Months after the emissions scandal surrounding the company broke out, the worldwide sale of Volkswagen brand vehicles in March fell slightly from the prior-year period, at a decline of 2.7 percent, Volkswagen AG announced Friday. The company tallied 543,700 deliveries of Volkswagen cars in the month, and 1.4 million deliveries for the first quarter in […]
MLB Players Permitted to Use Wearable Tech During Games
Major League Baseball’s 2016 regular season is less than two weeks old, but injuries are already starting to pile up across the league. One way to mitigate the occurrence of some injuries is through the use of wearable technology, which the league’s Playing Rules Committee has permitted for in-game use. According to a report by […]
Toyota, Clemson University Build Concept Car for Generation Z
Some members of Generation Z are still in preschool, but that hasn’t stopped a team of graduate students from building a concept car catered specifically to the group, whose year of birth can range as far as the mid-1990s to early 2010s. Through a collaboration with Toyota Motor North America, a team of graduate students […]
Ford Will Only Permit Sale of $400K Supercar to Selected Applicants
Ford’s new GT supercar looks absolutely stunning and the company surely knows it. It’s because of this beauty and the limited production of the vehicle–Ford has only committed to making 500 over the first two years of production—that the company is able to open up an application process to determine who is fit to purchase […]
Texalyzer Could Help Police Crack Down on Texting & Driving
A device that would help authorities determine whether a person was unlawfully using their cellphone at the time of a traffic accident is being developed by an Israeli company. Cellebrite, the same firm that some believe helped the Federal Bureau of Investigation to crack the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, is […]
Vehicle Dealer Sues Volkswagen Due to $5M Fallout Caused by Emissions Scandal
A Chicago-area auto dealership owner is suing Volkswagen because he believes the automaker didn’t provide enough warning regarding its looming diesel emissions scandal when he purchased a dealership from the company. According to a report by the Chicago Tribune, Ed Napleton’s lawsuit against Volkswagen claims the company didn’t notify him about the scandal which was […]
Autonomous Ford Car Successfully Operates in Complete Darkness
An autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid successfully drove through a private roadway at night without the use of headlights, according to a press statement made by the company Monday. Ford conducted the evening cruise on its Wittmann, Ariz. proving grounds solely through the use of its LiDAR technology. The company said the accomplishment is significant because […]
Microchip Could Help Doctors Spot Fetal Genetic Abnormalities
A group of scientists at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research Institute of Microelectronics in Singapore have developed a microchip that could help spot fetal genetic abnormalities at earlier stages than before by filtering the fetal red blood cells of an expecting mother. According to Asia Research News, the new method permitted by the […]
Innovative Solar Panel Leverages Rainfall to Create Power
Modern solar panels are capable of some fantastic things but still have difficulties producing satisfactory amounts of energy in cloud-prone areas. Luckily for those living in these damp regions, researchers at two universities in China have developed a solar cell that draws energy from both sunshine and rain. According to a report by Digital Trends, […]
Ford to Build $1.6B Car Assembly Facility Mexico
Ford said Tuesday that it plans to build a $1.6 billion car manufacturing plant in Mexico, a project speculated to create around 2,800 jobs by 2020. Ford said it will begin building the facility this summer in San Luis Potosi, a state located in North-Central Mexico, according to a report by CNBC. It’s known that […]