Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair northeast of Detroit was the place to be today. The combination of cooler weather delayed the appearance of fish flies, but not the beach atmosphere, nor the hot rods and a fine crowd of people which made for a great day as the video and slideshow will tell.
Call them what you will, but stop-start vehicles (SSV) that go by the names of micro hybrids and idle-stop vehicles enable gasoline engines to turn off when vehicles are slowed down or stopped. The net effect per Pike Research is up to 10% less fuel consumption, less emissions and at a cost lower than full hybrids.
Clinics are planned for drivers in six U.S. cities so the U.S. Department of Transportation can test technologies that show how drivers react to "vehicle-to-vehicle" communications that, if fine-tuned, will enable cars on American roads to avoid accidents and save the lives of occupants.
About 10,000 professionals and politicians will meet in Orlando this fall to analyze and review future technologies and intelligent vehicles aimed at making transportation economically and environmentally better, safer and more convenient for everyday people.
The chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Association showed his concern for the drivers of America at the annual 2011 Detroit Telematics Conference by stating, “A car is not a mobile device.” In so doing he also revealed a nebulous grasp of the industry’s current direction and the importance of technology currently under development to the future of transportation in the U.S. and beyond.
Rumors are exploding all over the internet about the future of the Mustang and the new model coming out in 2014. If true, we are going to see the Mustang dragged kicking and screaming to the tastes of the world.
Porsche Cars North America is entering a 911 GT3 Cup race car with a specially formed pit crew of six employee enthusiasts at the Porsche Carrera World Cup race on June 25.
