Category: technology advancement

Cars are vulnerable to wireless hacking

Cars are vulnerable to wireless hacking

Detroit News
2/8/15

[…] As vehicles grow increasingly connected through wireless networks and become more dependent on sophisticated electronic systems, Congress and federal regulators are worried about the potential for hackers to interfere with vehicle functions. The report overseen by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, says vehicles are vulnerable to hacking through wireless networks, smartphones, infotainment systems like OnStar — even a malicious CD popped into a car stereo. […]

The cold, hard truth about autonomous vehicles and weather

The cold, hard truth about autonomous vehicles and weather

Fortune
2/2/15

[…] Samuel Abuelsamid, a senior analyst for Navigant Research, a marketing intelligence firm based in Boulder, Colorado, has been driving and testing a 2015 Kia Sedona equipped with advanced autonomous driving systems. Starting on Saturday night, as heavy snow blanketed southeast Michigan, he noted how the weather was neutralizing some of the Sedona’s advanced technology features. […]

Tech advances lower chance that driver will die in car crash

Tech advances lower chance that driver will die in car crash

Denver Post
January 29, 2015

The chances of a driver dying in a crash in a late-model car or light truck fell by more than a third over three years, and nine car models had zero deaths per million registered vehicles, according to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. […] Improved technologies were responsible for saving 7,700 driver lives in 2012 when compared to how cars were made in 1985, the institute said. […]

These Dreamers Are Actually Making Progress Building Elon’s Hyperloop

These Dreamers Are Actually Making Progress Building Elon’s Hyperloop

Wired
12/18/14

[…] The Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO dropped a 57-page alpha white paper on us, noting he didn’t really have the time to build a revolutionary transit system that would shoot pods full of people around the country in above-ground tubes at 800 mph.

Fortunately for futurists and people who enjoy picking apart complicated plans, an El Segundo, California-based startup has taken Musk up on his challenge to develop and build the Hyperloop. […]

New contract process could result in more red light cameras in Denver

New contract process could result in more red light cameras in Denver

Denver Post
December 14, 2014

More than $34 million has poured into Denver city coffers in less than five years from red-light and photo-radar speed cameras, and police are facing some pressure from City Council members to expand use of the devices. […] Though claims about improved safety have drawn a heavy dose of skepticism, police and city officials cite evidence of reduced accidents and say that’s still the motivation behind photo traffic enforcement — rather than the revenue the cameras generate. […]

Automatic braking system tests require whole system approach

Automatic braking system tests require whole system approach

December 8, 2014
TRW Auto Safety

[…] The consumer testing organizations are also expected to increase performance requirements for AEB, progressing from warning-only systems to mitigation and prevention at city and highway speeds. Requirements for higher levels of intervention, as well as pedestrian and bicycle detection, are also on the way. […]

Truck technology targets collision avoidance to limit damage on highways

Truck technology targets collision avoidance to limit damage on highways

October 18, 2014

[…] Regardless of who is at fault, when a semi is involved in a rear-end collision, the chances of fatalities and injuries are dramatically higher. In 2012, 3,514 people died in large truck crashes, 67 percent of whom were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles.

In response to these types of accidents, a number of companies are developing a new generation of truck collision avoidance technology that is promising to significantly help reduce the prevalence of such accidents. […]