Chery @Ant hints at future of "road trains"
Chery @Ant
(Credit: Newspress Ltd.)(CBS News) Futuristic concept cars are a staple of any car show, and the Beijing International Auto Show taking place this week is no exception. Of all the high-tech concepts on display, one of the most interesting is the Chery @Ant. Chinese automaker Chery hopes their pint-sized concept car can lead to huge changes on the road with their innovated "road train" system.
Continue »Police to auction $1.6 million Ferrari in Dubai
Ferrari Enzo, worth $1.6 million, sits in the sun
(Credit: Facebook.com)(CBS News) The most expensive police auction in history is about to take place in Dubai. A selection of seized supercars is going on the block on Wednesday, including a Ferrari Enzo worth roughly $1.6 million. The Enzo, one of only 399 in the world, has been sitting in an outdoor parking lot collecting dust for the past year.
Continue »China's electric car industry lagging behind hopes
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(AP) - China's leaders are finding it's a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped. In 2009, they announced bold plans to cash in on demand for clean vehicles by making China a global power in electric car manufacturing. They pledged billions of dollars for research and called for annual sales of 500,000 cars by 2015.
Today, Beijing is scaling back its ambitions, chastened by technological hurdles and lack of buyer interest.
Continue »Jeep Wrangler "Dragon" concept revealed at Beijing
Jeep Wrangler "Dragon"
(Credit: Chrysler)Toyota developing mood-sensing tecnology
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(CBS News) Toyota is working on a mood-sensing electronics system that will be able to determine the emotions of the driver. The new system is planned as a safety measure that will customize a vehicle's safety alert times based on the driver's mood. Cameras mounted inside the cabin will be able to interpret a driver's face and react accordingly.
Continue »Lamborghini Urus unveiled at Beijing Auto Show
Lamborghini Urus
(Credit: Lamborghini)(CBS News) Lamborghini unveiled their first SUV concept in over twenty years at the Beijing International Auto Show this week. The Lamborghini Urus is a 600-horsepower SUV that the automaker is introducing in hopes of capitalizing on China's recent surge of interest in bigger luxury cars.
Continue »New law mandates black boxes in all cars by 2015
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(CBS News) A recently passed bill will require all cars to come equipped with "black boxes" that record vehicle data. These Event Data Recorders (EDR), similar to their airplane counterparts, will record data such as speed, brake force and electrical systems monitoring. The days of a car crash being one driver's word against another look to be history.
Continue »Judge: Physics did not get Krioukov out of ticket
Dmitri Krioukov
(Credit: Dmitri Krioukov)As it turns out, all those pages of post-grad mathematics weren't even necessary.
Continue »Self-driving cars coming sooner than you think
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(CBS News) Cadillac is calling it "Super Cruise" technology, but we all know what it really is: a huge step toward a future of self-driving cars. The technology is capable of fully automatic steering, braking and lane-centering in highway driving under certain optimal conditions. Cadillac believes the system could be ready for production by mid-decade.
Continue »Your Ride Is Here: exotic cars for cancer patients
(CBS News) Battling cancer is a monumental struggle that takes shape in the smallest actions. Everyday activities take on new meaning in the face of cancer's debilitating symptoms. Even making it to a cancer treatment center can be a challenge. That's where the non-profit group Your Ride Is Here comes in. The group provides transportation to and from treatment - often in some of the most exotic, expensive cars on the planet.
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