* Regenerative energy savings due to improved utilization of achievable recuperation potential * Tests of the CO2 savings potential of the MK C1 electrohydraulic brake system in a plug-in hybrid * TÜV confirms in a certified test: MK C1 reduces the amount of CO2 emitted in the WLTP by around 8 g/mi on average compared [...]
What's my name? All Samantha Josephson, a 21-year-old student at the University of South Carolina, wanted was to go home. It didn't occur to her that calling an Uber would be worse than driving home drunk. It wouldn't to any of us that try to be conscientious citizens. The Uber driver knows the name of [...]
nine Americans die everyday No matter how much technology is in a car, people are still dying. Every day, at least nine Americans die and 100 are injured in distracted driving crashes according to the National Safety Council. Put the phone down, pay attention to the road. April Is Distracted Driver Awareness Month. The data [...]
The statement suggested in the title of this article; You Are Responsible for your passenger's safety might be considered quite obvious by those with driving experience. But when someone new qualifies, or after a period of no driving activity, it can be easy for this not to sink in as well as it should. You [...]
Consumer Electronics in cars Because of technology in cars, safety has come on leaps and bounds in recent decades. The days where a seatbelt, disc brakes, and an airbag were cutting edge is long gone. The expectations of the average driver are far higher when they’re purchasing a car. It’s not surprising, road fatalities are [...]
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 27, 2018 -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is launching a test program for automatic emergency braking systems on vehicles that can detect and brake for pedestrians. In November, IIHS shared with auto manufacturers the protocol engineers will use in preparation for the early 2019 release of the first IIHS [...]
With the maturation of countries comes the desire to be better by the citizen, to live longer, to be healthier, to see their children grow up and have grandbabies. India is becoming that country and they are starting to demand safety in their cars. "In a country that boasts of the highest number of road [...]
I use WAZE in my car when I'm trying to find the fastest way to get somewhere. If there is traffic ahead it will redirect me to the fastest route. I used it last week when I was in Rome, Italy and saw the traffic on A91 backing up. The app can tell when I [...]
NHTSA and DOT One of the biggest concerns about autonomous vehicles should be your car getting hacked. The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a multi-tiered solution to ensure vehicle systems are designed to take actions to prevent hacking, but also to take action if the hacking is successful. [...]
We're sitting in front of the Kempinski Hotel Bahia Marbella Estepona, Costa del Sol, in Southern Spain. We're in a new country, in a new car, on new roads, so we're getting a briefing on how the car works before we head out. We're being safe, which is sort of rhetorical since we're [...]