GM explains next-generation heads-up display tech – Click above to watch the video after the jump
Recently, we told you about the new heads-up display technology that General Motors is working on. The new concept, developed in the human/machine interface department of GM, is an enhanced vision system that builds upon conventional heads-up technology and displays [...]
GM’s next-generation HUD concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Currently, automakers use head-up displays to project important vehicle information (speed, navigation directions, etc.) on the windshield, keeping the driver’s eyes focused on the road, where they belong. General Motors is hard at work developing its next-generation heads-up technology, and we were given a preview [...]
2010 Mazda6 – Click above for high-res image gallery
According to a recent report, Mazda will be installing brake override systems on all of its models in the near future. Whenever that happens, the brake will automatically get priority over the accelerator in a situation where both of them are simultaneously depressed. Nissan already has such [...]
Mechanism used to “force unintended acceleration – Click above for high-res image gallery
In a video webcast for the media that concluded a just a few moments ago, Toyota hit back at the “simulated unintended acceleration” demonstration that was shown by ABC News late last month. When we saw the original report, we postulated that the [...]
As of today, when incidents like sudden acceleration happen, it’s extremely difficult to diagnose conclusively what the cause was. Without a mechanism to track exactly what the driver did, what the vehicle sensors detected and how the vehicle responded, it usually ends up being a he said/she said situation.
Thus, in the wake of recent allegations [...]
Have you heard the expression “break neck speeds?” This often overused tag has become the go-to hook line in many motorcycle crash stories on your local evening news. A new design concept called Super Skin from Industrial Design Consultancy, or IDC, looks to address the core issue.
Eighty percent of current motorcycle related deaths are a [...]
You may have noticed that there have been a large number of reports recently about Toyota and the continuing series of recalls it has announced in recent weeks. Here at Autoblog we try to be fair and tell the story as best we can without being inflamattory. Unfortunately, the same can not be said of [...]
There aren’t a lot of positives about being overweight, but a study by the University of Michigan shows that there could be one reason for the chunky among us to celebrate. U of M studied 300,000 traffic fatalities obtained from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration between 1998 and 2008, and it has reportedly found [...]
This one doesn’t surprise us one bit and we’ll explain why in a moment. Until then, clock this: a Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) study determined that laws banning the use of hand-held phones have no effect on the crash rate. None, as in zero effect. Says HLDI and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety president [...]
Plenty of our commenters have had something to say about people driving while using their cellphones, and now it looks like the issue has gotten so big it’s not being left to legislators to decide where it goes. A group called Focus Driven has been created to increase public awareness of the dangers of driving [...]
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Our friend Farmer Dave does some crazy stuff with airbags. You may recall that Dave likes to blow up airbags in refrigerators, and the devastation is pretty impressive. Either Dave got bored with blowing up safety devices in kitchen appliances or he was interested in a [...]
With the adoption of front-wheel drive as the mainstream power delivery system of choice, the semi-annual ritual of swapping snow tires has largely disappeared for most Americans. In many northern areas, all-wheel drive has become an increasingly popular choice when offered as an option. But as much help as putting power through all four wheels [...]
You know what they say about life at the top… Toyota will probably add a few more bittersweet reminiscences to that pile of axioms once it recovers from the beating it’s currently taking.
The automaker has responded to the recent Los Angeles Times article concerning its safety record by issuing a statement and [...]
Don’t drink and drive – Click above to view the video after the jump
Years ago when we were in drivers ed watching either Blood on the Highway or Red Asphalt — the two gore-filled negative education films from the early 1970s that tried to scare us stright — the cheerleader seated in front of us [...]
Thermahelm helmet animation – Click above to watch the video after the break
We’re sure this comes as a shock to nobody, but here we go anyway: brain swelling is bad. Very bad. That thick, hard skull surrounding your brain is great at providing a good deal of protection, but when things go awry in [...]
