Category: Cars
Hidra.
Windshield designed with nanotechnology will require no cleaning or wipers.
Post date: Tuesday, February 26th, 2008.
NAFTA Super Highway.
Highway extending from Mexico to Canada to be constructed through the middle of the U.S. that will be four football fields wide. (via)
Post date: Monday, June 19th, 2006.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder.
Clinical term for the mental disorder suffered by 16 million Americans that is known as road rage. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, June 6th, 2006.
Intelligent Speed Adaptation.
Speed-limiting technology being tested that will force an automobile engine going faster than the speed limit to automatically slow down. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, May 24th, 2006.
Intelligent safety systems.
System that will change an automobile’s shape during a crash to better absorb the impact. (via)
Post date: Thursday, May 11th, 2006.
Mazda RX-9.
Post date: Thursday, April 27th, 2006.
BMW CLEVER.
Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport. (via)
Post date: Monday, April 24th, 2006.
LimoJet.
Business that will chauffeur you around in a jet converted into a limosine.
Post date: Wednesday, April 12th, 2006.
GMC PAD.
Concept truck designed to serve as both a vehicle and residence. (via)
Post date: Thursday, April 6th, 2006.
Vega Jet.
2003 Volkwagen Jetta TDI converted to run on straight vegetable oil.
Post date: Tuesday, April 4th, 2006.
Saab BioPower Hybrid 9-3 convertible.
World’s first fossil fuel-free convertible concept automobile.
Post date: Friday, March 31st, 2006.
Diverging diamond interchange.
Unorthodox road design will temporarily put Kansas City drivers on the left side of the road.
Post date: Friday, March 31st, 2006.
ComfortCools.
Ventilated seats in cars improve passenger comfort and increase gas mileage.
Post date: Friday, March 3rd, 2006.
Eliica.
Electric sedan with top speed of 230 miles per hour that has eight wheels. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2006.
Nissan Terranaut.
Concept SUV designed as a mobile working environment complete with science laboratory and integrated computer keyboard.
Post date: Friday, February 17th, 2006.
Personal car communicator .
System that alerts drivers if there is someone hiding in the back seat of their car. (via)
Post date: Thursday, February 9th, 2006.
Honda FCX.
Hydrogen concept car gets green light for production.
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Post date: Tuesday, February 7th, 2006.
Park Mate.
Driver assistance device that detects a parking space and then parks the car. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, January 25th, 2006.
Here lies BMW.
Ohio man buries his car to collect insurance.
Post date: Wednesday, January 18th, 2006.
The little cam that could.
British speed camera on pace to average $10,000 an hour in fines for speeding drivers it catches.
Post date: Wednesday, January 11th, 2006.
Peace out.
British driver banned one year from driving for flashing the “V-sign” at a speed camera. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, January 11th, 2006.
Not for sale. Not for free.
Post date: Thursday, January 5th, 2006.
You asked for it.
Bank robber uses getaway car with vanity plates that say “FINDME“.
Post date: Thursday, January 5th, 2006.
BioPerformance.
Gasoline pills that increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. (via)
Post date: Monday, December 19th, 2005.
2006 Nissan Urge.
Nissan concept car to include a built-in Xbox 360 gaming system.
Post date: Thursday, December 15th, 2005.
Scratch Guard Coat.
Nissan develops self-healing automotive paint. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, December 7th, 2005.
Deja vu.
Prisoner escapes after posing as his identical twin brother.
Post date: Monday, November 7th, 2005.
Nanocar.
Scientists have built a single-molecule car that is ‘slightly wider than a strand of DNA‘. (via)
Post date: Thursday, October 20th, 2005.
Fumes-to-Fuel technology.
Automotive plant recycles harmful paint fumes into electricity. (via)
Post date: Monday, October 17th, 2005.
All five fingers.
Post date: Thursday, October 13th, 2005.
Jedi mind trick.
Hypnotist in Moldova has stolen ‘tens of thousands of dollars’ by hypnotizing bank tellers.
Post date: Wednesday, October 12th, 2005.
Disappearing act.
Dead woman found in wrecked vehicle one day after the accident. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2005.
Honest crook.
Man robs coffee stand then pays for coffee with the stolen money.
Post date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2005.
Cruise control.
Cars that will automatically issue a ticket every time the vehicle exceeds the speed limit. (via)
Post date: Friday, September 30th, 2005.
New car high.
Warning: ‘New car smell‘ is produced by harmful chemicals called volatile organic compounds. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, September 27th, 2005.
Stuck in gear.
Wannabe car-jacker that could only drive an automatic stalls out when stolen vehicle turns out to be a stick shift.
Post date: Tuesday, September 27th, 2005.
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