"We want to make sure that what we learn today gets applied to that next vehicle, " he said.
And while only 1 in 10 of respondents to a recent AutoTrader.com poll currently owned the feature, 4 in 10 wanted it in their next vehicle.
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There was a time when projects like Space X were the reserve of dream and fantasy, and this next vehicle -- for now at least -- also sits in that category.
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The tests, says Eichiner, will provide important feedback for BMW's next megacities vehicle, which will debut early next decade.
We did without an iPod, just like everyone did before 2002, and the iPod worked fine in my next test vehicle.
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Virgin Galactic is hopeful it will have a successful test launch of its space vehicle next year.
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Ferrari hasn't said how much the upgraded FF costs, although we imagine that the iOS-linked costs are drops in the bucket next to the vehicle itself.
Dan Borgasano, spokesman for the company, notes that 116 electric-vehicle models are currently planned, up from 50 in 2010, and 36 manufacturers are expected to produce at least one version of an electric vehicle next year.
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Of more long-term importance is access to a delivery vehicle for next-generation Internet services.
Next, make the vehicle a plug-in hybrid (due in major makers' showrooms this year), and your oil savings rise to 97 percent.
The appropriators proposed to reduce funding for the last remnant of the Future Combat System, a next-generation fighting vehicle, by about three quarters.
"Car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communications represent the next major advancements in vehicle safety, " said Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president, Ford Research and Innovation.
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In addition to stabilizing the industry and addressing the hardship faced by communities that lost auto plants and the jobs they provided, the Administration has been focused on making long-term investments across the country that will make the U.S. a home base for the design and production of the next generation of innovative vehicle technologies.
The Volt is an innovative vehicle, but the use of repurposed oil booms takes the vehicle to the next level.
And this extra "sensor" will have almost unlimited range, because information can be instantaneously relayed from one vehicle to the next, to the next, and so on.
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And that plant will be one of 30 new plants to go fully operational over the next six years manufacturing electric vehicle batteries and components right here in the United States of America.
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Plus, FMC sells recession-resistant chemicals like coatings for pills, and a third of its revenue comes from specialty chemicals, including lithium, the raw material for the next generation of electric-vehicle batteries ( click here for related story).
"Chevrolet MyLink is the next logical step for in-vehicle connectivity, " said Karl Stracke, vice president for Global Product Engineering.
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The automaker is about to embark on the biggest product launch phase in its history, replacing 80 percent of its new vehicle lineup over the next couple of years.
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Asked how far off this future might be, he speculates that in the next five to ten years, vehicle-to-vehicle communication will become more prevalent, but he adds that much depends on what cities regulate.
And citing the deep penetration capabilities of the Osprey as an excuse for killing off the fighting vehicle in the very next paragraph after calling for an early end to tilt-rotor production sounds downright contradictory.
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Thats because he is cofounder and a major shareholder in Ener1, a company that makes next generation batteries for electric and hybrid vehicle in Indianapolis.
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Buying a less expensive car, the next time you are shopping for a vehicle and canceling your cell phone service, are two easy ways to come up with some cash to fund your savings plan.
Everybody wants to talk about what kind of alternative vehicle we'll be driving next, but I've got news for you: The internal combustion gasoline engine isn't going anywhere.
Over the next several years GE plans to convert half its vehicle fleet to battery power, including 15, 000 Chevy Volts and perhaps 15, 000 electric vehicles from other makers.
We all know we check out each other's phones, judging, feeling jealous or vindicated, keeping tabs and planning our next upgrade like LA residents time car leases with vehicle refresh rates.
Still, if GM can figure out how to produce the vehicle, it would be an ingenious next step in the slow evolution of vehicles from ones powered by gasoline to those powered by electricity.
Nissan is hiring an additional 400 people over the next two years to make its Murano sports utility vehicle in Mississippi, while Honda is adding 50 new jobs in Ohio where it will build its new hybrid Accord sedan car.
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With a new small vehicle called Vega also set to debut early next year, Arianespace will soon offer the full portfolio of launch services from CSG.
The next day, prosecutors say, she helped Israel pack the vehicle with his belongings.
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