Sentences with phrase «technology on production cars»

A lot of technology on production cars — that is, the cars we drive on the street — has, over time, trickled down from the racing world...

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Apple is gathering advice on parts and production methods, focusing on electric and connected - car technologies, while studying the potential for automated driving, the source said.

In an effort to help develop a sustainable domestic supply of rare earth elements and lessen the United States» dependence on China for materials that are vital to the production of electronics, wind turbines, and many other technologies, two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a method of extracting rare earths from the drive units and motors of discarded electric and hybrid cars.

In his thesis, Johan Rootzén also concludes that a shift in technology to a less carbon intense production of steel and cement would only have a marginal effect on the final price of a car or a house, despite the large investments required in the production step of the primary materials.

Proven technology then trickles down the ladder from race cars to production cars, and speed junkies like us get to feel like we're driving a race car between stop lights and past baby - on - board Subarus.

McLaren threw everything it had at the P1, using it as a test bed on which to perfect and trial technology that would underpin and inspire later, larger production volume cars.

The electric championship's newly - unveiled BMW i8 is equipped with the world's first 7.2 kW wireless charger, the Qualcomm Halo, and arrives with the objective that the technology will appear on production car option lists by 2017.

Partially automated driving systems are in production today, not only on the 2014 Mercedes - Benz S - Class and its suite of active safety technologies, but also on lower - end cars like the 2014 Infiniti Q50 which uses an industry - first steer - by - wire system to control an active lane departure system among other semi-autonomous systems.

Though there are few specifics so far on the roll - out of these technologies, Volkswagen promises they will soon launch «in compact cars,» and promises that they are all «close to production.»

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed an alcohol - detection vehicle technology that could be launched on the mass production cars in a few years and it will be able to save thousands of lives each year.

To assist in the technology transfer from racing to the production cars, engineers have opened up the lines of communication between the engineers working on the production cars and those on the racing program.

«By the time Nissan Intelligent Driving technology is available on production cars, EVs will be able to go great distances on a single charge,» said Design Director Mitsunori Morita.

On the track, we have had tremendous technology transfer between our Corvette race cars and their production counterparts.

Initial projects are currently in development to implement the technology in production tail lights and will be shown for the first time on a concept car (likely the C - BEV) at Frankfurt.

Audi is spending 24 billion euros on technology and production in the next five years as it seeks to topple BMW from the No. 1 spot in the luxury - car market by 2020, an ambition also shared by current No. 3 Mercedes.

While some of the technology and electrical systems are new to the Peugeot commercial range, most of it has been tested elsewhere on production versions of passenger cars.

Design Director Mitsunori Morita says: «By the time Nissan Intelligent Driving technology is available on production cars, EVs will be able to go great distances on a single charge.

Unique exterior design elements demonstrate the performance credentials of the car, and include the world premiere of BMW's Organic Light with LED (OLED) lighting technology on a series - production model.

Rotary aside, the CEO also confirmed that Mazda is working on a new generation of SkyActiv technologies that will find its way into production cars by March 2019.

Car and Driver, with a more - than - respectable 4.5 out of 5 rating, calls this top of the 2017 Dodge Charger line «the most powerful production sedan on earth,» and Kelley Blue Book praises it for its» [unique combination of] comfort, interior room and technology with aggressive styling, horsepower to spare and just enough attitude.»

GKN has developed the first two - speed eAxle; the technology has entered production on the BMW i8 plug - in hybrid sports car, (earlier post) in which it provides power to the front wheels from a 96 kW, 250 N · m (184 lb - ft) electric motor.

Audi will be adding a 48 - volt electrical system to its cars, with examples on how the 48 - volt technology will be used in production cars to be revealed later.

While the new Audi concept has been engineered to showcasing the sort of driveline technology to be used on the upcoming RS3 sedan, Audi officials suggest the definitive production car will receive a milder tuning.

Aston Martin does not intend for any Lagonda to be a mass - market car, and its advanced features and technology will place it into the top tier of electric cars, though perhaps not on par with some of the wilder production - intended EVs like the Faraday Future FF91.

In applying the technology to production cars, Kia engineers are targeting reductions in CO2 emissions of up to 15 percent, while the electric supercharger is designed to deliver power increases of 15 to 20 percent depending on its application.

In May, 2013, after developing 10 prototypes for research and development purposes, Audi decided to put the production of the electric car on hold due to its limited all - electric range as battery technology did not advance as fast as Audi had expected, making the R8 e-tron unviable for series production.

Turbo engines have not been seen in Honda's production cars in Europe for some time, however, the company has continued to actively develop turbo technology, deploying it on the race track and in road cars in other regions.

Other technology included on AMG's second turbocharged production car engine is a Bosch - supplied piezo injection system capable of providing up to seven individual injections per cycle, cylinder barrels finished with Mercedes - Benz's patented Nanoslide friction - reducing material, a cylinder head produced from a lightly Zirconium - refined aluminum, and dry - sump lubrication.

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The CX - 5 will be the first production vehicle to incorporate Mazda's new design theme, «KODO - Soul of Motion» as debuted on the Mazda SHINARI concept car, as well as the full range of breakthrough SKYACTIV technologies, including engines, transmissions, body and chassis.

Regardless, Honda is helping make the most important new driver assistance technologies available on mass production cars.

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It's a relationship that extends from the race track to the highway, with Michelin tire technology on both the Corvette C6.R race cars and the production Corvette ZR1 supercar.»

You can see that technology right on the C6R Le Mans race car and we added it to the production car

The 20th century saw great leaps forward in technology and innovation — from the mass production of cars to nuclear power to moon landings — and ended on something of a high with the internet.

(12) the establishment of such a vehicle fleet and distribution system would provide a large market that would mobilize private resources to substantially advance the technology and expand the production of alcohol fuels in the United States and abroad; (13) the United States has an urgent national security interest to develop alcohol fuels technology, production, and distribution systems as rapidly as possible; (14) new cars sold in the United States that are equipped with an internal combustion engine should allow for fuel competition by being flexible fuel vehicles, and new diesel cars should be capable of operating on biodiesel; and (15) such an open fuel standard would help to protect the United States economy from high and volatile oil prices and from the threats caused by global instability, terrorism, and natural disaster.

The most extreme Huracán isn't simply a leaner, more powerful version of the standard car — it introduces technologies never before seen on a production vehicle.

It's almost certainly never going to see a production release, but it previews the technology, concepts, and designs that Faraday is working on for their future electric cars, which they expect to start producing in just a few years» time.