RESEARCHING

Sharing some interesting ideas we find all over the web and print world.

DRIVING

What are the new paradigms? Do people still want to drive at all? My other car is a mountain bike? What should I wear when I drive a Mini? and where the hell are our jetpacks??
invisible Merc The invisible Mercedes

" Dramatizing the new zero-emission technology, Mercedes literally made the car invisible to the environment through a pretty...

miveau Turn your iPhone into a Powerful POV Camera

"The Miveu-X is a convenient and inexpensive way for you to record POV video on the phone you already own. The iPhone 4/4s POV solution...

Mercedes Siri Commanding A-class Mercedes

"Mercedes-Benz has announced its plans to fully integrate the the driver's iPhone as well as Siri assistant into future A-Class models....

EV batteries Tough Times for U.S. EV Battery Makers

"The U.S. government's effort to create an electric-vehicle battery industry suffered a setback last week when one of the companies it...

charging Charge Your Phone (and Your Car) from Afar

"Eric Giler points a remote control at a small black pad leaned up against a wall, and three lamps instantly light up and a tablet...

future car A Glimpse Into The Future Of Mobility From Stanford’s Car Gurus

"Designing a car meant for 2012 is not about waiting for the right technology. It’s all about infrastructure. We have the technology...

Google Self-driving cars: Yes, please! Now, please!

"(...) mainstream adoption of automated cars will help improve the environment, use less fuel, reduce traffic to virtually zero, save...

California CA Passes Landmark Law Requiring Many More Zero-Emission Vehicles

"Last Friday, the influential California Air Resources Board adopted new emission rules that will require carmakers to sell increasing...

flower car Flower power: Ford interiors made of tropical plant

"Ford said today that its upcoming Escape SUV will sport door bolsters made of kenaf, a flowering tropical plant. The company estimates...

BMW music Take a tour of BMW’s new Mog online music system

"My iPhone, with 8GB of memory, can hold about 1,700 tracks. A BMW's internal hard drive has room for almost 3,000 tracks. Now, BMW's new...

eco car app Green Charge Offers 3rd Party Monitoring Of 2012 Volt, Leaf Charging

"Nearly every mainstream electric car on the market today has its own dedicated iOS, Android and Windows Mobile applications, designed to...

Mercedez UI Mercedes-Benz DICE concept brings gesture controls to the cockpit

"Not to be outdone by its competitors from Ingolstadt, Mercedes-Benz brought out its own vision of the future of interiors, complete...

Touch car Stroke your car seat to pump up the volume

"Imagine swishing a fingertip along the fabric of your car seat to control the radio volume. Or impressing guests by dimming your living...

Volt What Do Consumers Really Think Of Electric Cars?

"Of the random 1,702 car-owning adults the Consumer Reports National Research Center contacted by telephone across the U.S., a massive 87...

Dongle cellcontrol Scosche CellControl automatically limits cellphone functionality when driving

"Some manufacturers are bringing smartphone controls to the dashboard in order to prevent distracted driving, but accessory manufacturer...

Hiriko Hiriko electric car folds up to take one-third of a parking spot, pilot program to begin next year

"We've seen urban cars with a single, windshield-mounted door and we've seen a baby stroller that can fold itself, but this is the first...

Copycat Chinese carmaker blatantly copies Ford F-150

"The Ford F-150 has just picked up a doppelganger in China. According to CarNewsChina, Jianghuai Auto Corporation has just unveiled its...

Buick game Buick eAssist Smartphone App Makes A Game Out Of Saving Fuel

"Buick has come up with an innovative and fun app for Android and iPhone platforms that carefully blends entertainment with education. It...

iPad in car iPad your car with the Backstage Pro

"Rear-seat entertainment systems often run more than $1,000 for a factory-installed system, yet many people find a $500 iPad works just...

Nasa's new planes Goals for greener flight – NASA’s big ideas for the future of flight

"In the future, NASA wants flights that will burn 50 percent less fuel than aircraft that entered service in 1998, release 75 percent...

EVs not taking off Why aren’t sales of electric vehicles taking off?

"So why aren't electric vehicles taking getting the mass market traction they need? One reason is the lack of infrastructure — to date...

Waze app Waze uses the iPhone proximity sensor to launch hands-free traffic reporting for iOS

"Israeli start-up Waze is launching a new addition to its iOS application today. The free GPS and turn-by-turn navigation app is designed...

Philips and BASF sun roof Prototype solar-powered OLED sun roof is window by day, light by night

"Transparent OLEDs might not make a lot of sense in televisions, but what about putting them in your car? Philips and chemical company...

Nissan's iPhone case From Nissan, a self-healing iPhone case

"Ever gotten a shiny new iPhone case, only to drop it and see it get scratched up within days? The same self-healing paint used to keep...

Parking sensors in NY NY Tests Out Parking Sensors For Space-Finding App

"New York City took a significant step today toward modernizing the way it allocates scarce curbside parking spaces, but it remains to be...

u-s-automakers-seen-losing-market-share-amid-2012-growth-cars U.S. Automakers Seen Losing Market Share Amid 2012 Growth

"U.S. automakers led by General Motors Co. may lose share in their home market this year, a setback that might be assuaged by holding...

Gen Y's cars What Gen Y wants in a car: Fuel efficiency and connectivity | The Car Tech blog – CNET Reviews

"According to a study, high fuel economy and robust smartphone integration are the features most important to Generation Y car...

3D display Johnson Controls takes the speedometer 3D | CES 2012: Car Tech

"At CES 2012, Johnson Controls showed off its HUD technology, currently used in the Citroen DS5, and a conceptual 3D instrument...

Smart_For-us_pickup_top_610x405 Smart For-us pickup concept juices your bikes | 2012 Detroit auto show

"That's what Smart wants drivers to do with its zero-emission For-us pickup concept, a larger and more functional ride than the...

OnStar apps OnStar opening API to mobile app developers | CES 2012

"At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, the General Motors-owned telematics provider announced that it is selecting developers to be...

SmartGlass GM’s Smart Windows Let You Interact With The World From Your Car

"Long car rides, typically of the road trip variety can often be exhausting in their monotony and isolation. We don’t often think of...

Baby stroller Charge Your Phone with Your Baby Stroller

"One of the hardest things about taking your young child with you when you do errands is dealing with the stroller.  The Origami...

Gloves Driving gloves – eternal classics

From Lady Gaga to Karl Lagerfeld, driving gloves have become a very fashionable accessoire once again.

Disney Pixar AppMate Appmates – Disney Cars toys that interact with the iPad awarded ToyAward 2012

"The Appmates toys are used by dragging the toys across the top of the iPad in order to race and perform other activities. Each toy...

Mega helmet Super-tough Helmet

"Black, mean and no-nonsense – the Arai helmet pictured here is the zenith of driver head protection: a mere 1,200g carbon-fibre shell...

Hybrid F1 Audi R18 rumored to be using a hybrid powertrain while testing at Sebring

"For years, Le Mans 24 Hours has served as a benchmark for sporty yet reliable cars. Audi R series had the honor of winning most of the...

Screen Shot 2012-02-02 at 6.49.38 PM Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation, Stanford researchers say

  "A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly...

General-Motors-EN-V-concepts Car and Driver Blog » A Ride in General Motors’ EN-V Electric Vehicle

"GM believes that as urban areas get more densely populated and more wealth flows to big cities around the world, consumers will want...

Water jet-packs in Hawaii Water-Powered Jet Packs in Hawaii Kai

"Jet packs have finally arrived, and they’ve come in the form of a high-powered water toy. The water-propelled Jetlev-Flyer allows...

Mercedes and Facebook Mercedes wants you to share cars like a Communist | CES 2012: Car Tech

"During the company's CES press conference, Daimler's chairman of the board of management, Dieter Zetsche, laid out a vision for car...

C-1 Gyroscopically Electric Motorcycle Stays Balance at A Stop

"This electric motorcycle can stay balance at a stop or stay upright in the even of a collision. This vehicle can reach top speed of over...

Sporty wheelchair Ultra Long Distance Wheelchair by Andrew Mitchell

"In this wheelchair, the rider is positioned in such way where the chest is placed in an open position to facilitate better breathing...

Walter de Silva 25 Most Influential Car Designers Working Today

Very nice and short Bios of amazing car designers. via Automobile Magazine.

Neuron Michelin Design Concept Car Predicts Brain-Controlled Vehicles by 2046

"Neuron, the concept car, is an imagination of the consequences of implementing brain machine interface (or brain-computer interfaces, if...

Nissan reading minds Nissan Cars to Read the Driver’s Thoughts

"The Japanese carmaker Nissan announced a collaboration with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland (EPFL) on a...

Audi_CES Audi shows off gesture-driven dashboard display at CES

"Audi is showing a new dashboard concept at this year's Consumer Electronics Show that projects three separate displays onto the...