Sophisticated Car - New Way Driving, Wear Eye Rather Than Hand

German scientists developed a car called 'Spirit of Berlin'. Simply use the eye.

Tired of holding the steering wheel? Maybe you should try this new technology. German scientists have developed a new technology that allows driving a car using only the eye.

Researcher Free University of Berlin, Raul Rojas, said that this technology works under the driver's eye movement. This car was reading the direction of movement of the eyes and walk to wherever the eye is directed.

Rojas and his team presented the prototype of this technology under the auspices of the bright blue sky at a former airport land in the capital of Germany.

Cars with the latest technology across the Tempelhof airport runway. The driver of the car without a steering wheel to steer it using his views. This car is like a ghost car, driving with no hands.

With this technology, allows controlled with speeds up to 30 miles per hour or 50 kilometers per hour.

"The next target, this car can be controlled with a speed of 60 miles per hour," said Rojas.

Added to him, the biggest challenge facing this car is a hindrance, pedestrians or other vehicles.

Currently, the solution to the problem was, the driver's car without a steering wheel enough to look into the rearview mirror to drive the car.

If this technology will be commercialized, the issue of safety became a big question mark. What if the driver saw a nice view, or stunned to see a pretty girl for a few seconds?

Not to mention, about the interruption phone calls, or when the driver should send a short message?

It was also a consideration to the researchers. The car is named 'Spirit of Berlin' or 'Life Berlin' is equipped with an automatic car GPS navigation, a camera, laser, and scanners that allow cars to drive themselves, according to the driver's command.

"This car can do anything. Can be automatically or the driver's eyes follow the guidelines," said Rojas.

"The car will stop at the intersection and asked for guidance from the driver." The process only takes a few seconds.

To show that compromise the ability of the car, Rojas jumped in front of the car which is running in the speed of 10 miles per hour. Fortunately, the car stopped immediately.

"Just time, I was very lucky," said Rojas.

If you find it difficult to run this with my eyes. There is another alternative, using the iPhone as a remote control car.

This car will also be equipped to stop the speed of conventional systems, equipped with two large emergency button on the back of the car. Just push, all closed systems.

Sophisticated Car - Car For Blind

The technology is called nonvisual interfaces use sensors to help the blind.

Technological development makes the blind to have expectations to drive your own car. Researchers from the National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech, the United States plans to demonstrate prototype vehicles equipped with technology to help the blind to be able to drive myself.

The technology is called "nonvisual interfaces" using a sensor that could help blind people doing driving maneuvers. Sensors that will transmit information about the environment around: is there a car or object nearby, in front or on the other line.

For many blind people, driving is considered impossible. But researchers hope that this project could revolutionize mobility and challenge the assumptions that have long been restricted.

"We're looking at areas that were previously considered impossible to be explored," said Dr. Marc Maurer, president of The National Federation of the Blind, as quoted by the Associated Press (AP).

"We moved away and want to abandon the theory that blindness is the end of everything as well as contributing to the community," he added.

Organisani based in Baltimore announced plans to conduct a demonstration vehicle for the blind on Friday, July 2, 2010 and, on the coast of Daytona, Florida, United States.

A blind, which until now has not been selected, will use the vehicle along the track which is located close to the Daytona race track. He will try to simulate a typical driving experience.

Maurer first spoke about the car for a blind person about ten years ago when he launched a research institute organisani organization. "Some people think I'm crazy but some people believe that it is a wonderful idea," said Maurer.

A blind, which until now has not been selected, will use the vehicle along the track which is located close to the Daytona race track. He will try to simulate a typical driving experience.

Maurer first spoke about the car for a blind person about ten years ago when he launched a research institute organisani organization. "Some people think I'm crazy but some people believe that it is a wonderful idea," said Maurer.

New Car - Anti-jam car from China

This car of the future, because the use of hydrogen fuel that produces no pollutants.

The worst traffic congestion in China inspire Zhang Yuhan, a student majoring in design, to create a vehicle anti-jam. This car is in certain circumstances can change such as a boat that can cross the lake and river. In fact, these vehicles can get through snow.

Hovercraft car which then uses the Aqua Concept Volkswagen brand is one CDN Car Design Award finalist in China. The event was held former BMW designer Chris Bangle.

Zhang explained that the car without wheels is to use multiple machines. The main engine or a turbine impeller under the vehicle. When the machine is turned on, this turbine will lift the vehicle body. Then the two engines behind the push way forward.

"Aqua offers a future vehicle, because it uses hydrogen fuel that produces no pollutants,"Zhang was quoted as saying Caradvice.com, recently.

The basis of the Aqua is taken from China off-road vehicles which later remade Volkswagen. Aqua interpret Volkswagen design philosophy with a single line without a break. Vehicle door vehicle is not on the side, but in the back.

Luxury Car : GM Design Car Able Walk Alone

General Motors announced the concept of a future two-wheeled vehicles that can run automatically, without the need to drive the driver manually.

The car, named EN-V (short for Networked-Electric Vehicle), it is designed to anticipate future conditions, as a solution to environmental problems, road density and traffic accidents.

This projection is based on GM in 2030, where about 60 percent of the 8 billion people now living in urban areas, so that weighed heavily on public transport infrastructure.

"EN-V is a combination of electrification and connectivity, providing solutions for urban mobility, because it offers a driving experience the free gasoline and emissions-free density and traffic accidents, as well as providing fun and style," said Kevin Wale, president of GM China, such as quoted from Computerworld.

Concept car which was done by GM in cooperation with Shanghai Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) was built on the platform prototype form developed by the Segway, a company that developed the two-wheeled electric vehicles are quite popular in the United States

EN-V is a vehicle that can be steered manually or automatically operated (drive-by-wire). Vehicle tiny in size about one-third that of traditional vehicles equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS), inter-vehicle communication technology, as well as the proximity sensor technology.

This vehicle can also reduce the traffic density, with the ability automatically to choose the fastest route destination based on the information highway density of real-time.

With the sensor and camera system that has, EN-V is claimed to map out the situation around and able to react quickly to overcome the obstacles or changes in current conditions.

For example, if there is a pedestrian who suddenly crossed in front of the vehicle, EN-V immediately reduce speed to a safer conditions, even able to stop earlier than the current vehicle. This makes passenger vehicles can be safer from accidents.

This concept car is also equipped with a wireless communication system so that passengers can communicate with their friends via social networks, during the trip.

Vehicles weighing about 500 kg is powered by an electric motor that can carry two passengers and light baggage. Just as cell phones, power supplied by lithium-ion battery, so that absolutely no emissions.

To charge the battery, the car owner simply connect the EN-V into a standard electrical outlet like the one in every home. Every time the battery is fully charged, the car was able to cover the distance by 40 kilometers.

Three models of cars EN-V, ie, EN-V Pride, EN-V Magic, and EN-V Laugh, will be exhibited at the Shanghai World Expo 2010, between May 1 to October 31 2010.

Prior to this, GM has developed a vehicle that can drive itself automatically (autonomous vehicle), along with students at Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh United States that produces the Chevrolet Tahoe vehicle, aka 'The Boss' in 2007.