Volvo has announced they have successfully conducted a multi-vehicle test for the EU-funded SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project.
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Volvo shows off semi-autonomous road train tech [videos]
Filed under: Safety , Technology , Volvo This time last year, the Safe Road Trains for the Environment ( SARTRE ) program hit a milestone. Using a specially equipped Volvo S60 with a big-rig taking the lead, the EU-funded researchers managed to create the world’s first fully-functional road train , allowing the driver in the sedan to sit back and enjoy the ride without touching the controls. Today, Volvo – the program’s only automotive partner – has announced that the SARTRE program is in its final phase of testing, and that includes adding a few more vehicles to the rolling procession of autonomous cars.
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Video: SARTRE autonomous road-train enters final phase with trio of Volvos [w/video]
Filed under: New York Auto Show , Etc. , Government/Legal New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has big plans for the Jacob K. Javits Center.
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Report: Governor plans to tear down newly renovated Jacob Javits Center, NY Auto Show home
Filed under: Car Buying , Etc. , Government/Legal , UAW/Unions Bob King , President of the United Auto Workers , is adding his voice to those who have already chimed in with support for the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. In what might be a historic break from the union’s contentious past, King is throwing in for the new fuel efficiency rules because he thinks it will mean jobs for his members as the auto industry reacts to the mandate. In the past, such a decree could have meant much wailing and gnashing of teeth from both the automakers and labor unions.
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Report: UAW President Bob King pumped about new CAFE standards
Dubbed Windows of Opportunity (WOO), the windows are fully inactive and include four apps.
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GM envisions interactive rear windows [video]
Filed under: Aftermarket , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Japan , Technology , Toyota , Tokyo Auto Salon , Electric Saying the Toyota 2000GT holds a special place in our hearts is akin to calling oxygen and water kind of important to our survival. The long-nose two-door was envisioned as a suitable competitor to the likes of the European sports cars rolling out Italy and the UK at the time, and in many ways, the Toyota was far superior. Built at a time when Japan Inc.
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Video: Classic Toyota 2000GT turned into solar-powered EV