Volkswagen has unveiled its latest infotainment system, the e-Golf Touch concept, at the CES show in Las Vegas, complete with a futuristic gesture control system. Only last year Volkswagen unveiled the Golf R Touch at the CES show with some gesture control functions. Now however VW is showing off its […]
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BMW Vision Car concept to debut AirTouch tech at 2016 CES
BMW is planning to unveil an all-new concept car at the upcoming CES event in Las Vegas next moth, called the Vision Car concept. So far only this teaser image has been released, showing a quick view of the futuristic dashboard and fully digital instrument cluster. BMW says it gives […]
GM invests US$30 million for new wind tunnel
Automotive giant General Motors is claiming its new US$30 million wind tunnel is a vital tool in the fight for lower emissions and increased economy on all future vehicles. The Detroit-based company recently opened its latest 35,000-square-foot wind tunnel for testing new designs, as the new low-emissions target date approaches. […]
Volvo developing future car technologies with Microsoft
A collaboration between computer system giant Microsoft and Scandinavian luxury and vehicle safety expert Volvo has today been announced, furthering the Swedish company’s ambition to have zero fatalities in its vehicles by 2020. Microsoft’s HoloLens , a fully untethered, holographic computer, could be adopted by Volvo in the future. It […]
Volvo Concept 26 previews autonomous driving interior of the future
Volvo has unveiled an interesting interior design layout to go with its advancements in autonomous driving technologies. It’s called the Concept 26. Why Concept 26? Volvo says it relates to 26 minutes, which is apparently the average daily commute motorists make every day – obviously the data wasn’t recorded in […]
Video: Tesla Model S P90D Auto Pilot demo (POV)
Auto Pilot is a phrase we usually only associate with jet planes. You might as well get used to saying it though, as cars will soon feature such technology. Enter the latest Tesla Model S. Tesla announced a ‘7.0’ software update for its vehicles last month, introducing one of the […]
Toyota investing US$1 billion in development of artificial intelligence
Toyota is investing a whopping US$1 billion (AU$1.4 billion) over the next five years for research and development of artificial intelligence and robotics, at a new facility in Silicon Valley, California. A new company has been set up, called the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), with the headquarters situated near Stanford […]
Local Motors unveils LM3D Swim; production-ready 3D-printed car
As part of its commitment to bring 3D-printed cars to the mass market, Local Motors today unveiled the LM3D Swim; a fully homologated production version of the Project Redacted competition-winning entry by Kevin Lo. Unveiled at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, the Swim is a […]