Google is driving a transformation in automobiles and transportation with its driverless car technology.
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As with home and office computer hardware, in-car technology is rapidly getting cheaper, though it is still pricey.
But there are predictions that one or two developers are researching ways to turn car technology on its head.
The development of self-driving car technology is being spurred on by several forces.
Other themes likely to surface at 2011 CES are car technology, connected TVs and connected home appliances, said Oxman.
If the driverless car technology works, Google could provide the driverless software to manufacturers, rather than making cars itself.
Meanwhile, a survey by motoring group RAC shows almost half of drivers are seriously distracted by in-car technology - rising to 55% for 17-to-24-year-olds.
Driverless car technology has the very real potential to save millions from death and injury and eliminate hundreds of billions of dollars of costs.
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The good deed, along with a promise to share fuel-efficient small car technology, earned Fiat a 20 percent stake in Chrysler under a government-brokered bankruptcy reorganization.
Then it made more of its driver-less car technology and augmented reality (Google glasses) and we started to sit up and listen to Google once more.
Microsoft and Kia this week announced a partnership to bring in-car technology called UVO to some Kia cars starting this summer, according to a news release.
He patented a mobile car technology in 2002 and advocated for AB 1871, the California bill that made peer-to-peer car sharing legal in the state.
In-car technology has proliferated since Wingcast was shuttered in 2002.
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In-car technology has also helped make drivers aware of such costs: new cars often have dashboard dials showing how many miles to a gallon the vehicle is achieving at its current speed.
Many who live in North America wouldn't put Hyundai at the forefront of in-car technology, but the Korean au hoping to change that reputation by 2014 with a more internet- and mobile-savvy platform.
The advances in electric-car technology have been impressive.
The announcement is a reflection of the challenges facing global automakers as they try to cope with ever-rising government regulations on fuel economy and emissions, as well as rising consumer demands for affordable in-car technology.
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Google is also likely to continue long-term bets including driver-less car technology and an effort to scan all the world's books and make them available on the search engine, both of which were pet projects for Mr. Page.
In your car, technology will map the connections between people, the highway, and the information superhighway to enhance the driving experience.
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Toyota has given a taste of self-drive car safety technology ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next week.
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The complexities of large cities present a myriad of challenges as much as developing the car and technology itself, but there have already been early discussions with Singapore and Hong Kong to test drive the cars and system on a small scale.
That auto-related tech can usually be broadly split into two general categories: technology that helps the car go somewhere and technology that makes its interior a better place to be while getting there.
Toyota is one of several heavy-weight car manufacturers and technology companies researching autonomous vehicles.
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Imagine if you tried to operate a car using only technology available in the early 20th century.
The thrust of car-making technology is to reduce costs on low production volumes of less than 100, 000.
The Maruti 800 is the cheapest car with foreign technology in the market.
The car uses aerodynamic technology never seen before on a production vehicle that will keep it glued to the road like nothing else.
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Unsurprisingly, the potential blending of car and computer technology has strong support in Silicon Valley, which senses a lucrative new market just around the corner.
"The Chevrolet Spark EV is a great city car which blends technology, functionality and style in an unexpected package" said Cristi Landy, director of Chevrolet small and electrified vehicle marketing.
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