Cruise control has become smarter. Besides maintaining cruising speed, it can also maintain a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. This new technology is called either Adaptive Cruise Control, Adaptive Speed Control, or Distance Sensing Cruise Control, depending on the auto manufacturer offering it. Read More »

ATX Group, the world's second largest telematics provider to the automotive industry in North America and Western Europe, announced today the development of several new telematics and interactive voice recognition applications involving the remote activation of vehicle functions. Read More »

The automobile industry is constantly introducing innovative technology, usually first on luxury vehicles. Some technologies like anti-lock braking, all-wheel drive, on-board navigation, and electronic stability control are examples of those that catch on and soon are available throughout the industry. Read More »

Courtesy Source: www.just-auto.com Electrically operated parking brakes are starting to replace mechanical systems, which have gone largely unchanged since the 1940s. The electric brakes are expected to be the first step to computer-controlled brake-by-wire systems, which are forecast to arrive in about a decade, according to Automotive News Europe. Electric parking brakes eliminate bulky hand and foot levers and free ... Read More »

Motorola Demonstrates New Communications System Available in BMW’s Global 2005 Model Year Vehicle Line HANOVER/TAUNUSSTEIN, Germany, – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) will demonstrate, during CeBIT 2005*, the enhanced in-vehicle communications system that it designed, and that is currently available on 2005 BMW model year vehicles. Motorola has integrated Bluetooth wireless technology into the Communications Control Unit it supplies to BMW to ... Read More »

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today proposed  standard requirements for Event Data Recorders (EDR) that manufacturers choose to  install in light vehicles. The proposed rule would not require the installation of  EDRs.  Read More »

As part of its mission to keep highways safe, the Electronic Stability Control Coalition encourages drivers to travel responsibly this summer, a season ranked as one of the most dangerous by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Studies show that fatal crashes are more likely to happen during the warm weather months of June, July and August, as more ... Read More »

Article about speech and supporting voice-recognition technologies. Read More »