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OnBoard with OnStar

Monday, October 9th, 2006

I’m not a car guy. I look at automobiles as transportation. Get me here, get me there, give me good mileage, some comfort and that’s about all I ask.
So when I leased a new Buick Lucerne, it wasn’t out of brand loyalty.
I got a good deal and the car was reasonably well-appointed, quiet, didn’t look […]

BMW can automatically park your car

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

The luxury German carmaker has developed a system that parks a car in the garage at the push of a button on a remote control. Unlike parking assistance options already available on Mercedes S-Class and Lexus vehicles, BMW’s system doesn’t require your physical presence in the vehicle. You can stand outside and watch.
Why […]

Robot car doesn’t need driver

Friday, July 7th, 2006

A robotic car has made it to the top of Pike’s Peak, using a variety of GPS gizmos, computers, cameras and other auto tech devices.
The vehicle is a tricked out Jeep Cherokee set up by a company called Axion Racing as a demonstration project during the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb’s Race to the […]

Auto tech: Mirrors that show blind spots

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

An Ann Arbor company called Driveaware has come up with a new $297 gizmo that automatically moves the side mirrors on a car to show the blind spots whenever you activate the turn signal.

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