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Saturday, June 30, 2012
The (Nearly) 1.0-g Nissan Leaf: Getting an EV to Grip Like a 911
Nissan?s Leaf is first in nobody?s mind when it comes to any type of ?traditionally defined perform�ance. But the positioning of ?its heavy battery pack beneath the floor gives it a low center of gravity, a potential handling advantage. In the interest of science, we set out to measure how much roadholding (skidpad grip) we [...]
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Boxer Confirms: Some Bike/Ped Protections Remain in Final Bill [Updated]
Sen. Barbara Boxer just issued the statement below.�It confirms that ?half of the funds for bike paths and pedestrian walkways [will be allocated] directly to local entities,? as spelled out in the Cardin-Cochran amendment. Update: It appears that the ?opt-out? provision for states only applies to the half that they control, after local governments have [...]
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MORE THAN 1000 FANS CELEBRATE MATT HAGAN'S 2011 FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS HOMETOWN
MATT HAGAN 2011 FUNNY CAR CHAMPION CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (Dec. 19, 2011) More than 1000 fans and friends celebrated Matt Hagan's 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship at the special event hosted by Shelor Motor Mile in...
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Beating the Heat, Dakoda Armstrong Slides Home in 13th at Kentucky Speedway
Dakoda ArmstrongSparta, KY (June 29, 2012)– Facing triple digit heat for the first time in 2012, Dakoda Armstrong and the rest of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitors struggled to conquer slick track conditions and survive the UNOH 225 on Thursday night at Kentucky Speedway. Armstrong’s No. 98 EverFi Toyota Tundra team had high...more»
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Pedrosa leads rain-hit final practice
Dani Pedrosa was quickest for Honda in the rain-disrupted final practice session for MotoGP's Dutch TT at Assen. Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo's Yamaha was second fastest, while Pedrosa's team-mate Casey Stoner crashed heavily during a rain shower, but escaped serious injury and was able to rejoin later.
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Exclusive: From Prague to Mongolia in an abused Renault Kangoo
Filed under: Motorsports, Budget, Minivan/Van, Etc., Europe, Renault
If you haven't heard of the Mongol Rally, we suggest you acquaint yourself. The charity event starts in Europe and ends in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Unlike most rallies, there is no defined route or support staff. Participants must simply survive long enough to make it to the finish line in one piece. That would be challenging enough in a well-equipped off roader like a Nissan Patrol or Toyota Hilux, but those who take up the challenge must do so in either a vehicle with an engine displacing no more than 1.2 liters or an emergency services vehicle like an ambulance or fire truck.
At the end of the rally, the surviving vehicles are either auctioned or donated to cash-strapped local organizations. This year, New Yorkers Ota Ulc and Nick Jarret have partnered with Prague local Karel Vancura in an attempt to trace the 10,000 miles from Prague to Mongolia in a Renault Kangoo. The "Last Rat to Mongolia" team bought their car sight-unseen and have outfitted the quirky little van for the trek with the help of a local mechanic. Skid plates, rally lights, a roof rack and a gaggle of jerry cans are all part of the plan.
A total of 300 teams will attempt the continental crossing, each supporting their own charities along the way. The Last Rats are raising funds for UNICEF and Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust. You can follow their progress on Facebook or at the Mongol Rally site, and can kick them a couple of bucks via the team's JustGiving site. What else are you going to use the money for? Another coffee?
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C/D Video: We Thrash the Ariel Atom 300
Wind up your pants? Check. Bugs to the face? Check. Maybe the most insane/pure open-air road car in the world? Check. In the latest episode of Car and Driver: Abroad, European correspondent Jethro Bovingdon gets behind the wheel of the less-is-more Ariel Atom 300 and gives it a good, old-fashioned thrashing on both the street [...]
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2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed: What?s Headed Up the Hill
The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, which takes place in the south of England, is shaping up to be a fun one this year. Well, who are we kidding; it?s fun every year. It is a meeting of old and new, mixed with some racing events, a hill-climb, and a head-spinning display of motoring history [...]
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Colin Monahan Named Marketing Coordinator at Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2012) Colin Monahan has been named Marketing Coordinator at Infineon Raceway, raceway officials announced....
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SEB, WEB AND SEB RED BULL RACING'S 2012 DRIVER LINE-UP
Red Bull Racing Thursday 5 January 2012 Red Bull Racing is pleased to confirm that S�bastien Buemi will continue his relationship with Red Bull as Red Bull Racing's test and reserve driver for 2012. The 23-year-old joins Sebastian Vettel and...
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Liuzzi leads Klien in practice two
Former Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team-mates Tonio Liuzzi and Christian Klien led the way in the second International Superstars Series practice session at the Hungaroring in Budapest. Liuzzi was the pacesetter in the 30-minute session, braving the heat to set a scorching hot 1m53.234s best in the CAAL Racing Mercedes
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2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo First Drive: A Sportier Car, but Not a Sports Car
Restraint is a noble thing, and Hyundai sets an excellent example with the 2013 Veloster Turbo. The 201-hp version of this half-coupe, half-sedan, half-hatchback is everything it could be without becoming things it shouldn?t be, including expensive.� (more…)
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NASCAR Royal Purple 300 Schedule for March 24, 2012 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The NASCAR Royal Purple 300 race is scheduled for Mar. 24, 2012, at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Qualifications will be at 1:30 p.m. EST with the actual race planned for 5 p.m. EST on Mar. 24. In 2011, Kyle Busch won the Royal Purple 300 while Carl Edwards was the pole...
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F1 case banker gets prison sentence
Gerhard Gribkowsky, the banker at the centre of the corruption case relating to the sale of Formula 1, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison by a Munich court. Gribkowsky was convicted of tax evasion, bribery and breach of fiduciary trust.
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Transpo Bill Preserves Transit Funding, Wastes Opportunities For Progress
In H.R.7 –�the transpo bill so backwards even the House couldn?t pass it — the roads-only crowd threw transit riders under the bus, as it were, eliminating dedicated funding for transit, which was left to fend for itself off scraps from the general fund.
The transpo bill offers no assistance to transit agencies struggling not to [...]
The transpo bill offers no assistance to transit agencies struggling not to [...]
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Rails-to-Trails: Final Transpo Bill ?Bad News for America? [Updated]
Yesterday negotiators from the House and Senate finally reached an agreement on the transportation bill. It wasn’t as bad as it could have been — rumors were that all dedicated funding to make streets safer for biking and walking might have been sacrificed. The final deal let local agencies control half of that funding, while [...]
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SEB, WEB AND SEB RED BULL RACING'S 2012 DRIVER LINE-UP
Red Bull Racing Thursday 5 January 2012 Red Bull Racing is pleased to confirm that S�bastien Buemi will continue his relationship with Red Bull as Red Bull Racing's test and reserve driver for 2012. The 23-year-old joins Sebastian Vettel and...
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Stoner surprised he took pole at Assen
Dutch TT pole-winner Casey Stoner admitted that he surprised himself with his pace as he grabbed the top spot out of the blue at the end of the Assen MotoGP qualifying session. Stoner had been struggling all weekend with the hard Bridgestone tyre, and had a big crash in final practice.
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Video: Jaguar lets its F-Type roar
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Videos, Jaguar, Luxury
The run-up to an honest introduction to the Jaguar F-Type continues with this: footage of the 380-horsepower, supercharged convertible on the automaker's test track. Martin Brundle hosts the 'spot' and gets a ride-along with Mike Cross, chief engineer for Jaguar, but naturally, we don't get any more hard information than we already have on the car.
What we do get, though, is sound. No matter how the F-Type looks - and it looks good on the run here, even in camo - with that exhaust it won't be creeping up on anyone. Those of you attending the Goodwood Festival of Speed, this is your appetizer to the F-Type's run up the hill. Have a listen to the video below.
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Spy Photos: The Next-Gen Quintessential Luxury SUV
What It Is: The fourth generation of the classic Range Rover, which will again come with four passenger portals and a split tailgate. Even though the Range Rover was launched more than forty years ago as a two-door SUV, this basic configuration has become the norm ever since Swiss automaker Monteverdi came up with this [...]
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Transpo Bill Rumor: DeFazio Says Conference Committee ?Gutted? Bike/Ped
Here’s the latest transpo bill news that has filtered through the tight little seams in the armor around the conference committee.
Rep. Peter DeFazio reports that there's a "deal" in the works to allow road widening to go forward, free of pesky things like public comments or environmental reviews. Photo: WyEast
First of all, the House voted [...]
Rep. Peter DeFazio reports that there's a "deal" in the works to allow road widening to go forward, free of pesky things like public comments or environmental reviews. Photo: WyEast
First of all, the House voted [...]
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Ducati keen to restore consistency
Ducati team boss Vittoriano Guareschi says the squad needs to find a set-up that allows riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden to perform consistently so it can stabilise its form. After the encouragement of Rossi's podium at a wet Le Mans and a slight step forward in dry conditions at Catalunya, Ducati fell off back again at Silverstone, where Rossi struggled all weekend and finished a distant ninth, and Hayden lost sixth place to Cal Crutchlow on the final lap as his race pace tailed off. "We must stay focused and work well in order to find a set-up that enables them to have a good performance over race distance," said Guareschi
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Schumacher open-minded about Britain
Michael Schumacher says he goes into next weekend's British Grand Prix open-minded about his and Mercedes' prospects of success at Silverstone. Although the seven-time Formula 1 world champion returned to the podium for the first time in his comeback in Valencia last weekend, Schumacher says that with 2012 form so unpredictable he is not assuming that the breakthrough European GP result will mean he is a top-three contender in Britain too. "I have many contrasting memories of this circuit; good, not so good and some that are even a little strange...
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2012 NSCS Quaker State 400 First Practice Session Speeds
Kyle Busch - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke / Getty Images for NASCARKyle Busch, with a lap speed of 177.801 mph, was the quickest during the first NSCS Quaker State 400 practice session at Kentucky Speedway. Second quickest with a lap speed of 176.817 mph, was Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and he was followed by Jimmie Johnson...more»
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RAM NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kentucky Speedway Post Race Notes & Quotes
RAM LogoThursday, June 28, 2012 RAM PR Kentucky Speedway NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225 Post-Race Quotes http://twitter.com/teamdodge www.drivesrt.com Brad Keselowski (No. 19 Brad Keselowski?s Checkered Flag Foundation RAM) Finished 2nd YOU HAD A SPIRITED BATTLE IN THE CLOSING LAPS WITH TY DILLON. ?He was doing a good job. He had a really good...more»
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Stoner surprised he took pole at Assen
Dutch TT pole-winner Casey Stoner admitted that he surprised himself with his pace as he grabbed the top spot out of the blue at the end of the Assen MotoGP qualifying session. Stoner had been struggling all weekend with the hard Bridgestone tyre, and had a big crash in final practice.
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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR?S Dale Earnhardt Jr. Takes Big Win Into Right Turns At Sonoma
FYI WIRZ: NASCAR?s Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes big win into right turns at Sonoma Junior Nation fans are likely to be still singing winning praises or at least humming occasionally after of the long drought of Dale Earnhardt Jr.?s visit to victory lane ended in Michigan last week. Now Earnhardt must take that huge wave [...]
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Official: Ford working on automatic "do not disturb" function to combat driver distraction
Filed under: Safety, Technology, Ford
Ford has been ahead of the curve when it comes to driver distraction - in both inviting potential sources of distraction into the car and then offering technological solutions to help keep drivers focused on the road. Ford's Sync and MyFord Touch systems are happy to make phone calls, play music from your phone, run smartphone apps, read text messages aloud, and allows you to manage almost all of it via voice activation.
However, as industry-leading as Sync's functionality may be, it's come under scrutiny from some safety researchers who insist that all such technology, even when it's voice-activated, is distracting. Ford certainly doesn't want its competitive advantage undermined, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration kicking around recommendations to combat distracted driving, proposed rules that could render navigation systems useless, the topic is certainly a hot one.
So that brings us to today's press release, in which Ford touts its research into what it's calling a "driver workload estimator." That five-dollar phrase is a convoluted way of saying the automaker is trying to figure out how to make its cars automatically block some of the functionality of Sync and MyFord Touch, especially incoming phone calls or text messages. Of course, Ford does not want this automatic activation of the do-not-disturb feature that's already part of MyFord Touch to make customers any more frustrated with the system than they already are. Thus the desire to incorporate biometric feedback into the system.
Ford says it can gather temperature, heart rate, and respiration through a special experimental steering wheel and seat belt. The car's computer could then use this information to augment data already coming from the rest of the vehicle to determine if it's not a good time to notify the driver that, say, her sister just accidentally butt-called her from the bar. While you could make the case that it's really never a good time for such a call, Ford is more concerned with keeping the phone from ringing when you're trying to merge into heavy freeway traffic.
And when might you be able to purchase such electronic wizardry? No time soon. We talked to Jeff Greenberg, Senior Technical Leader at Ford Research, and he told us that the company has no current production plans for the technology, as it's concerned about how customers will react to it. "We do have a lot to learn about what customers will accept," he said. Scroll down to read the full press release.
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My NYC Biking Story: Dr. Jen Petersen
Riding a bike is a big part of�Dr. Jen Petersen’s�daily routine, and it also plays a significant role in her academic and professional careers. Her 2011 dissertation toward a Ph.D. in Sociology, “Whose Streets? Paving the Right to the City,” was largely influenced by riding her bike on the changing streets of NYC. Jen now [...]
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MOTOGP: No Room For Nicky In '13?
Nicky Hayden's MotoGP future is in doubt as the American could end up the odd man out in this year's silly season.
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Kenseth Out At Roush After Season, Stenhouse Going Cup in 2013
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to Drive for Roush Fenway in Sprint Cup Series in 2013 CONCORD, N.C. (June 26, 2012) — Roush Fenway Racing announced today that 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will compete for the team full-time in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition beginning in 2013, while Matt Kenseth and Roush Fenway [...]
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Clint Bowyer Fends Off Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch For Sonoma Victory
June 24, 2012 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service SONOMA, Calif. — Clint Bowyer’s victory in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma was a surprise to the driver who chased him for more than 20 laps — Kurt Busch — but in retrospect, history may have been on Bowyer’s side. “I just kept thinking, ‘He’s [...]
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F1 case banker gets prison sentence
Gerhard Gribkowsky, the banker at the centre of the corruption case relating to the sale of Formula 1, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison by a Munich court. Gribkowsky was convicted of tax evasion, bribery and breach of fiduciary trust.
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2012 NCWTS UNOH 225 Starting Lineup
Matt Crafton Pole Award - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCARMatt Crafton, with a qualifying lap speed of 173.288 mph, captured the 2012 NCWTS UNOH 225 Keystone Light Pole Award at Kentucky Speedway. This was Crafton’s first series pole of the 2012 season, his seventh series career pole and his first series pole...more»
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Official: Updated McLaren MP4-12C to debut at Goodwood
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, UK, Celebrities, Luxury, MISC
McLaren has announced that it will debut the 2013 MP4-12C at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. Jenson Button will whip a production prototype version of the machine up Goodwood Hill on June 30. McLaren has nudged final output from 593 horsepower to 616, and revised the throttle and shift mechanisms for better response. Designers have also thrown in a few more color and interior options. Buyers may now slather their MP4-12C in Volcano Yellow, and the cabin can be trimmed in perforated leather and Alcantara. The 2013 model will also be available with a new diamond cut wheel finish.
In addition to pitting the new model against the hill, McLaren will display the 2013 MP4-12C in the Goodwood Supercar Paddock so fans can get a closer look.
The company will also show off its new 12C GT3 race car, complete with a Union Jack livery, as seen in the image gallery above. Check out the full press release below.
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Shane Lewis to Make Dubai 24H Debut
Shane Lewis Dubai 24H DUBAI - December 29, 2011 American to Start 31st Career 24-Hour Race at Middle East's Premier Event Shane Lewis began his career running open wheel races that lasted 30-minutes. Today, he has become one of the...
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Hand gets new chassis after test fire
Joey Hand will have a new chassis for this weekend's DTM race at the Norisring after his original one suffered fire damage during last week's Lausitz test. The exhaust in Hand's M3 DTM, which was being driven by reserve driver Marco Wittmann at the test, was set alight after his car developed a fuel leak. Although much of the car was undamaged, the chassis is beyond repair
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The Final Lap Weekly #208 ? Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton ? NASCAR Kentucky Preview
SHOW #208 – GUESTS: Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton. We break down the road course weekend at Sonoma, Discuss the Matt Kenseth announcement, Kentucky version of ‘Drivers Say What’ and a full preview of Kentucky. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie. �(47:47 mins) LISTEN HERE WANT TO AIR THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY ON YOUR [...]
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Domenicali: Ferrari still needs progress
Ferrari still cannot be satisfied with the job it is doing in Formula 1 this year, despite Fernando Alonso's sensational victory in the European Grand Prix that has helped him edge clear in the championship fight. That is the view of Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali, who believes the fact that the Valencia triumph owed more to his driver's stunning efforts to charge through the field than having a dominant car needs to be taken as a sign that things still need to improve at Maranello.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Five Things We Learned from Le Mans in 2012
You already know that Audi won the 80th running of the 24 Heures du Mans at the 13.629-km Circuit de la Sarthe, which, loosely translated (thanks, Rosetta Stone!) means the 24 Hours of Le Mans on the 8.469-mile, um, Circuit de la Sarthe. Some things just shouldn?t be translated from the original French, such as [...]
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Denny Hamlin wins pole at Auto Club Speedway
Denny Hamlin went low when most drivers went high at Auto Club Speedway, and he ended up in pole position for Sundays race.
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INDYCAR Approves Lotus? Request to Modify IZOD IndyCar Series Engine
IZOD IndyCar� SeriesINDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, June 28, 2012) - INDYCAR this week approved Lotus’ request to modify homologated parts to improve performance of its 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 engine pursuant to engine technical regulations established before the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. At mid-season and again at the end of the year, manufacturers whose engines are statistically...more»
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2013 Toyota Avalon Gets Hybrid Option
When Toyota unveiled its new Avalon at the New York auto show last April, it was quick to tell us two things about it: One, the design originated from the company?s Calty design studio, splitting time between Newport Beach, California, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. And two, 90 percent of its parts will be sourced from [...]
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Official: Ford working on automatic "do not disturb" function to combat driver distraction
Filed under: Safety, Technology, Ford
Ford has been ahead of the curve when it comes to driver distraction - in both inviting potential sources of distraction into the car and then offering technological solutions to help keep drivers focused on the road. Ford's Sync and MyFord Touch systems are happy to make phone calls, play music from your phone, run smartphone apps, read text messages aloud, and allows you to manage almost all of it via voice activation.
However, as industry-leading as Sync's functionality may be, it's come under scrutiny from some safety researchers who insist that all such technology, even when it's voice-activated, is distracting. Ford certainly doesn't want its competitive advantage undermined, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration kicking around recommendations to combat distracted driving, proposed rules that could render navigation systems useless, the topic is certainly a hot one.
So that brings us to today's press release, in which Ford touts its research into what it's calling a "driver workload estimator." That five-dollar phrase is a convoluted way of saying the automaker is trying to figure out how to make its cars automatically block some of the functionality of Sync and MyFord Touch, especially incoming phone calls or text messages. Of course, Ford does not want this automatic activation of the do-not-disturb feature that's already part of MyFord Touch to make customers any more frustrated with the system than they already are. Thus the desire to incorporate biometric feedback into the system.
Ford says it can gather temperature, heart rate, and respiration through a special experimental steering wheel and seat belt. The car's computer could then use this information to augment data already coming from the rest of the vehicle to determine if it's not a good time to notify the driver that, say, her sister just accidentally butt-called her from the bar. While you could make the case that it's really never a good time for such a call, Ford is more concerned with keeping the phone from ringing when you're trying to merge into heavy freeway traffic.
And when might you be able to purchase such electronic wizardry? No time soon. We talked to Jeff Greenberg, Senior Technical Leader at Ford Research, and he told us that the company has no current production plans for the technology, as it's concerned about how customers will react to it. "We do have a lot to learn about what customers will accept," he said. Scroll down to read the full press release.
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Driving on the edge with Subaru at the Isle of Man
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"Don't lose the taillamps in front of you."
Those were the only words on my mind as our rolling convoy plowed its way over hill and dale on the Isle of Man, up Snaefell Mountain and back down again. Thing is, those taillamps were little more than faint twinkling halos shrouded in obscurity, nodding up and down obeisantly to the undulating road famously known by locals as the Mountain Course.
Those taillamps were the only sign that, up ahead, our procession of 2013 Subaru BRZ coupes was being led by one Mark Higgins, he who currently owns the four-wheeled lap record at the 37.8-mile-long loop of asphalt we're traversing. He who has taken home five British Rally Championship trophies, was born right here on the Isle of Man and is the odds-on favorite to win his home Manx Rally year after year. Put another way, we're following a seasoned professional who knows this track better than he knows the wrinkles, pores and follicles gracing the back of his own hand. And, while we're well shy of the 115 mile-per-hour average that constitutes his record-setting lap, to say we're driving gingerly is to say it takes a bit of arithmetic to land on the moon. As for us? This is the first time we've ever put rubber to the ground on the Isle.
Once more, with feeling: "Do NOT lose the taillamps in front of you!"
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