BMW has revealed its new GINA Light Visionary Model which has a frame made of carbon fibre wires covered in a textile fabric, enabling body parts like doors and hood to bend and contract much like real skin and skeleton. GINA stands for Geometry and Functions in ‘N’ (infinite number) Adaptations and is a revolutionary […]

Toyoda Gosei, a company founded by Toyota Motor in 1949 has showcased two new types of airbags that are designed with pedestrian safety in mind. The airbags work in combination with a pedestrian recognition system which includes camera and radar sensors. A “hood airbag” protects an adult pedestrian’s head in a collision by inflating from […]

Toyota has launched a new version of its night-vision technology “Night View” on its recently unveiled 2008 Crown Hybrid which is capable of detecting pedestrians. Night view isn’t exactly new technology, Cadillac introduced the first in-car night vision system in 2000. Toyota’s new implementation is a little different however, displaying the night vision on an […]

Inventor Ernie Brookins has engineered a hydraulic transmission that is able to power vehicles without the need to have the engine running all the time. The invention could be used on just about any vehicle and Brookins believes the invention could cut motorists’ fuel bills in half. The hybrid drive system works by capturing, compressing […]