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Land Rover Debuts Invisible Car Technology
Land Rover reveals Transparent Bonnet virtual imaging concept
New level of driver awareness with a 'see-through' augmented reality view of the terrain ahead, making the front of the car 'virtually' invisible from inside the cabin
Technology provides full visibility of what is underneath and in front of the car, with total clarity of otherwise hidden obstacles
Transparent Bonnet is part of a suite of new concept technologies to be showcased in Land Rover's Discovery Vision Concept car at the New York International Motor Show
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2014-04-10 |
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The debut of the new Focus four-door sedan in New York
Ford Focus ranks as the best-selling vehicle nameplate in the world, based on just-released Polk new vehicle registration data for the 2013 calendar year.
Focus gains momentum with 50 percent sales growth in Chinese market.
New Focus four-door sedan globally unveiled, featuring leading combination of technology, fuel economy and power.
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2014-04-09 |
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Land Rover to reveal new age of DISCOVERY at the 2014 New York International Auto Show.
Discovery Vision Concept car to be revealed at the New York International Auto Show.
Bold new concept will showcase Land Rover’s design vision for a new family of Discovery vehicles.
Pioneering technology from Jaguar Land Rover’s Advanced Research unit to be previewed for the first time.
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2014-04-04 |
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Volvo Car Group initiates Scandinavian pilot using cloud-based communication to make driving safer
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars), the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens Vegvesen) are joining forces in a pilot project in which road friction information from individual cars is shared within a cloud-based system.
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2014-03-28 |
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2014-03-21 |
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Volvo Car Group tests road magnets for accurate positioning of self-driving cars
Volvo Car Group has completed a research project using magnets in the roadway to help the car determine its position. The research, which has been financed in strategic co-operation with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), is a potential key to the implementation of self-driving vehicles.
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2014-03-20 |
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2014-03-20 |
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New JAGUAR LAND ROVER engine manufacturing centre
Jaguar Land Rover opens new Engine Manufacturing Centre in the West Midlands.
Jaguar Land Rover’s state-of-the-art Engine Manufacturing Centre is the first new facility that the company has built from the ground up. Based at the heart of the UK, it is ideally located between the company’s three other manufacturing sites at Halewood, Castle Bromwich and Solihull. Almost 1,400 jobs will be created by the time the plant reaches its full capacity.
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2014-03-18 |
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Concept Estate wins multiple ‘Car of the show’ awards in Geneva: Volvo Cars’ third concept car completes the hat-trick
Volvo Cars has won a coveted ‘hat-trick’ of awards after its new Concept Estate concept car was named ‘Car of the Show’ by several international media.
Autoblog.com, the respected automotive online commentary site, stated: “You don't have to be a crazy car guy to appreciate that … Volvo is in the middle of a new golden era of automotive design right now." Publications in the UK and the Netherlands reserved similar praise on the Concept Estate, further cementing the car’s status as one of the stars of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.
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2014-03-11 |
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All-New Ford Transit and Transit Connect Take Double Win in Arctic Van Test; Beat Ice, Snow, Extreme Cold – and Rivals
All-New Ford Transit and Transit Connect Take Double Win in
Arctic Van Test; Beat Ice, Snow, Extreme Cold – and Rivals
• Ford wins Arctic Van Test that puts vehicles through a series of challenges in severe driving conditions, through cold, ice and snow
• Punishing five-day ordeal in the frozen north of Finland includes slaloming on a frozen airfield, and a 700-kilometre endurance drive, as well as extreme cold starts
• Ford’s all-new Transit and all-new Transit Connect vans deliver the company’s first double victory in the 23-year history of the test
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2014-03-11 |
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