Day: December 25, 2013

Current mobile networks will find an eventual place in cars for passengers’ entertainment and personal communications, but safety legislation will give the technology a head start in cars. That legislation will require emergency-call (e-call) technology in all vehicles in Europe by 2015 so cars can automatically dial for help after a crash.   After that, …

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A big change is under way, and it requires us to start thinking of cars very differently. Vehicles that drive themselves are the clearest example of what happens when cars transform into full-scale, general-purpose computing systems. But it’s not the only example. Self-driving and connected cars will bristle with sensors, negotiate with traffic lights, talk …

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Most drivers would not admit that they very rarely are giving 100 percent of their attention to the task of driving, but so many of them are, especially those that are inexperienced. So this year, Emotiv and the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia have joined forces to come up with a slightly unusual solution …

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Today’s smart phones are pretty much the all-inclusive devices for tech-forward drivers. However, law enforcement (and your fellow drivers) aren’t too happy with your phone-fumbling while behind the wheel. iSimple may have a solution that will help drivers to access all of these devices’ navigation, calling, messaging, and music features without touching the phone or …

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