Car Tech Update - Tesla teases incredible new software plans

March 23, 2015

Tesla teases incredible new software plans

We live in 2015. And some amazing stuff has happened in the automotive industry, but this may just be the icing on the cake. Elon Musk of Tesla Motors, announced that a software update, dubbed Firmware Version 7.0, will change the lives of drivers everywhere. That's right; your car will soon have to be updated regularly with new features just like your smartphone.

Expected to be ready in about 3-4 months, Firmware 7.0 will have some autonomous driving features based on exterior sensors and GPS that will be highway ready. But here's the most important part.

TESLA PLANS TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW YOU TO CALL YOUR CAR OR HAVE IT PARK FOR YOU.

Your own personal valet. At the touch of a button on your smartphone. We certainly live in exciting times. We'll just have to wait and see if Musk and Tesla can pull through on their amazing innovations.

Read more about updates that are released already here:
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097336_elon-musk-tesla-model-s-ends-range-anxiety-with-smart-navigation-trip-planner

Until next time,

Patrick

Car Business Update - Uber to begin Autonomous Car funding

2/4/2015

Uber Wants To Offer Driverless Rides

It's a dog-eat-dog world out there in the business sector. Google, who previously funded Uber's massive takeover of the taxi cab business, is now competing with their investment company. Google has created their own subcompany to rival Uber (and with a devilishly similar name) called UberCab. On the same token, Uber has partnered with Carnegie-Melon University in Pennsylvania to begin developing autonomous cars.

Well, this could mean two things. Depending on the cost of autonomous car development and production, Uber could be making a profit without too much delay because of their lack of expenses due to not needing to pay drivers. Or, Uber could go under and Google could take over both sides of Uber's business.

Or, this whole "competition" could just be a cover-up for the two companies working together, but simply wanting to make headlines. Either way, it seems to be good news for the development for the autonomous car.

Car Tech Update - Jaguar/Land Rover unveil Revolutionary Windshield

January 7, 2015

Jaguar and Land Rover Create See-Through Pillars




This is just incredible. Cameras that sit outside the car connect to the pillars at the edges of the windshield to create a "transparent" effect. This is such a cool feature and is meant to help with avoiding collisions with pedestrians and other cars. But the other part of this is the blind spot camera, that turns the pillar behind the driver transparent.

Just watch the video. And be amazed.

Car Tech News - Well, Technically it's a Bicycle

Well, Technically it's a rocket powered bicycle.



Francois Gissy, a Frenchman, set a world record for the fastest motor powered bicycle today. He reached a speed of 207 mph and reached that in just 4.8 seconds. Absolutely incredible. And of course, he had to bring his friend along that owned a Ferrari just to beat his ass in a foot race.

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