Eco Cars: Intelligent wheel system makes Amphibious Hybrid run on water Futuristic auto designers always strive to bring fantastical features in cars that could make our life easy in the future. Car designers Janne Leppänen, Tuulia Miettinen, Roope Kolu, Tiemen Stelwagen and Jaap Van Der Voort have designed a car that can run on any type of road, which does include no road at all. Amphibious Hybrid, as the concept has been christened, comes with an intelligent wheel system that senses the terrain and configures the tires automatically.
August 01, 2009
Author: Anupam

Help design a car for the future an open community design project that is not only counting on its members to help design a car but is also tasking them with producing a whole new mobility solution to cope with the challenging demands of the future.
July 27, 2009
Author: Paul Ridden

Five Ways Your Car Can Drive Itself, Today In the not-so-distant future, your morning commute might be a very different experience. While you'll most likely still be lined up bumper-to-bumper on the highway, you won't be stuck in traffic per se, banging your head on your car's steering wheel because the motorist in front of you won't move. Instead, you will be doing something called "platooning," a high-tech, automated version of follow the leader.
June 28, 2009

New generation of cars are ‘mobile high-tech platforms’ Intelligent Transport Society of South Africa (ITSSA) CEO Dr Paul Vorster says today’s cars are almost “mobile high-tech platforms”, with a host of sensors that collect data and send messages to the driver.
May 01, 2009
Author: Irma Venter

Future shocks: Killer robots, hyperaging, space tourism, intelligent cars, resource wars The Washington Post Outlook section (4 January 2009) is full of articles under the label “future shocks.” A sampling:
January 04, 2009
Author: Mitch Betts

2007 State of the Future 2007 State of the Future
October 03, 2007
Author: Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain And Logistics Industry Almanac 2007 The immense, global transportation and logistics sector is vital to businesses of all types. This carefully-researched book covers exciting trends in supply chain and logistics management, transportation, just in time delivery, warehousing, distribution, intermodal shipment systems, logistics services, purchasing and advanced technologies such as RFID. This reference tool includes thorough market analysis as well as our highly respected trends analysis. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package.
March 29, 2007
Author: Jack W. Plunkett (Editor)

Nissan Plans Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle Nissan Motor Co. announced plans Monday to launch a next-generation fuel cell vehicle in the early 2010s in Japan and North America as part of its mid-term environmental strategy.
December 11, 2006
Author: CARL FREIRE

Commuter Cars Every commuter knows that the current system of driving alone to and from work in heavy traffic is crazy, yet there hasn't been any real alternative. Until Commuter Cars came along, no one could buy their way out of a traffic jam without climbing on a motorcycle. We're changing all that with the introduction of the two-seat Tango.
August 18, 2006

Mercedes-Benz CL-Class Protects Drivers With Pre-Safe System The technology behind the new Mercedes-Benz CL-Class - PRE-SAFE: Occupant protection in the new Mercedes coupe begins even before an accident occurs.
August 15, 2006

Swiss designer pilots amphibious vehicle to English Channel crossing record Frank M. Rinderknecht, boss of the Swiss design company Rinspeed, has been gracing the floor of the annual Geneva Motor Show for years with his company’s often strange and outrageous creations.
July 26, 2006

Car of the Future May Drive You The future of cars may not be a super-souped up vehicle that you'll drive. The car may drive around on its own with you as the passenger.
March 25, 2006

"Magic bumper" warns of possible crash by lifting gas pedal A new safety feature being developed by Nissan Motor Co. causes a car's gas pedal to lift by itself to alert the driver of a possible collision.
March 15, 2006

Langberg: Using smarts to find parking Hundred experts gathered Wednesday for a conference on ``smart parking'' organized by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and held at the offices of Cadence Design Systems in San Jose. Within a few years, it will be common to reserve a parking space online before leaving home. If you haven't booked in advance, the navigation screen in your car's dashboard will
March 09, 2006

Baby you can fly my car Trio is driven to make the world's first commercial airplane/automobile
February 15, 2006

Cars soon may 'talk' to roads, each other The demonstration at Honda's test center outside Tokyo previews what is shaping up as the next phase of automotive safety: vehicles that talk to each other and the highway system itself.
November 09, 2005

Electronic Driving: the Future? At the Toyo Motor Show, Nissan is showing the Pivo, a vehicle that can turn on the drop of a hat - literally. Instead of having to resort to 3-point-turns, the actual cabin in the car turns around, and you can speed off in the other direction.
September 30, 2005

Creating a Real Information Superhighway Now the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is leading the way in response to America's road overload in what's perhaps the most ambitious highways project since Dwight D. Eisenhower championed constructing the U.S. interstate system. Combining advances in technology, sensing gear and communications, U.S. DOT is working with state DOTs and the auto industry to create the "next-generation" transportation network: a real-world information superhighway.
September 09, 2005
Author: Margaret Herbst

Packing More Electronics into Cars The use of electronics in automobiles is set to accelerate through 2010, amid increasing concerns for the environment, and with ongoing efforts to improve safety and comfort.
September 01, 2005

2005 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium Conference IEEE Intelligent Vehicle Symposium is an annual forum sponsored by IEEE Intelligent Transportation Society that provides a scientific gathering for researchers from industry and universities to discuss research and applications for Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Infrastructures. This yea’s conference is co-hosted by PARCS research center at the University of Arizona, and Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
June 06, 2005

Intelligent Vehicle Technology and Trends This groundbreaking resource offers professionals a comprehensive overview of IV systems aimed at providing enhanced safety, greater productivity, and less stress for drivers.
May 31, 2005
Author: Richard Bishop

Intelligent Vehicle Initiative IVI's focus is to prevent crashes by helping drivers avoid hazardous mistakes. This is a significant new direction for USDOT safety programs, which, in the past, have focused on crash mitigation (that is, alleviation of the severity of crash-related injury to persons and property).
January 04, 2005

The Intelligent Vehicle Initiative: Advancing "Human-Centered" Smart Vehicles The challenges involved in developing a "human-centered" intelligent vehicle are not unlike those faced by a tailor designing a coat out of many, varied pieces of cloth. The tailor must first understand the proportions and needs of the wearer, then meticulously sew the pieces together to fashion a coat that fits and is also useful and desirable.
September 01, 1997
Author: Cheryl Little

An Electric Airplane With Room For Two Skipping the majority of the alphabet, the innovative designer who brought the single-seat Electraflyer C to the AirVenture show last year is back with a two-seater called Electraflyer-X.
July 30, 2009
Author: Jason Paur

World Speed Record Set by 100% Electric Airplane Aircrafts are notorious for adding carbon content into the atmosphere because more and more people are choosing this mode of travel. We are trying to reduce carbon emissions on the ground. But we are not giving enough thought to reducing carbon content by aircrafts.
June 25, 2009
Author: Alternative Energy

Electric aircraft take to the air On the 1st of March 2009, a pair of electric aircraft had simultaneous maiden flights at Sywell Aerodrome near Northampton. These are the first electric aircraft to fly in the UK under the recently introduced sub-115 kg regime, which allows single seat, lightweight aircraft to be developed and flown without the administrative burden of the airworthiness approvals process applied to larger aircraft. This class was introduced to encourage innovation in light aviation in the UK.
June 11, 2009
Author: physorg.com

Electric Aircraft to Play Increasing Role in the Future The CAFE Foundation, well-known to aircraft homebuilders and experimenters for its CAFE 400 air races and aircraft efficiency comparisons, held its third annual Electric Aircraft Symposium on April 24 at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California.
April 27, 2009
Author: EAA

AXA Power Introduces New Ground Power Unit to Suit the New All-Electric Aircraft The introduction of all-electric aircraft like the B787, A350 and A380 presents a challenge to the GSE industry. First to respond to the challenging power requirements of these aircraft has been AXA Power, by launching the AXA 2300 compact GPU, an environment-friendly new series of 400Hz ground power units.
October 04, 2007
Author: SPG Media Limited

Paris Air Show -Towards the all electric aircraft! Electric brakes for 7E7? For the A380 Cargo? The attractions of an all electric aircraft, completely free of any other form of on-board energy source, notably hydraulic, relate to volume, bulk and price. More specifically, the many other qualities can be illustrated in the example of the electric brake.
September 01, 2005

Beyond the More Electric Aircraft European project demonstrates how technology improvements can work together to multiply their effects and lower costs for cash-strapped airlines.
September 01, 2005
Author: Lester Faleiro

Neuron UCAV Makes Debut (Paris 2005) Neuron will be an all-composite, all-electric aircraft. In planned tests, Neuron will release guided weapons from its internal bay on to a pre-designated target — the project does not include advanced sensors.
June 13, 2005

Calvin and the Airplane of the Future Paulo Ribeiro is a professor of electrical engineering at Calvin and is working on a several power projects with the Center for Advanced Power Systems at Florida State University. Through his connections with FSU he was able to get his students into an internet-based course being taught by Boeing.
April 04, 2005

Investigation of an Electro-Hydrostatic Actuation System for the Nose Landing Gear of an "All Electric Aircraft" One project goal is to develop an electrically powered actuation system for nose landing gears. This system has to supply landing gear and door actuation as well as steering.
October 12, 2004

Aviation design efforts may lead to all-electric aircraft Military and commercial aircraft designers are leading a quiet revolution in aviation, one of the most far-reaching since the Wright Brothers rose above the sandy soil of Kitty Hawk 100 years ago.
November 24, 2003
Author: Michael Woods

French Firms Developing All-Electric Aircraft One such aircraft, the Airbus A380, has 16 electro-hydraulic flight controls. All-electric operation has great impact on the on-board supply systems, including reductions in cost and weight, easier maintenance, and more flexible management of loads as electrical power is transmitted individually to each system.
March 01, 2003

A380: 'More Electric' Aircraft For years engineers have dreamed of an all-electric aircraft. They have envisioned a concept called "power-by-wire," in which electrical power moves aircraft flight surfaces.
January 01, 2001

Systems Engineering: On-board Systems and Relevant RAMS Characteristics This subject is related to the on-board subsystems of aircraft/spacecraft and it is oriented to study new solutions and new configurations of the on board systems, i.e. the first level subsystems of an aircraft.
December 01, 2000
Author: Borello Borello, Camatti Daniele, Chiesa Sergio, Maggiore PaoloVillero Giuseppe

Turning up the HEAT A member of the HEAT consortium, FHL is developing electromechanical actuation for rotorcraft, focusing on the replacement of conventional hydraulically powered systems with electrically powered equivalents.
October 01, 2000

Flight control Actuation Technology for Next-Generation of All-Electric Aircraft An all-electric engine, which could replace current aero gas turbines, would drive all accessories electrically, via a distribution network, from motor/generators embedded in the engine spools.
September 01, 2000
Author: Stephen Botten

All-Electric Airplane on a Budget The goal is to architecture an electrical system wherein no single failure raises the pilot’s pucker-factor and to decrease failure rates of high responsibility items by judicious selection and maintenance of those components.
December 07, 1999
Author: Bob Nuckols