Safety By Design No, aliens have not landed! The image is a Pedestrian Detection Systems indicator symbol. It is associated with a new system now being deployed. What looks for all the world like energy beams emanating from a humanoid’s hands are actually meant to be lane lines the human(oid) is standing in. But this …
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Discussions on topics of interest to drivers concerning things they may not understand about their vehicles as well as articles on the future of the auto industry.
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BMW’s Display Key Fob Can Be Recharged!
A Rechargeable Key Fob In an absolute first, as well as a “why didn’t anyone do this before” moment, BMW is making a new key fob that holds a rechargeable battery. With key fobs constantly dying in push button start cars, this is an idea that is long overdue. Followed by a step back … …
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Moronic Video Shows Autopiloted Tesla with No Driver
Moron at the Wheel Just a few weeks ago (2015), we castigated Mercedes marketers for posting a video ad showing one of their vehicles being driven autonomously with the driver in the back seat working. What really got to us was that the ad featured a baby in the driver’s seat, and facing forward! Our …
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Volvo Throws Down the Self Drive Gauntlet
Volvo Steps Up Back in July, in an article on recalls of electronic and safety systems, we asked “When your car gets to truly driving itself, will this mean that the manufacturer will then hold accident liability?” Now Volvo has stepped up with the answer. And they stepped up big time. According to Håkan Samuelsson, …
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Reflexes or Programming: Which Would You Choose?
Reflexes or Programming I recently had a run in with a large delivery truck that started out of a driveway unexpectedly, while a passenger and myself were distracted for a moment. The truck stopped in front of us, and did not make a move forward or back. There was no accident. We both looked up, …
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Recall Trend Highlights Electronic and Safety Systems
Recall Trend A disturbing trend appeared in the recalls (2015) we tracked since our last newsletter. Six recalls were issued involving automated electronic systems, including safety systems directly and indirectly. And they simply got more troublesome through the course of the month. First, GM recalled 51,000 Spark, Sonic models for radio, warning glitch. The warning …
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Push Button Start — A Little Touch Will Do Ya
Push Button Start So, we recently put together a video about push button or keyless start systems. Why? Well, it may be a bit silly, but its been nagging at us that the results just may be start button failures in the future. You see, no matter what the start button in your push button …
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