Transportation Tech Category - Page 14

NVH is one factor that the discriminating car buyer will look out for during test drives. Apart from cushy suspensions, vibration and harshness can be reduced by insulating material, of course. But Ford has gone one step farther, by using recycled material for insulation.

Google has confirmed its acquisition of voice technology company Phonetic arts, in a bid to improve its voice synthesis and smartphone speech technology.

We’ve probably all seen those commercials in which someone’s trying to back up a giant van and then stops suddenly as a little kid goes whizzing by on a bike well below any kind of line of sight. It’s all thanks to those rear-view cameras, which are now, by federal [...]

What’s better than watching Tron: Legacy on its first day this December 17th? Getting there on an actual, street-legal Light Cycle. Well, it’s actually just a look-alike, but a functional one. In the real world! That’s still cool, isn’t it?

Pope Benedict XVI has been dubbed the “green pope,” with eco-friendly initiatives under his reign, such as solar panels on Vatican rooftops and solar-powered cooling systems. He has also written encyclicals about the need to save the Earth’s resources. But the Pope wants to be eco-friendly while on the move, [...]

As it turns out, Cobra has a rather nifty radar detector that combines the usefulness of a radar detector along with an iPhone app which in-turn adds even more features and functionality. The system is appropriately dubbed the Cobra iRadar and comes as two parts — the iPhone app and [...]

Not all green vehicles are electrics or hybrids. Sometimes, gas-fed super-small cars will help save on fuel and reduce carbon emissions, as well. This is one of the benefits of the Honda BRIO New Small Concept car, which will hit production lines this coming March.

Biofuels are a great alternative to petroleum products. They are cleaner, have a lower carbon footprint, and are compatible with most engines. But would you fly on an Airbus fueled by vegetable oil?

The Chevy Volt has received much buzz and accolade even before it hit showrooms. Now that the EPA has released official mileage figures, does the Volt make the grade among green motoring enthusiasts?

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, it’s safe to say that you’ve got travel plans. And if not you, then someone you know. While it’s usually great to go see the family and have a nice big meal, you know what that nice big meal and all that family fun can do [...]