Novaled Working With European Car Maker To Develop OLED Lighting For Cars
It seems that Novaled is working with a European car maker to develop OLED lighting for cars, which can be used as interior lighting, as well as backlights in the future. The goal is to have a car that uses these new panels on the market in the next two years. Apparently they’re already beyond [...]
Flinc: Mobile Location-based App for Dynamic RideSharing
[DEMO Spring 2010] Flinc leverage the mobile phone location-based capabilities to connect passengers and drivers who want to carpool with a financial compensation for the car owners. The service can be used on smart phones or online: it analyzes the traffic in real instance, allows passengers to identity available seats in cars belonging to the [...]
Former Employee Accused Of Remotely Disabling 100 Cars
If you suddenly found out that you couldn’t get your car started or its horn started blaring continuous, what would you think the cause would be? Chances are that you wouldn’t think that it was a disgruntled employee from the auto dealership where you bought the car from having some mischief, would you? Police have [...]
GM’s Enhanced Vision System Uses Augmented Reality
The folks by at GM have come up with a rather interesting system dubbed the Enhanced Vision System. The system was designed with safety in mind, and uses Heads up Display (HUD) technology and the increasingly popular augmented reality concept together. By utilizing front-facing sensors, as well as in-vehicle cameras that are tasked with tracking [...]
Solarmer Energy Aims For 10 Percent Efficiency From Plastic Solar Cells
Solarmer Energy had previously managed to eke out a record efficiency of nearly eight percent from its plastic solar cells, but now according to the company’s Managing Director, the company is on target to reach 10 percent efficiency by the end of the year. Of course, they’re not only looking to ten percent efficiency, in [...]
Concept: Road Train Autopilot Driving System
Don’t you wish you could take your hands of the steering while during those pesky traffic jams? Well, whether the “road train” concept becomes a reality, you might just be able to do it, and save fuel in the process. The system is quite simple: The cars will all follow the “leader” of the train, [...]