Category: Cars

LA museum’s sci-fi car exhibit includes HoloLens tours

Post author By Randall
Post date May 3, 2019
Categories In Augmented Reality, av, Back To The Future, blade runner, Cars, destiny, Entertainment, gear, halo, Hollywood, Hololens, los angeles, mad max, mad max fury road, Microsoft, minority report, mixed reality, Movies, museum, petersen automotive museum, sci-fi, science fiction, Tech, Transportation, tron, tron legacy

[ad_1] Just how you experience the exhibit may be as important as what’s there. Microsoft is playing a big role in the exhibit, and you’ll have the chance to don a HoloLens headset for mixed reality tours of the DeLorean and Warthog. It’s a shameless plug for Microsoft’s technology, of course, but it promises a […]

Toyota brings Alexa and CarPlay to 2018 Camry and Sienna

Post author By Randall
Post date April 30, 2019
Categories In alexa, apple carplay, camry, car, carplay, Cars, connected car, dsrc, gear, Iphone, minivan, Mobile, sienna, Tech, toyota, Transportation, v2x

[ad_1] Not all is rosy for Toyota’s technological plans, though. The company has tucked in word that it will “pause” its plans to install Dedicated Short-Range Communications tech in its US vehicles starting in 2021. It wants “greater automotive industry commitment” for the connected car system, but it also expects government support to preserve the […]

EU believes BMW, Daimler and VW colluded over clean emissions tech

Post author By Randall
Post date April 5, 2019
Categories In adblue, antitrust, audi, Bmw, business, Cars, collusion, competition, Daimler, diesel, emissions, eu, european commission, gear, green, investigation, otto particulate filters, Politics, porsche, statement of objections, Tech, Transportation, vw
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[ad_1] In particular, the Commission believes BMW, Daimler and VW coordinated their AdBlue dosing strategies and delayed the use of Otto Particle Filters. AdBlue is a urea product that’s meant to reduce harmful nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel passenger cars. The Commission believes the three manufacturers limited AdBlue-consumption between 2006 and 2014, essentially leading to […]

Tesla starts selling the Model 3 in Mexico

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Post date March 8, 2019
Categories In business, Cars, electric vehicle, ev, gear, mexico, Model 3, Tech, Tesla, Transportation
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[ad_1] As we’ve reported previously, the Model 3 has a 220-mile range and a top speed of 130 miles per hour. It was originally touted for its relatively low price point, and according to CNET, there’s no word yet on why it costs $7,000 more in Mexico (it could be a matter of import tax, […]

Pirelli app gives track day drivers a digital pit crew

Post author By Randall
Post date March 6, 2019
Categories In Cars, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, geneva motor show, motorsports, pirelli, pit stop, racing, services, Smartphone, Tech, tire, track adrenaline, track day, Transportation
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[ad_1] Announced at the Geneva Motor Show, Pirelli’s “Track Adrenaline” technology uses telemetry and tyre data to identify and tell the driver when it’s time to warm up tires, when they’re prime for a flying lap, and when it’s time to come back to the pits for a tire change. The system uses a GPS-equipped […]

Nissan Leaf is the first electric car to top 400,000 sales

Post author By Randall
Post date March 5, 2019
Categories In Cars, electric car, electric vehicle, electriccar, electricvehicle, ev, gear, green, leaf, nissan, Tech, Transportation
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[ad_1] About 90 percent of those sales were concentrated in just three countries. The US led the way with 90,000 Leafs, while Nissan’s home country of Japan bought 50,000 cars and Europe snapped up 40,000 combined. The company might not want to get too comfortable with its crown. Tesla sold 140,000 Model 3s in 2018, […]