Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

If you have ever played any recent video game (Forza or Gran Turismo, among others) you know how useful a heads-up display can be. These games offer a virtual line over the track, so you know exactly where to place your car to shave precious tenths off your lap time.

If you don't like spending hours cleaning your car, Nissan's latest technology is for you: they have just shown a water-and-dirt repelling protective film! It is clear on application, and is applied to the car using a pressure nozzle. As you can see in the video, the protectant easily dishes …

On July 16-17, a Beijing enterprise will organize a challenge for computer geeks: hack a Tesla Model S, and you will win $10,000! During the SyScan convention in Beijing, taking place next week, a Tesla Model S will be placed on display, and computer terminals will be provided for contestants …

Most of the different technologies found in a car have evolved drastically in the last decades. If we were to place an Audi R8 right next to a vehicle built at the beginning of the last century, we would quickly see that almost nothing is similar: the engine is more …

Ever heard about the International Engine of the Year award? It is (as the name implies) a competition between all the engines sold in cars since January 2014. There are multiple categories in which a motor can shine. There are winners separated by displacement size, and then individual awardees are …

Audi has just unveiled a new technical assistance tool for its mechanics that could shorten repair times and help the manufacturer see if they have made any recurring errors. One of the biggest time-wasters for mechanics is unexpected problems. Even with very thorough training, they sometimes face problems they can’t …

Ford is currently on a roll with their new technologies, and they all have one objective in common: fuel economy, whether it is with the use of a smaller turbocharged drivetrain, like the EcoBoost engines, or by finding ways to diminish the vehicle's total weight, like they did with the …

The aluminium producer Alcoa, in partnership with Phinergy, just unveiled their latest battery pack for electric cars. It is made of aluminium and uses air, and could hold more energy than current lithium batteries. How much more? According to Alcoa, their electric vehicle now has more than 1600 km of …

Google has been working on a driverless vehicle for quite a while now. After fine-tuning its Street View program, the Californian tech giant is now looking into building a vehicle that could drive on the roads while eliminating the main cause of accidents in cars today: the driver! A few …

The mayors of Quebec and Levis have launched, in collaboration with CAA-Quebec, a new smartphone app named Mon Trajet. Offered free of charge for iPod and Android devices, the app will collect data on your daily commute. It uses the GPS in your device to calculate your average speed, the …