What’s it like to be a distracted driver? We all know. But, do we know? This week Toyota announced that they have launched their new TeenDrive365 distracted driving simulator with Oculus Rift, marking the first time the virtual reality technology is being used to educate the public – teens and parents alike – about the dangers of distracted driving. “Oculus Rift provides
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Imagine viewing 360° around your vehicle without having that view impeded by pillars, doors, and the roof. That’s what Jaguar Land Rover is working on. In order to make this view possible, Jaguar Land Rover would embed a screen in the surface of each pillar inside the car. These screens show live video feed from cameras covering the angles outside the car usually
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As part of it’s yearly crash safety testing, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety tests minivans and this year the testing yielded alarming results. The Nissan Quest, Chrysler Town & Country, Toyota Sienna, and Dodge Grand Caravan were all tested for protection in small overlap front crashes and showed, “the worst possible outcomes for this type of crash, with only one vehicle
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Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ranks vehicles’ safety features, rating them against increasingly tougher standards. The highest ranking on the list, a Top Safety Pick+, has 11 more vehicles than 2014’s list despite a tougher standard for front crash prevention- great news for consumers. “This is the third year in a row that we are giving automakers a
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Most folks likely think of the Ford Transit line as a commercial vehicle. In truth, Ford designed them to the same toughness and reliability standards as their commercial vans; however, as soon as we saw the first one on the road, vinyl wrapped with a local HVAC company logo, we began to speculate on their usefulness as a family vehicle.
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Most newish model vehicles can detect oncoming traffic, lane lines, and curbs. But, if you’ve ever relied on them to detect motorcycles and pedestrians, you’ll find that many lack the finely tuned radar to do so. Ford announced this week that they’ll be rolling out their new Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection that will advance their already-on-the-market collision avoidance technology. Using
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Is your vehicle as safe as it can be for your family’s winter travels? These 10 checks are quick, cost-effective ways to ensure your vehicle is ready for the cold weather and precipitation ahead. 1.) Schedule a tune up. Like your yearly doctor’s visit, a visit to your mechanic will check for damaged parts. They will also top off your vehicle’s fluids. In
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GM CEO Mary Barra recently announced two “intelligent and connected” vehicle technologies Cadillac aims to debut for the 2017 model year. The 2017 CTS will feature a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology. Similarly equipped vehicles will be able to send and receive basic safety information such as location, speed, and direction of travel between vehicles approaching each other. This information sharing
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While you’re busy driving your vehicle, your Toyota will be busy doing all it can to protect your family using advanced automated driving technologies. With the inclusion of technologies including environment-mapping systems that can track objects on the road both day and night, 3D information displays that transform the ability to provide road information to drivers, and an advanced driving support system it
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