Safety and Technology

The cameras take 9,000 images and compare them against control

Ford has begun using 3D mapping for quality assurance in the production of rear axle parts for the F-Series range of pickups. It believes that it is the first application of the technology for quality assurance on the assembly line. The camera...

It can create parts 60 times faster than the conventional way

Ford has developed and patented a new quick-prototyping technique for sheet metal that reduces prices and build time for small quantities of a part. Ford calls new technique Ford Freeform Fabrication Technology, and it involves clamping a piec...

It allows iPhone owners to install some apps to their Mini

Mini is months away from revealing its third generation car, but one of the advantages of modern auto development is that elements like infotainment systems can be constantly updated. The 2014 Mini is getting Connected Apps from Apple that allow i...

It will debut in a new model from Mazda

During the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance an insider at Mazda USA announced to Autoblog that the company is still working on the 16X rotary engine, and it will debut in a a yet-undisclosed new car in two years according to current plans.&nbs...

It is being used on vehicles worldwide

Ford has introduced a new dirt detection technology used during the painting process to create a better finish for its cars. It uses high-resolution cameras to scan the cars and look for dirt and particles as small as a grain of sand. It believes ...

Automatic parking will be available in the near future

Nissan has announced that its goal is to have affordable, autonomous cars on sale by 2020, but Volkswagen is staking its claim and touting its own driver assistance systems. Volkswagen calls its assistance systems “Vision Zero,” an...

It wants to make driving less stressful and safer

BMW is taking part in the German Ko-FAS research initiative that attempts to create new driver assistance systems to reduce driver stress in difficult traffic conditions and make drivers more confident. The project attempts to make detection o...

Nissan wants to have autonomous cars on sale by 2020

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was among the first people to experience Nissan’s autonomous Leaf being shown at CEATEC, Japan’s largest IT and electronics exhibition. The car was shown driving autonomously there from October 1-5. Nissan f...

It will be part of a new engine family to debut in the E-Class

Mercedes-Benz has a new slate of technology on the way over the next three years. It plans to go back to the inline-six engine and will introduce them in the next generation E-Class in 2016. The idea behind the engines is a modular engine fami...

It will save up to 130lb alone

With the end of production of the Lamborghini Gallardo and the aging of the Audi R8, it is just a matter of time before the two sports cars get replaced. At the LA Auto Show, Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi’s head of development, revealed that the G...