Citroen C3 Picasso in the UK: the passenger can stop pressing on his pad!

Citroen C3 Picasso sold in Britain: the passenger side of the driver may inadvertently trigger a braking! The official reason given by the French house is that, in the conversion of the right-hand drive vehicle, the brake system has been in front of the passenger's feet (where is the pedal of the left-hand drive versions) and is exposed to possible  Stomp that could inadvertently trigger a braking.

Volkswagen: the early development of the Temporary Auto Pilot

You can not even talk about intelligent car or autopilot. Better to use the definition Temporary Auto Pilot, describing the virtues of the new project without venturing Volkswagen quality is not his. This system assists the driver when he is in fact engaged in cross sections of highway, thus reducing the chances of error, drowsiness or distraction.

The software controls the distance from the car in front, maintains a preset speed, slows down approaching a curve and driving the car within the limits of the lane, in addition to reading the signals, observe speed limits and stop/start in city driving. The only condition: the maximum speed may not exceed 130 km/h.

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Video: Flying touch screen

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart are investigating a new type of touch screen wheel. Over the past have we seen break out of fashion multifunction steering wheel, repeating commands already in the dashboard to simplify the life of the driver, operating an increasing number of functions from the audio to the multimedia display screens from the cruise control until the presence of the shift paddles behind the steering wheel itself.

Volvo: a system to avoid accidents with animals

Volvo is developing a system that can prevent accidents involving animals. Since the number of vehicles in the coming years, inspired by the City Safety and Pedestrian Detection technology already available on Volvo cars, from sensors that can recognize obstacles and pedestrians and activate the brakes automatically.

Through a radar and an infrared camera system can work even in very poor visibility and light, there may be situations where confrontations with animals on the road, especially with special climatic conditions. Volvo engineers are testing the system optimized for use on rural roads: in the case of excessive vehicle speed, the system will activate the braking system by reducing the speed of impact and consequences of the accident.

Volvo: an application for the iPhone and Android car remote management

Volvo has also developed an application for the iPhone and Android related to their cars. The software will help you stay in touch with their car, as long as it is a model year 2012 with the Volvo On Call system installed, thus paving the way for a series of developments and services that will be expanded in the future.

From the beginning, the system will function Car Locator, to find the car in a parking lot and the ability to activate horn and blinkers. You can also activate the central locking and window closing, as well as see the instrument panel in the remote to get information on fuel level, the time remaining, on average fuel consumption and mileage.

Venezuela: historic first suspension of a license

The head of traffic police Venezuelan Luis Fernandez in recent days has called a press conference to announce the first ever suspension of license was registered in South America, in obedience to a law introduced in 2008 and have never been used as over-gooders of the authorities. Victim of this measure is Ramon Parra, 41 year-old bus driver, three alleged irregularities which are: speeding, too many passengers on board and the absence of a rear wheel of the four planned.

ADAC: Volvo wins the video comparison of Brake Assist Systems

The German ADAC has led an interesting comparison between the assisted braking systems and collision avoidance radar on the market. Volvo V60, Mercedes CLS, Audi A7, Volkswagen Passat, BMW 5 Series and Infiniti M37 were compared with a series of tests designed specifically with an inflatable towed vehicle to simulate a situation of danger.

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BMW: care system at the turn

BMW presents an experimental system of assistance to turn left, which is currently under study on the new 5 Series. The device, integrated on-board electronics, assists the driver in place when the car fills the opposite lane, checking for other vehicles coming in the opposite direction, even in the presence of obstacles, vehicles or other atmospheric phenomena that impede eye contact.

With a camera and laser scanner 3 can detect the presence of a vehicle at 100 meters and intervene if the driver is to perform a maneuver carried hazardous. The system can automatically activate the braking system, alerting the driver with an alarm in the dashboard and thus avoiding an accident, then shutting below 10 km / h.

Audi and MIT for the next generation of GPS

Audi has worked with MIT to create AIDA 2.0, a next-generation GPS system. While navigation systems have revolutionized the mobility in the last decade, the most recent technologies allow further progress in the integration of information at your disposal. The visionary project, the dashboard of the car turns into a 3D display that projects the image of the surrounding area, providing the user a very wide range of information filtered through simple gestures.

Lexus RX asked in the workshop

Toyota ordered to Germany in 4929 vehicles, the Lexus RX series back in the workshops. By dissolved or damaged mounting clips on a panel in the foot on the accelerator, the clearance may be impaired. The vehicle owner will be notified promptly in writing of Toyota and asked to put up for an appointment with her Lexus Forum in connection to check the mounting clips and the panel in the driver's foot well and replaced.

Foam from the spray

A shockingly large number: it is done 20 000 times a year, burn cars out. If a fire breaks out, time is the determining factor. Conventional fire extinguishers may help to keep the damage within limits, but for many is their use cumbersome. In addition, the extinguishing agent left irreparable damage.

Here now a spray provides relief. A particularly spraying - the Fog Micro Technology (MFT) - and the composition of the extinguishing foam spray fire extinguisher "Car & Bike" the Frankfurt-based company Prymos can present in many cases a way out. Especially in case of fire in the engine compartment and interior it proves to be handy and easy to use.

2010 fewer deaths in road traffic

Last year 3657 people died on German roads. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), according to preliminary results further reported, these were 495 fatalities (-12%) less than in 2009. Thus, the positive trend of recent years has even accelerated in 2010: the number of fatalities reached their lowest level in 60 years.

Even with the number of people injured in road traffic, there was a decline from 2009 to around 371 700 persons (-6.5%). The total number of police recorded accidents rose last year by 3.8 percent to 2.4 million. The increase is solely due to accidents with property damage - they rose to 2.1 million (+5.5%).

42 mountain passes remain closed

In alpine mountains there is no end of winter in sight. The Auto Club Europa (ACE) advises to drive with snow chains in the trunk in the mountains and to adjust to weather and road-related breaks during the tour. As the club announced in his Alpine Road Report, are as in the previous week still closed 42 of a total of 200 passes fully.

Chain is compulsory in Austria for trucks on the B77, on the road Gaberl Gaberl. In South Tyrol must in winter conditions (snow, slush or ice) only drive vehicles equipped with snow tires or snow chains fitted. About the Regulation on winter equipment is informed by means of appropriate road signage.

Brake problems on the Opel Corsa

The Opel Corsa from 2007 to 2009, it may cause brake problems. A company spokesman confirmed a newspaper report. Accident risk was not, however. Therefore, there is also no call back, but affected vehicle owners will be asked to arrange a workshop date to resolve the error. Such as "Auto Bild" reported that it can happen when the fourth model generation Corsa that after braking the brake pedal did not return moves into the starting position.

Rating: No dangerous situation no bicycle forced

If no specific local threat situation exists, there is no obligation to use a separate bicycle path. This has established the Federal Administrative Court now taken a decision (ref. 3 C 42.09). As the German Bar Hotline reports that the city of Regensburg on the edge of the city for a shared pedestrian and bicycle traffic by putting up signs an obligation to use for cyclists had ordered.

The reason given was that would be harmed because of the lower roadway when overtaking cyclists, especially since the drivers often did not keep to the speed limit. This argument held the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig to be too general. These accidents would also demonstrate that at this point no higher than average in danger for cyclists.

One accident is a multiple collision

The ADAC-accident research has determined that every fourth accident comes at multiple collisions. The vehicle meets such as after a collision with another car or another on an obstacle. This increases the risk of injury by about five percent. Communicating safety systems and automatic emergency braking could reduce the severity of the accident in a multiple collision.

should devote more attention to this subject automaker calls the Automobile Association. In the ADAC crash tests showed that grazing can be collisions, in which the cars collide with less coverage, more dangerous than the direct collision between two cars, in which both use their respective vehicles crumple zone full.

In November 2010, fewer deaths

In November 2010, on German roads 351 people lost their lives. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), according to preliminary results further reported, were the eleven people (3%) less than in November 2009. The number of injured has risen as well in October 2010. In November 2010 she took over the same month last year by 1.2 percent to 32 600th The police in November 2010 around 220 500 road traffic accidents (7.2%) on.