Continental micro LED crystal infotainment
Micro-LED images seem to float inside the Swarovski crystal
Technology

How Continental is making a transparent infotainment system

Continental's adaptive crystal display has inbuilt AI, a touchscreen function and even a holographic humanoid

1 March 2024
How Continental is making a transparent infotainment system
Genesis GV60 active air flap
Hyundai’s active air skirt drops in front of wheels to redirect air
Technology

Electric cars need to wear skirts for maximum range

Active air skirt gets two panels ahead of front wheels to improve aero and reduce Cd by 2.8%

23 February 2024
Electric cars need to wear skirts for maximum range
Tyres talk to chassis
Goodyear’s smart tyres link up with ZF’s chassis software ‘overlord’
Technology

How tread-moulded sensors are revolutionising tyres

Goodyear and ZF collaborate to create a system of sensors that can even stop aquaplaning

16 February 2024
How tread-moulded sensors are revolutionising tyres
Self charging robot EV
Bosch and VW division Cariad are testing autonomous charging
Technology

How robots can park and charge your electric car

New system developed by Bosch is used via an app and has been approved for commercial use

9 February 2024
How robots can park and charge your electric car
Mk8.5 Volkswagen Golf infotainment
VW may boost usership by exchanging data (and services) with third parties
Technology

VW targets Google Maps users for new sat-nav

Integration of maps with battery management system could provide edge over third-party apps

6 February 2024
VW targets Google Maps users for new sat-nav
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Hydrogen Corolla race car is fitted with direct air capture tech
Technology

What is direct air capture and how does it work?

We analyse the absorption of CO2 as well as its next stages and when experts think it will go large-scale

1 February 2024
What is direct air capture and how does it work?
Toyota RAV4 electric road
Charging your EV while you drive is already possible
Technology

How inductive charging will let you charge while driving

'Electric roads' with inductive charging could cover thousands of miles by 2035 - here's how

23 January 2024
How inductive charging will let you charge while driving
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Google is hoping its latest update means less time looking at a screen
Technology

Google adds AI to Android Auto to reduce driver distraction

Next software update will enable drivers to communicate with other people more quickly and easily

22 January 2024
Google adds AI to Android Auto to reduce driver distraction
Hyundai tyre
The tyres are useful for drivers who live in places where snow chains are a necessity
Technology

Hyundai invents 'adaptive' snow tyre with inbuilt snow chains

Novel tech uses retractable rods within tyre grooves to give tyres more grip in snow

19 January 2024
Hyundai invents 'adaptive' snow tyre with inbuilt snow chains
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Sodium ion batteries are free of lithium and cobalt
Technology

Stellantis eyes cheaper EVs with sodium ion battery partnership

Multinational giant has invested in Tiamat, which aims to build sodium ion electric car batteries in France

12 January 2024
Stellantis eyes cheaper EVs with sodium ion battery partnership

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