Focus on automotive: Safety
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12/13/2018Euro NCAP announces the "Best in Class" annual winners of the 2018 crash tests that have been awarded with five-star ratings. The Mercedes A-Class with the best overall result of the year, the Lexus ES with excellent overall performance and the Hyundai Nexo judged the best in the big off-road are the winning models in the different categories of... -
12/06/2018Ford has developed some smart mobility solutions to identify the areas where the concentration of road accidents is greatest and thus allow city authorities to take preventive action. According to the study, thanks to the use of Big Data, it would be possible to determine the "most critical" areas, as emerged from the evaluations of the Ford... -
11/21/2018Also for the winter season that is coming back on time the appointment with the Winter Check Subaru, the winter promotion dedicated to all the owners of Subaru cars that guarantees the possibility of taking advantage of 20 car checks and activation of 3 months Roadside Assistance, both free.The winter check-up started on November 15th and can be... -
11/15/2018Easyrain, the startup that grew up in the incubator of innovative companies of the Politecnico di Torino, has won over investors with the system that prevents the phenomenon of aquaplaning. In fact, a capital increase in successive tranches of 5 million euros was closed with funds from two investors: the Indaco Ventures fund promoted by Indaco... -
10/27/2018Continental has developed Virtual A-pillar, a solution that eliminates blind spots while driving and allows a wider view. Taking advantage of the new flexible Oled displays and of the advanced head tracking, combined with an internal camera mounted just above the steering wheel and the SurroundView, an external vehicle camera (also branded... -
10/25/2018ZF is developing a three-dimensional interior observation system capable of detecting and classifying vehicle occupants by determining their size, location and position, establishing whether they are actively controlling the vehicle by the steering wheel or by monitoring automated guidance systems. Through a 3D camera the IOS system (Interior... -
10/23/2018While Ford's work continues in Detroit, Pittsburgh and Miami, the company is signing agreements with the Federal District to become the first automaker to test autonomously driven vehicles in Washington D.C.Ford intends to establish a real business of self-driving vehicles in Washington, sensitive to the needs of the city and its inhabitants.Both...