From fighter-jet windshields to connected-car systems, vehicles are communicating with us like never before. In the wake of smartphones transforming how we connect, vehicles are now undergoing their ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran October 22, 2012 Comment Now! Earlier this month Volvo signed a Memorandum of Understanding with fellow members of the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium being run in Europe, ...

Automakers such as Honda, GM, Audi, BMW and Daimler have already done it, now Volvo has too – it’s joined the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium. The aim of the project is to establish a standard ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran June 14, 2013 Comment Now! New Car-2-Object and Car-2-Car communication will enable your car to warn you of an impending crash, or perhaps even take action itself to avoid one, ...

Having connected cars is a key enabler for self-driving cars, which are taking the wheel, paving the way for hands-free driving. Also known as autonomous vehicles, these cars operate themselves and ...

What if your car knew that an oncoming driver engrossed in his smartphone would blow the stop sign ahead? You’d avoid a serious accident by waiting for him to fly by, thanks to his car sending ...

Ocboter 6, 2012 – Intelligent driving that saves energy and increases safety always means anticipating what’s on the road ahead. An array of sensors is today already at work in vehicles to help ...

Two things in life are guaranteed: death and taxes. If we could add a third thing, it would be that a car dealer is going to pay someone less for a car than they could sell it for on their own. To ...

While active cruise control already exists in production vehicles, these systems use sensors and cameras to see what is coming, limiting them when it comes to knowing what is over the next hill or ...

Cars that can talk to each other to avoid crashes. Hariharan Krishnan hardly looks like a street racer. With thin-rimmed glasses and a neat mustache, he reminds me of a math teacher. And yet on a ...

Volvo has announced a partnership with fellow Swedish company POC, which specializes in helmets and other protective sports gear. The two partners will leverage their respective safety design ...