Archive for February, 2010

Has Toyota Met Its Richard Feynman in David Gilbert?

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

There was a moment Tuesday during the testimony of David Gilbert, the automotive engineering professor who testified he was able to fool the computer technology on-board Toyota vehicles to accelerate, that was kind of reminded me of …

New MICHELIN Pilot Sport 3 | Automotive News & Information

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Jean Vanier High School Students Big Winners In Toronto Autoshow …

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

This was the 11th year for the contest, organized by Centennial College, which promotes automotive technology as a rewarding career path.

Cablevision offers real-time computer to TV transfer – Entertainment

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

“This new service will make it easy for our television customers to take broadband services including Internet video, as well as family photos or anything else displayed on a computer screen and move it to the television with the click of a mouse,” he added. Cablevision has yet to reveal the customer costs attached to its PC-to-TV Media Relay service, which is currently restricted to PCs only

Latest Computer Gadget – 1# technology blog

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

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Expert finds flaw in Toyota “fail safe” electronic system …

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Legal news for product liability attorneys.

Bayer MaterialScience, Mitsubishi and Kyowa agree technical …

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Specially adapted materials that have already proven effective in the series production of automotive glazing will be used for the two-component injection molding process. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology is a leading manufacturer of electric injection molding machines. Kyowa Industrial brings to the cooperation its expertise as a major global producer of molds for injection molding applications.

Campro Turbo by end 2010 or early 2011

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Good news on Turbo! BUT… What about the after sales service and QUALITY? What about the marvelous 25 years old Power Window technology (and other parts as well)?

Longtime MySpace Chief Software Architect Chris Bissell Quits …

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

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UK: Automotive suppliers urged to join £29m low carbon vehicles …

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

The West Midlands’ fast-developing low-carbon automotive sector has called for like-minded suppliers to get involved in a £29 million project aimed at. … The Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project comprises 15 separate technical R&D workstreams, each of which is led by a partner who will work closely with selected SMEs to develop solutions, including battery cells and packs, drive motors, power electronics and high voltage electrical distribution

Analysis: ABC News report shouldn't panic Toyota drivers — Autoblog

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

The guy is an automotive technology prof, he knows brakes always overpower engines in a street car–unless he’s never brake-torque-launched a car or seen a burnout before. Some of his test may have some merit, but the fact that he’s so …

The next best thing to ABC News

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Southern Illinois University automotive technology professor David Gilbert and ABC News Brian Ross While the real cause of the Toyota unintended acc. White House officials today publicly made it clear that should Thursdays bipartisan …

Toyota official says massive recalls won't totally fix safety …

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

February 17th, 2010 AP Top News at 8:28 a.m. EST Toyota probes Corolla steering, considers recallTOKYO — Toyota is considering a recall of its hot-selling Corolla subcompact after complaints about power steering problems — another blow to the … RobinMacNab Toyota recall might not totally solve the problem of unintended sudden acceleration in its vehicles – http://nyti.ms/dqnR7v #automotive; 710bookstore SIU’s Automotive Technology department has been studing the recent …

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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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ABC News Alleges Toyota's Problem Isn't Pedals, and Isn't Fixed …

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

… onboard computer from detecting and stopping certain short circuits that can trigger sudden speed surges, according to a professor of automotive technology , Dave Gilbert of Southern Illinois University’s auto technology department.

eCall is already saving lives.(Egil Bovim from Norwegian National …

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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Acura To Focus On Hybrids And Technology

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

By bolstering its lineup with powerful and fuel-efficient hybrid models, Acura may be able to convince choosy premium buyers that they are the leader in advanced automotive technology when compared with Mercedes, BMW, and other Tier 1 …

Acura To Focus On Hybrids And Technology | Acura in the News

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

By bolstering its lineup with powerful and fuel-efficient hybrid models, Acura may be able to convince choosy premium buyers that they are the leader in advanced automotive technology when compared with Mercedes, BMW, and other Tier 1 …

ABC Report on Toyota Raises Questions – KickingTires

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The company says it was surprised to see the Avalon in the report and would be willing to join Gilbert and ABC News for another test with its engineers present.