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Fast Company
Chuck Tannert |
Our Ultimate Driverless Car Report Card Self-driving proponents have to do one thing: Convince people that surrendering the steering wheel to a computer is a good idea. So who's doing the best job of overcoming such considerable obstacles? Take a look -- then take a spin.   |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Ben Stewart |
Is Your Car Smarter Than You Are? The computing power of the family car has grown exponentially. The question is: Do we like it? |
Science News
March 16, 2002
Ivars Peterson |
Highway Relativity Freeway drivers often get the sense that the other lane is moving faster than the one they're in. A number of recent mathematical studies have shown that this owes to both truth and quirks of perception... |
Popular Mechanics
July 19, 2007
Paul Weissler |
6 New Car Technologies in Your Not-So-Distant Future From navigational systems for the kids to cruise control for drowsy driving to cleaner fuel conversions, here's what's on the horizon for Volkswagen vehicles. |
AskMen.com
May 9, 2002
Scott Roush |
9 Ways To Become A Better Driver By taking a defensive approach to driving, you may help prevent yourself from getting into an accident or altercation with other people on the road. Here are just a few tips on how you can drive safely... |
Wired
January 2006
Joshua Davis |
Say Hello to Stanley Stanford's souped-up Volkswagen blasted through the Mojave Desert, blew away the competition, and won Darpa's $2 million Grand Challenge. Buckle up, human - the driverless car of the future is gaining on you. |
Science News
November 20, 2004
Ivars Peterson |
Cruise Control and Traffic Flow A physicist at the University of Michigan has used computer simulations, applying concepts from statistical mechanics, to study how the use of adaptive cruise-control technology might affect traffic flow... Puzzle of the Week... |
National Defense
March 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Robots Get Smarter, But Who Will Buy Them? While the technologies to enable fully autonomous vehicles have advanced, robotics experts say there is still more to be done to make them viable in military and commercial applications in the next decade. |
Popular Mechanics
July 10, 2008
Jim McCraw |
7 Robot Cars and Driverless Tech Rigs Coming Soon From VW Volkswagen is tantalizingly close to meeting DARPA's robotic car challenge and to starting volume production of the driverless car technology. |
AskMen.com
October 16, 2015
Justin Quirk |
Tesla Autopilot Review As Tesla's autopilot launches, are we ready for driverless cars? |
National Defense
August 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Army, Car Makers Push Ahead With Driverless Vehicle Research When it comes to concepts for vehicles that can drive themselves on highways or city streets, the military and automakers have been working on similar paths for several years. |
Wired
April 2002
Andrew Tilin |
You Are About To Crash After decades spent designing smarter airbags, antilock brakes, and collision-avoidance systems, Detroit has set its sights behind the wheel. Now the cutting edge of car safety is the driver. Brace yourself... |
AskMen.com
December 19, 2003
Paul Anderson |
Review: 6 Technological Advancements The last decade of car making is marked by a swift rise in high-tech advancements. In order to help you keep up with the changing times, here are the most interesting of these features. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2006
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars Hybrids square off against diesels for the economy laurels |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2010
Willie D. Jones |
Ford Takes Control of Tight Curves Curve Control technology keeps drivers on track by controlling the brake and throttle |
Popular Mechanics
April 16, 2009
Larry Webster |
Does Insurance Institute Crash Study Conflict with Fuel-Economy Standards? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a study that confirmed when two cars collide, the lighter one usually loses. Does this mean that small cars are necessarily less safe? Not exactly. |
Fast Company
John Paul Titlow |
Self-Driving Cars Will Be The Biggest Auto Safety Innovation Ever Like so many things in life, the future of driving is automated. In fact, autonomous vehicles could reduce traffic accidents by 90%, according to a new report from McKinsey. |
Popular Mechanics
March 5, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
10 Road Rules to Drive Through Disaster and Save Your Life Expert skills you should master to improve your driving and your chances of avoiding a deadly crash. |
PC Magazine
November 28, 2007
John R. Quain |
Safe at Any Speed? Do smart cars result in safer roads-or more distracted drivers? |
Popular Mechanics
February 2, 2010
Dan Carney |
Top 5 Next-Gen Auto-Safety Technologies Automotive engineers are working on new technologies to make cars safer to drive. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Self-Driving Cars Successfully Avoid Collision Autonomous cars just hit a new milestone: successfully avoiding an accident involving two self-driving cars from two different companies. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Logan Ward |
Highway of the Future: Interstate Intelligence Our nation's highways are being primed for a major transformation, one that will bring them into the wireless information age suitable for the wireless capabilities of our cars. |
BusinessWeek
November 14, 2005
Ian Rowley |
Cars That Brake When You Don't Japan leads the way in high-tech gadgets that help prevent auto accidents. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
How To Avoid Car Accidents Here are some dos and don'ts that can help minimize your chances of becoming a statistic. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2007
Erik Sofge Render |
DARPA's Robot Car Race Hits the City: 2007 Preview (with Video) A cross between a DMV driving test and a rally, this year's race promises to be DARPA's most complex yet. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2010
Anil Das |
Google Tests Driverless Cars The company's blog says the project could make roads safer and free up commuting time. |
Wired
November 2001
Dan Baum |
The Ultimate Jam Session It takes more than technology to solve the world's traffic problems. While Singapore succeeds with an iron fist, the United States waits for the invisible hand... |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2010
Anil Das |
Does a Driverless Car Mean Road Safety? Google's automated car brings up lots of questions about new legalities. |
PC Magazine
January 18, 2006
Bill Howard |
The Technology Cocoon A technology package for cars with active cruise control, lane departure warning, and backup sonar and cameras that beep as you approach objects. |
AskMen.com
October 25, 2002
Scott Roush |
The Benefits Of ABS Despite the strong penetration in the car market, recent surveys indicate that almost half the drivers on the road still do not know how to use antilock brakes properly. Drivers need to learn how to use antilock brakes properly. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars of 2009 Electric-drive cars take second place to sheer survival. |
BusinessWeek
January 16, 2006
Lee Walczak et al. |
Dream Machines There's a new 'golden age' of automotive design and technology dawning as sales-hungry automakers are innovating at full speed -- and giving buyers the power to shape their vehicles. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2011
Richard Stevenson |
Long-Distance Car Radar Affordable radar will let every car see through fog, brake on its own, and track other vehicles hundreds of meters ahead |
National Defense
December 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Technologists Make Progress On Autonomous Ground Robots Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute used eBay as inspiration when they were searching for ways to make unmanned aerial and ground robots work autonomously to search for targets. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2005
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars From Toyota to Porsche, a host of hybrids... The Land Rover 'switch-hitter'... The 'super handling' Acura RL... A 'bullet-proof' Mercedes... Limited edition Ferrari Fetish... Michelin's concept cars... etc. |
National Defense
December 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Army, Marine Corps In Pursuit of Robotic Convoy Systems As part of its modernization plan, the Army is funding several ground robotics programs ranging from small, remotely controlled explosive ordnance disposal units to large autonomous tactical wheeled vehicles. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
Are You a Dangerous Driver? Here are some signs that suggest that you're a dangerous driver -- with a rating system as a guide. Keep these tips in mind and you'll reduce your risk of a collision. |
PC Magazine
April 5, 2006
Bill Howard |
Down the Road The car of the near future has no jet engine, isn't submersible, and won't drive itself, but just about anything else is within reach. Here are some automotive technologies likely to reach the mainstream within five to ten years. |
Fast Company
February 2011
Stephanie Schomer |
Thomas Broberg's Vision for Volvo's Crash-Free Future Deb Citrin is rethinking how to market products for the elderly -- by targeting their aging children. |
Fast Company
Chris Gayomali |
This Is How Google's Driverless Cars Navigate Tricky Roadblocks In a new blog post, Google shows us how its smart cars assess and navigate some of the trickier traffic scenarios, like, say, a road construction bottleneck near its Mountain View campus. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2008
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars Ferrari F430 Spider... Ford's EcoBoost... Mercedes-Benz Bluetec system... Chevrolet Corvette ZR1... Saturn Vue Two-Mode Hybrid... Audi hybrid with it's own mobile phone... etc. |
Wired
July 24, 2007
Bob Parks |
Robot Buses Pull In to San Diego's Fastest Lane In response to heavy traffic loads, San Diego Country is working on a dedicated truck and bus lanes with lane-keeping sensors and adaptive cruise controls. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Does High-Tech Highway Design Make us Less Safe? Tom Vanderbilt's latest book, Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), has a recurring theme: Making things safer may actually make them more dangerous. |
Wired
December 20, 2007
John Voelcker |
Leave the Driving to Smart Cars Today's automobiles are equipped with computers that give you directions and diagnose onboard problems. But that's just the beginning. |
Wired
December 2004
Tom McNichol |
Roads Gone Wild It's no surprise that the Dutch, a people renowned for social experimentation in practically every facet of life, have embraced new ideas in traffic management. Other countries are following suite. |
PC Magazine
January 7, 2006
Bill Howard |
Blind Spots? No More! Delphi device would keep sudden lane-changers from impacting their fellow motorist. |
National Defense
November 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Robotic Humvees Resupply Troops Downrange The Defense Department is pushing hard for the development of fully autonomous robots that can replenish supplies, evacuate casualties and even search for explosives. |
Popular Mechanics
March 23, 2010
Kevin A. Wilson |
GM Shows Off Autonomous Driving Tech In New EN-V Concept The ride inside one of the three EN-V concept vehicles, destined for display at the Shanghai World Expo opening in May, is silky-smooth motion. |
National Defense
February 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Inside Simulators, Soldiers Learning to Operate Strykers Just as the aviation industry has embraced flight simulators to train pilots inside virtual airplane cockpits, the Army is turning to immersive trainers that realistically replicate the driver cabs and motions of its vehicles. |
National Defense
February 2012
Eric Beidel |
Improving Bad Driving Habits Can Lead to Fuel Savings in Military Vehicles Experts are focusing on smaller changes -- both to the vehicles and how they are operated. This includes taking a hard look at who is driving them. |
