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Green Power Drive: Future Cars Might Run on Cobalt Free Batteries

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Pooja Kashyap

In the world of electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries are always preferred and they often contain cobalt. While cobalt plays a crucial role in these batteries, its extraction and processing bring about a set of challenges. Thinking on these lines, MIT researchers have crafted a battery material with the potential to revolutionize the sustainability of electric cars. This groundbreaking lithium-ion battery boasts an organic material-based cathode. Thus, stepping away from the conventional use of cobalt or nickel, which is often present in such batteries.

Honda Plans a Rapid Shift to EVs, FCVs: Electrification of Automobiles

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Pooja Kashyap

With an aim of zero-emission, Honda has planned to shift its anchor to electrified automobile business in China. Toshihiro Mibe, CEO of the third-largest Japanese automaker announced a trio of new battery-electric concept vehicles.

China’s Transit Elevated Bus Increases Utilization of Road Space: The Future of Traffic

August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 Neha Shukla

Traffic Jams are one of the worst nightmares of urban commuters these days. China, which has some worst traffic jams ever, has come up with an innovative mode of transport known as the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) to move around even in the most congested road.

RoboRacing: Fusing AI with Automotive Technology

July 26, 2016 Pooja Kashyap

Driverless cars are the future of private transportation, where crashes are rare occurrences. Raj Nair, Ford’s head of product development claimed that the year 2020 will mark autonomous vehicle at SAE Level 4 [1 step below full automation] into the mainstream auto market.

Mercedes-Benz unveils Driverless Bus: Future of Public Transport

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 Pooja Kashyap

Future Bus is the new city bus coming straight from the vault of Mercedes-Benz. Unlike its previous autonomous semi-truck Actros that was targeted only for highways, CityPilot ridden technology bus is developed especially for an urban market. The German automaker has demonstrated that its self-driven bus is proficient enough of maneuvering through an urban environment stretching across a distance of 12-miles. It’s been nearly a decade since Mercedes-Benz has been working on automated driving technologies and the current CityPilot technology too is based on Actros Highway Pilot, the autonomous technology…

TF-X a reality by 2018: An Era of Flying Car Begins

February 24, 2016December 20, 2022 Pooja Kashyap

Massachusetts-based Terrafugia aims to provide true door-to-door transportation with a flying car within the next decade. The firm’s concept vehicle TF-X is a solution to the ever-growing traffic, which is a pain for people who commute between work and home by car daily.

Head-up Display for Passenger Vehicles: In-car Technology

November 30, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Researchers at Cambridge have unleashed an era of Head-up displays (HUD) using laser holographic techniques. The technology has introduced for the first time into Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. The human machine interface has developed to project data like speed, direction and navigation directly onto the windscreen. It’s an attempt to provide, relevant and real time information to the driver in a non-intrusive way.

The Spike S-512 Supersonic Jet: World’s Fastest Airliner with 1,370 mph Speed Limit

July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

In an attempt of re-inventing the future of travel, Spike Aerospace has unleashed the world’s fastest airliner, the S-512 Supersonic Jet. Effortlessly, the S-512 is able to touch a supersonic gliding speed of Mach 1.6, which is around 1,220 mph while its upper limit is nearly the speed of 1,370 mph equivalent to that of Mach 1.8. The US-based aerospace engineering & design company affirmed that in order to concretize the concept, they are willing to shed $80 million. Upgrading travelling A similar concept called SABRE (Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine)…

Koenigsegg One:1 creates new Speed Record: 0-300-0 kmh in just 17.95 seconds (w/ Video)

June 30, 2015June 30, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

In a recent track testing, the Koenigsegg One:1 Megacar smashed 0-300kmh in mere 17.95 seconds thus beating its previous World Record of 21.19 seconds. As per the makers, the car is expected to accelerate faster in the near future.

Automobile Manufacturing Platform: 3D Printed Supercar built from Unique Node System (w/ Video)

June 25, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

San Francisco based Divergent Microfactories has unleashed an innovative technique for revolutionizing automobile manufacturing. They have incorporated 3D printing with an aim of lessening pollution, minimum resources and lighter costs associated with building autos and other huge complex structures.

Convertible SUV coming from Mercedes: Luxury Convertibles

June 24, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

After expanding an array of crossover and SUV lineup, Mercedes is trying its hand on convertible too. According to Wolf-Dieter Kurz, Mercedes’ chief, although convertible has lesser market chunk with respect to SUV portfolio yet they would like to go ahead with convertible SUV. They are positive as far as their new line of automobile is concerned, even a slim yet targeted market is enough for the sporty beast, claimed the boss.

McLaren-Honda Formula 1 Concept Designs by Andries van Overbeeke: Futuristic Racing Cars

June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

In an attempt to tame the wild spirit of motor racing in terms of making the event safer relatively, Dutch designer Andries van Overbeeke has come up with new and stunning designs for futuristic racing cars.

Hypersonic Air Vehicle soon to be a Reality: Supersonic Transportation

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Scientists at the AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory) in collaboration with the Pentagon’s research arm are working towards building an innovative hypersonic air vehicle. As the concept suggests, the team aims it touch up to Mach 5’s speed while transporting guidance systems and other materials.

The New BMW 7 Series: Remote parking via LCD Display

April 22, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

BMW’s 7 Series is the only sedan or extended-length limousine in BMW’s flagship car and it is about due for a redesign. The German automaker has already initiated testing some of its upcoming features that we might expect when the machine hits the shelves.

Flying Cars a Reality by 2017: An Era of Self-driving, Self-flying Cars

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015 Pooja Kashyap

Slovakia-based Aeromobil is making a flying car dream come true by 2017. The company has already tested prototypes that have been successful in both driving and flying. The sporty two seater, called the flying roadster will be spreading its wings in the skies in mere two years from now.