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mobile application to know the current state of Traffic Light Ahead about two blocks -

Enlighten is an application for iOS and Android that is able to let the user know what is the current state of the traffic light about two blocks ahead. Therefore, when we know about it, we can know how long we need to wait for the fire to change its current state and so it somehow makes the waiting time to be shorter and we could the use to do something else, like for example browsing songs on Spotify.

The application user interface is very simple. There is only 1 circle on the screen that is able to turn red, yellow or green depending on the current status of the signal. At the bottom of the circle is a counting function timer that aims to let users know how long they should wait before changing the light color. It may seem that you control the traffic light, but in fact you are not. When the light is about to change to green five seconds before there is a noise generated chime to alert the driver to stop what he is doing and prepare to focus on the road.

For applications to work, it needs the cooperation of the city. As need access from the central system, which will then talk to the traffic lights in the city and transfer the information to Enlighten. Although the whole process needs about 1 second, however, the negotiating process to make it viable in every town takes longer. Currently, it works only in Portland, Eugene and Salt Lake City.

Enlighten is developed by a company called connected signals with headquarters based Portland and Eugene.

Six Next Generation Electric Cars to compete with Tesla -

Although it appears that Tesla floods the new electric cars on its developments, they are not the only company that is coming with electric cars charge. There are 6 other electric cars manufactured by another company that can not lose with Tesla.

The first electric car model Aston Martin Rapide EV manufactured by Aston Martin. The company announced with confidence that the all-electric version of its Rapide sedan goes on sale in 2017, which coincidently in the same period as longer range Tesla. In addition, Rapid can compete with Tesla on the mileage of service, but it hopes to win the heart of the customer with its sheer power and its more than one hundred years worth of style and performance. The expected range of Rapide is 0 miles.

is coming with Nissan Nissan Leaf which is dubbed as the most affordable electric car on the market. The initial version is able to travel 107 miles, but yet, the company said that they are currently building a new version that can travel up to 310 miles on a single charge. The only thing is that it seems normal, but it has lower price and greater efficiency which in fact can get into the way of life of an ordinary person.

Audi e-tron Q6 SUV can be considered as the electric car model that is able to compete directly with Tesla Model X. It surely will be a tough competition. Q6 e-tron actually three separate motors, one for the front and two in back. In addition to this the design and positioning battery gives the car a lower center of gravity than most SUV's and giving it excellent handling and the feeling of luxury. The car model is capable of traveling up to 310 miles.

Another direct competitor to Tesla's electric car models from Mercedes-Benz. Luxury car manufacturer presented a concept for the transformation in the Frankfurt Motor Show this month and plans to launch an EV that will be unique and emotional member of the Board of Directors. Before that, the company launched B-Class is a compact sports coupe and Smart ForTwo electric vehicle that is even more compact than B-class. He planned mile range of 250-310 miles.

Porsche unveiled a concept car electric vehicle, E Mission earlier this month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Although the company has not announced a production plan, but there are rumors that the car model could be on the road in less than five years. It is said that the car model is capable of charging up to 80 percent in only 15 minutes, much faster than Tesla, which takes about 40 minutes to charge a Supercharger station. The expected mile range is about 310 miles.

Thunder power EV is manufactured by an automobile manufacturer based in Taiwan. He is said to be able to accelerate to 62mph in under five seconds with a top speed of 155mph. He should be released in the road in two years. The expected mile range is about 373 miles.

Bosch services in the future Era Connected Car -

Connected car could bring a new opportunity for many companies, whether an established company with years of experience or start-ups. Bosch could be one of them. It seems that the company is entering the market at the right time. Previously, Bosch is known to work with most manufacturer companies; however, it is currently expanding its services to technology companies and business car rental.

At the end of 2015, it is expected that Bosch will have about 0,000 connected services for vehicles industries. Some of the services offered by Bosch, for example, for car rental companies to monitor the distance the car traveled and the collection of their data so that it is easier to do maintenance when needed.

Bosch expects sales of its radar and video sensors for cars to double this year. The sensors are used for the driver assistance system that is able to automatically apply the brakes if necessary or to help the car to stay in the same lane especially when driving on the roads. The sensors and cameras are even necessary in a larger scale that automakers are pushing for self drive cars when the cars computers play a greater role in road safety.

Recently Bosch is reported to work with TomTom, high -definition mapping provider to integrate data from Bosch sensors with TomTom maps to create navigation systems for auto cars -conduct. It appears that the German manufacturer has found new sources of revenue for its activities.

Stanford University Deployed MARTY an autonomous electric car that is capable of Drift -

automobile laboratory at Stanford University unveiled its own version MARTY recently, just before "Back to the Future II "film was released in cinemas. MARTY The university is basically a DeLorean car strongly that is able to derive, but it is done without the presence of the driver. Drifting is a way of driving that keeps lateral movement when the car is moving in a circle. It is done as part of ongoing research at the University Automotive Safety and autonomous control systems.

MARTY is an abbreviation of bed Multiple test for the actuator to yaw control. It is presented in an event in the university itself hosted by Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters with the team of the university project, Professor Chris Gerdes and students John Goh and Shannon McClintock and Chris Heiser Motors Renovo, the company that provides the component to the project.

a DeLorean was used and modified as the team did not want to use a car from a major automaker, and it was the perfect car that the team was looking for a platform driver rear wheel and mid-engine. original engine of the car was removed and the steering rack has been replaced with an electric power steering system and the suspension was modified to make it able to derive, which is something that the original DeLorean do could not do.

Tesla Model S Autopilot Feature Apparently Capable of Self Learning and Improve Some car owners -

Tesla Model S car owners are reported to be noted that the car model has the ability to learn and self improve itself. In Tesla Motors Club, the forum owner of a Tesla owner posted his experience Model S held, has plunged an exit ramp before, however, after a few days he was almost able to adjust Consequently every time he needed to drive through an exit ramp without him to do anything.

another Model S owner had the same experience. The owner wrote that he or she noticed the first time the car took the curve at full speed, it was not able to stay in the corridor and therefore the alert "take control immediately" has been activated. However, after some drive through the same curve for several times, it is now learned to slow down and there was no problem taking the curve. This made the owner thought that the car is really doing some self-learning.

The situation has left some Model S owners confused because they do not understand what is happening. However, when we looked back at the discussion with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which took place last month, it makes sense. Meanwhile, he explained about "learning fleet" through which the work of the fleet of all Tesla as a network. Therefore, every time a car learns something, the whole fleet learns something. Updates occur regularly, most likely as a background process. Therefore Model S should improve each week and the owner of the vehicle must notice the difference in a week.

Mazda RX-Vision Concept Unveiled at Tokyo -

Mazda is known as the only company to mass produce cars which run on the rotary engine. It was back in 1967 when Mazda has successfully commercialized the rotary motor by adjusting the Cosmo Sport, which also known as the Mazda 110S from oversea.

Since Mazda has continued to research and improve the rotary engine to improve power output, fuel economy and durability. In 1991 he won the victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a sports car of the rotary propulsion engine. rotary engine has become a symbol for Mazda's creativity and tireless efforts to cope with difficulties. In 02, Mazda has stopped using the rotary engine on his car model when the model RX7 mass produced business.

Recently, Mazda unveiled a new car with a rotary engine concept which is named Mazda RX-Vision in Tokyo, the new concept car is a front engine, rear drive sports car wheel uses the new rotary engine Mazda SKYACTIV-R. SKYACTIV-R is considered the effort of the company to the development of new rotary engine. After RX7, the company has never stopped researching it. However, mass production is now on hold.

It is still unknown when the new sports car will enter production. Stay tuned for the next update!

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the claims on Tesla electric car safety measures there -

Weeks, CEO of DreamWorks Animation Jeffrey Katzenberg had an accident then that he drove his Tesla Model S. Fortunately, he had a broken arm and he even specifically thanked Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Within weeks, an Uber driver posted a video showing how its Tesla able to stop in time to avoid a head on crash.

In a Baron Investment Conference in New York on Friday Musk appeared that the speaker surprise. Ron Baron, Baron Capital's head who founded the conference mentioned the incidents to Musk and asked him why he did not play up to safety Tesla benefits more in the company's marketing.

For that matter, Musk said that in fact the design of the Model S and Model X, security was their primary objective absolute. He added that he felt like obviously his family would be in the car, the families of his friends and he did not do everything possible to maximize security and something went wrong, he could not not live with himself.

Tesla electric cars are capable of keeping security in the event of a frontal collision drivers on their electric motors are typically much smaller than all the conventional steel motors therefore the area where it can absorb the main impact force is two to three times greater than conventional cars. Therefore, even if the autopilot had failed to do its job, it will still be able to minimize the impact of collision to the driver.

Musk said that Tesla cars are designed for maximum safety and does not extent to the Government Standard. Tesla Model S will get a full score of 5 stars. He measured the car wound rating and distance Model S still has the lowest probability of injury of any car ever tested.