California based Rezvani Motors has unveiled the Beast – a new lightweight, high-performance sports car based on the Ariel Atom.
Turkish auto sales collapsed 28% in April
Turkish vehicle sales fell 28 percent in April to 53,305, data from the Automotive Distributors’ Association (ODD) showed.
Pedestrian detection in low visibility conditions using infrared camera system
Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have designed a new pedestrian detection system for cars which works in low visibility conditions; the system uses images captured by far infrared with two thermal cameras to identify the presence of individuals in the field of vision.
The objective is to alert the driver to the presence of pedestrians in the path of the vehicle, and even, in the case of cars with automated systems, actually stop the vehicle.
BMW Subliminal Advertising Experiment for the BMW S 1000 RR
With the occasion of promoting the BMW S1000 RR sport bike, BMW decided to try something different than the usual commercial, especially considering how technology has evolved.
Alfa to add 8 nameplates as part of 5 billion euro relaunch
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne hopes that investing 5 billion euros ($7 billion) in Alfa Romeo will reverse a decade of losses and seven years of collapsing sales at the sporty brand.
