Ford’s voice-activated technology, Sync, will read text messages out loud.
A new feature will be installed in new Ford vehicles and many of Ford’s older ones as well. The feature will read text messages out loud.
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EN-V
As GM gets ready to roll out its electric mini-car, the Chevy Spark, its concept electric vehicle, the Chevy EN-V, a two-seater that the automaker has developed was a-buzz at last year’s Shanghai World Expo. The EN-V could be an end to gridlock, an end to accidents and n end to driving altogether. In fact you can conduct a video conference in traffic, and this podcar parks itself. This next-generation vehicle combines zero-transmission, super-connectivity and other advanced technologies to makes the future of individual transportation actually seem sustainable. (video)
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The eleMMent
If you are in the market for a futuristic and slightly bizarre motor home it’s check out the eleMMent. You’ll be the envy of the trailer park when you pull up in this 500 horsepower, 40-foot long monstrosity, which features a fireplace, a pop-up sky lounge with fog machine, and paint that glows in the dark. (Pics)
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Toilet Bike Neo
Japan’s top commode manufacturer, TOTO, has just unveiled a crazy poop-powered motorcycle topped with a toilet. The motorcycle, dubbed the Toilet Bike Neo, will travel across Japan to promote the company’s “Green Challenge” of reducing emissions 50% over the next five years. The vehicle runs on biogas that is produced by an on-bike toilet, communicates in Japanese using LED lights, plays music, and talks. A poop and ride motorcycle!
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The disappearing car door is labelled a “revolutionary concept in car technology” by its creators Jatech. The disappearing car door is a spin on the convention car door employed in nearly all automobiles today. Instead of the outward swinging hinged doors we are all familiar with, they have developed a door that retracts down into the body of the vehicle. To see exactly what I’m talking about, check it out on their website. Jatech have fitted the disappearing doors to Lincoln sedans, but can do custom fittings to customer’s vehicles of choice.
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It sounds like the answer to parents who are worried about lending their car to their precious teenage children.
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In the U.S. there is one vehicle for every 1.3 people.
Worldwide, the number of vehicles in operation surpassed the 1 billion-unit mark in 2010 for the first time ever.
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Car crashes are the leading cause of death worldwide.
The leading cause of death worldwide is car crashes and mechanical engineers are working to develop intelligent onboard transportation systems that can prevent crashes.
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Sex in a vehicle is the most exciting place Americans say they have had sex.
Condom maker, Trojan, released the U.S. Sex Census national survey that found that 48% of Americans say “the most exciting place (they) have had sex ” is in a car.
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The Diwheel
The Diwheel is a strange-looking vehicle, which places the rider between two giant wheels, has moved from science fiction to reality.
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Vehicle platoons (aka “road trains”) will allow software-equipped cars to automatically follow a professional driver in a “lead car”.
There will be platoons of vehicles lead by a professional driver that will let you take your eyes off the road and save fuel before cars are driven fully by computers. By 2020 they will be on the road in Europe. (video)
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An American icon
Big pickup trucks have had a great ride but those days are over. Sales and profits for U.S. car companies are down. The big pickup truck is victim of rising fuel costs, a troubled economy and changing consumer tastes.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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