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New - A shopping cart with brake sensor

New – A shopping cart with brake sensor

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Parents know these stressful moments only too well. The offspring cheerfully pushes the cart through the supermarket or over the parking lot. And then it crashes.

Such situations occurred to Ford engineers when they developed the prototype of a self-braking shopping cart. In the implementation of the "pre-collision Assist" was used with Fugnger and bicycle detection by Ford. The…

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New - assistance system for the bicycle

New – assistance system for the bicycle

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They have long been cars, and some already have trucks: assistance systems for more active road safety. Now scientists are researching a counterpart for bicycles and helmets.

A section called "Distributed Embedded Systems" of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute of the University of Paderborn are developing assistance systems in the "Safety4Bikes" research project with seven partners from…

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New - special model for the Kia-Dream-Team

New – special model for the Kia-Dream-Team

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In the future, Sportage drivers will be able to form a "Dream Team" with their compact SUV – because from now on the special model of the same name will be available. Up to 1,400 euros can be saved, according to Kia.

The special model is powered by the 97 kW / 132 hp 1.6-liter gasoline direct injection engine and drives with front-wheel drive. The unit complies with the Euro…

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New - Three points for safety

New – Three points for safety

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The former Volvo boss Gunnar Engellau lost a family member by a traffic accident. The terrible experience induced the CEO of the Swedish automaker to hire a renowned engineer: Nils Bohlin (1920-2002). The specialist for aircraft and ejector seats then invented a new buckle system – the proven three-point belt – exactly 60 years ago. Worlds separate cars of the 1950s from today's models.…

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New - Transparent cockpit against maneuvering accidents

New – Transparent cockpit against maneuvering accidents

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Unfortunately, maneuvering of trucks is still far too common despite helpful assistants. What to do? The prospective scientist Daniel Reichert has developed an opportunity within the framework of his master's thesis at the Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, Systems Engineering and Image Evaluation (IOSB). His motto: "Goodbye blind spot!"

The electronic helper…

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New - Digital car systems put to the test

New – Digital car systems put to the test

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Modern cars are rolling computers. They are networked all around, they can communicate with each other and soon they can drive very little. Man is then only a passenger. But the sophisticated technology also has its pitfalls. Because the highly equipped and sometimes very sensitive systems can give up their minds because sensors are defective or hackers take command. Since this happens…

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Motorists want thinking tires - tires

Motorists want thinking tires – tires

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Smartphone. Smart Home, Smart Tire: Tires should think along in the future. That's what a third of European motorists want.

According to a European-wide study commissioned by Nokian Tires, 34 percent of the surveyed motorists want to be able to independently react to changing weather conditions in the future using sensors. Smart tires should bring more safety and comfort.

"Sensor…

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New - New Corsa has the perspective

New – New Corsa has the perspective

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The innovative LED matrix light will provide insight in a few months in the sixth generation of the Opel Corsa. Since 1982, the small car has sold about 13.5 million times. Now, the new generation, even in the first half of 2019 should be able to order the fully electric variant, it says in the Rsselsheimern.

Details of the new Corsa, the car maker still owns, except for one: The…

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