Elon Musk is not afraid to put radical ideas into the public sphere, and his latest vision is no exception. After a tunneling machine with ‘The Boring Company’ was spotted by an intrepid photographer, questions started to be asked. Now, Elon Musk has revealed another vision of the future, to […]
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Uber Elevate set to envision flying car taxi technology (video)
Uber will apparently unveil plans to develop a flying car concept at its annual summit held each year in Dallas, Texas. The ride-sharing giant claims the concept should help build awareness for flying car technology. The U.S. company, which has been in and out of news lately for various controversies […]
SsangYong to introduce ‘Touch Screen’ power windows
Korean carmaker Ssangyong, which is owned by Indian conglomerate Mahindra&Mahindra, has today announced its intention to bring to market a power window system that does away with buttons. The ‘Touch Screen Window System’ eschews tactile buttons for a gesture touch-based system, where the driver or passenger runs their hand up […]
FCA teams up with Google for next-gen Uconnect interface
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced a new collaboration with tech giant Google on a new Uconnect System, set to be previewed at the upcoming 2017 CES show. The partnership is aiming to create the next-generation in terms of connected car systems, using the open-source Android platform. Google and FCA will […]
BMW HoloActive Touch previews the interface of the future
BMW is previewing a dash interface of the future at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, with the HoloActive Touch concept. Looking like the complex innards of a futuristic spaceship, the HoloActive Touch concept is described by BMW as an innovative interface between the driver and vehicle, acting […]
Google car project still going ahead, now called Waymo
Google has decided to spin-off its autonomous driving program and create an entirely separate entity, Waymo. The news acts to directly refute the claims of reports speculating that Google was no longer developing an autonomous car, instead launching a new standalone brand, signalling the company is closer than ever to […]
Trump to meet with Elon Musk, Google, Apple execs tomorrow
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, alongside CEOs from some of the world’s biggest tech companies including Google and Apple, are reportedly meeting president-elect Donald Trump at a summit tomorrow. Executive members from companies including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Intel, Google, Tesla and Oracle make up “a very heady group of less than […]
Audi debuts on-board traffic infrastructure communication tech
Audi has announced that its new vehicle-to-infrastructure system has been released on several of its models, with Las Vegas the first US city to support the new V-to-I system. We reported back in August that Audi was preparing for real-world application of its V-to-I communication system, a first for the […]