Safety and Technology

Chevrolet is using a material called Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) in the piston rings on its 1.4 liter turbocharged engine found in the Cruze, Sonic and other models.  The DLC piston rings reduce friction to increase fuel economy. Its low we...

McKinsey and Company, a global research firm, has published a study predicting that lithium-ion battery costs are set to drop from between $500-$600 per kilowatt hour now to about $200 per kilowatt hour by 2020 and about $160 per kilowatt hour by ...

Since the original introduction of iDrive in the previous generation 5- and 7-series, BMW has slowly been upgrading it to keep it as one of the benchmark systems of the industry. The newest suite of upgrades include a new navigation system with 3d...

Volvo has a goal that no one in one of its cars will be killed or significantly injured in a car accident by 2020. Volvo's Senior Safety Manager says that the company is on track to achieve the goal. It currently has three safety initiatives: ...

The EU Parliament has ruled that all cars sold in the EU must be able to contact emergency services in an accident.  The ruling states that when the sensors indicate that a crash has happened the car will make an eCall to emergency servic...

The China-Sweden Research Centre will develop and exchange technology

Volvo has opened a new safety center in Beijing called the China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety. The center will also be operated by the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, the Chinese Ministry of Transport&#...

Beats Toyota Prius

The new Mercedes CLA 180 BlueEfficiency Edition has taken the title as the most aerodynamic production car currently on sale with a drag coefficient of 0.22. That beats the Prius with a coefficient of 0.25 and BMW 320d EfficienctDynamics with a 0....

They think the system will be ready for sale by 2020

BMW and Continental will be testing cars with piloted driving on European roads in 2013 and 2014. They believe that the technology will be ready for sale by 2020. Audi’s CEO made a similar prediction earlier in the month. BMW and Contine...

Zoe, Octavia, Auris and RAV4 all score five stars

While some car manufacturers present new models at the Geneva Motor Show, Euro NCAP announced the test results for four new cars. The Renault ZOE, Skoda Octavia, Toyota Auris and Toyota RAV4 underwent Euro NCAP’s crash tests and have all ach...

The center focuses on holistic auto research from science to law

General Motors will join the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University so that it can recruit top students focusing on the automotive industry in science, technology, engineering, math, law and business. Mary Barra, GM head of glo...