All the stories tagged with: driving
National Transportation Safety Board wants to ban usage of cell phones in cars
12/13/2011, Car accidents happen on a daily basis and while it’s not always the case, more often than not, one of the drivers is using a mobile device behind the wheel. Well, it looks like the folks over at the National [...]
TeleNav Auto 2.0 introduces a new level of in-vehicle connectivity
11/08/2011, TeleNav has just announced a new version of its automotive navigation platform – TeleNav Auto 2.0, which provides a whole new level of in-vehicle connectivity and tight integration to the phone, cloud and car. TeleNav Auto 2.0 is aimed at [...]
Ford Lane Keeping System detects drowsy drivers
10/27/2011, If you’ve ever gotten sleepy behind the wheel, you would know how dangerous it can be. Well, the folks over at Ford have come up with a solution (even though the best solution is to just don’t drive when you’re [...]
BlackBerry service interruption made roads safer
10/17/2011, While businesses and people had problems communicating and doing work over the past week due to the BlackBerry outage, at least there was something good to come out of it. According to reports from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the three-day [...]
Takata Corporation and TruTouch Technologies to keep drunks off the roads
09/30/2011, Drunk drivers are one of the main causes of car accidents, and the world would definitely benefit without them around. However, right now there’s nothing to stop these irresponsible folk from getting into a car after having one too many [...]
MicroVision and mystery automaker to use advanced windshield display technology
07/21/2011, You know how distracting GPS units can be to use and drive at the same time? Companies have been trying hard to work at a solution to the problem, but no matter how good and intuitive you make a GPS, [...]
Freescale 77GHz radar system makes it safer to drive in difficult conditions
06/27/2011, While some of us may live in a place where it’s sunny all the time, most of us aren’t so fortunate and have to endure difficult conditions when driving; heavy rain, fog, and even animals crossing the roads in the [...]
Apple asked to remove police-evasion apps from App Store
03/22/2011, Bad news for folks who use police-evasion apps on their iPhones. A group of US senators have asked apple to remove apps that help folks evade police and other law enforcement checkpoints that have been set up to catch folks [...]
20% of Americans use the internet on their phones while driving
03/03/2011, If driving and talking on the phone or texting wasn’t bad enough, it looks like American drivers have got another danger to worry about – drivers who log on to social networks while driving. According to a survey by US [...]
VRS-P1 Racing simulator equipment resembles a coffin
02/21/2011, Even if you’re a hardcore racing game fanatic, this might be one gaming accessory you might stay away from. The VRS-P1 Prosumer Racing Simulator is a wooden box built to resemble the cockpit of an F1 car – the lack [...]
Route 66 Maps + Navigation makes use of Augmented Reality
02/18/2011, We all know how hard it is to follow another driver sometimes. Due to bad driving habits or unpredictable traffic, it’s very often that one loses sight of the other car and ends up taking the wrong turn. Well now, [...]
Drive your car with your brain
02/18/2011, If you thought driving your car with your cellphone was amazing, wait ’til you get a hold of this – some scientists from Freie Universität Berlin have figured out a way to allow people to drive cars with brain power. [...]
T-Mobile attempts to prevent road accidents
01/21/2011, One of the most common causes of car accidents is the usage of the phone while driving. People who text and/or talk on the phone while handling the steering wheel, often find themselves in a situation they don’t want to [...]
