Technology

Carbon Fiber Goes Mainstream at 2014 Detroit Auto Show

Edmunds, Jan 21 2014 - Among the trends in evidence at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show is an abundance of carbon fiber.

LA Auto Show: Top Automotive Design Studios Turn To Mother Nature For Inspiration

Mullins to Donate $15 Million to the Art Center College of Design

New York Times, Oct 14 2013 - A release from The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, issued on the eve of its annual

Your car is about to go open source

Computer World, Oct 9 2013 - Automakers want to standardize on a Linux-based OS that would make vehicle infotainment systems act more like smartphones:

The same augmented reality that makes games more immersive will make in-car navigation more vivid

Tech Hive, Oct 1 2013 - Augmented reality is coming to cars, with navigation in mind rather than art or entertainment. Mercedes-Benz is developing augmented reality for its in-car navigation system.

Modern Mobility: Art Center In Pasadena Students Are Designing Tomorrow's Cars

AAA Westways, Oct 2013 - Art Center’s Geoff Wardle is challenging his students to look beyond car design to the entire spectrum of transportation.

Audi S Tronic Video Highlights Audi R8's Exceptionally Fast Shifting Transmission

Audi, Sep 27 2013 - Audi of America celebrates its many passionate enthusiasts with the newly launched ‘Audi Library’ app for the Apple iPad®.

LA Auto Show 2013: New models launched from BMW, Porsche and Mini

Los Angeles CA, Sep 26 2013 - The LA Auto Show is set to take place from November 22nd 2013 to December 1st 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Nokia, Mercedes-Benz to create maps for self-driving cars

CNET, Sep 10 2013 - The two are jointly developing smart 3D maps for connected cars and will expand that concept to autonomous automobiles, according to Nokia.

CES 2014: Cognitive Cars

CEA, Sep-Oct 2013 - The most important feature of any sophisticated bit of technology is the way it presents itself to the person using it -- its user interface (UI) or human-machine inferface (HMI) in technology parlance.