Corvette Z06 customers, who will get the opportunity to assemble the cars 650-hp supercharged LT4 engine by themselves. The program which starts in March ...
Tags: engine build, LT4 engine, Auto
We’re just a week into 2015, but already you’ve probably seen umpteen articles about the Back to the Future II tech we have and haven’t got yet. To save you unnecessarily visiting Buzzfeed or whatever, here’s the ...
Tags: Nike, Consumer Electronics
Used to be that a car's bragging rights had everything to do with horsepower. Now, it's computing power, as automakers vie for consumer dollars with the latest in tech gadgetry. That pitched battle is in full view here at the 2015 ...
General Motors engineers are planning to use material used in diaper to simulate snow year round to maximize the heating capabilities of its cars. GM Vehicle Thermal Systems engineer Nicholas Jahn found out that sodium polyacrylate in ...
Tags: Vehicle Heating, windshield defrosting, Auto
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its self-driving sedan F 015 Luxury in Motion at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015 in Las Vegas. The car has six display screens that are integrated into the instrument, rear and side panels and facilitates ...
Tags: Self Driving Car, seating system, Auto
The 2015 International CES® kicks off today poised to be a record-breaking show with more than 3,600 exhibitors across the largest show floor in history with more than 2.2 million net square feet of exhibit space, breaking last ...
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that the 2015 International CES® will feature the largest ever showcase of products, services and technologies that make up the “Internet of Things” (IoT), with ...
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) launched its second in a series of videos designed to promote and highlight the innovative ways adhesives and sealants are being actively used in the marketplace or being considered for a new ...
Tags: design engineers, Construction
South Korean auto maker Hyundai Motor is planning to invest around $73bn over the next four years to develop new vehicles, expand its production capacity and build a new headquarters. The auto maker will be focusing upon South Korea with ...
Tags: production capacity, quality competitiveness, technology power, Auto
Nvidia has announced two computing platforms for cars which include Drive CX, a digital cockpit for cars, based upon the company’s X1 processor along with an image processing platform for self driving cars dubbed DRIVE PX. The Drive ...
Tags: parking space, self driving cars, Auto
Jeep, the SUV brand that is key to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' global expansion plans, narrowly met its goal of selling one million vehicles in 2014, the Jeep brand chief said on Tuesday. Jeep's worldwide sales were 1,017,019 last year, up ...