New Design Of Car Pillars For Improved Passenger Safety Medical News Today
A high proportion of fatalities occurring in car crashes are caused by head impacts in the vehicle interior. One of the main aims in car design, therefore, is to minimise cerebral damage to passengers in a crash situation.As a result of research presented at AutoPolymers2005, a new internal pillar design, the triplet rib, is being patented. [click link for full article]
Prototype of people’s car tested, design frozen: Tata Deccan Herald
Tata Motors has already initiated the process of developing the small car at its facility in Pune and several prototypes have also been tested and order for components places with the vendors, Managing Director Ravi Kant said here on Saturday. The design of the small car has been frozen, he added.
Car tag sales support afterschool programs Mississippi Business Journal
MERIDIAN — Mississippi drivers can now support afterschool programs in their communities by simply upgrading their car tags. Peavey Electronics Corporation and the Mississippi Afterschool Alliance have helped Mississippi become the first state to offer a car tag that benefits afterschool programs.
Ford To Build Electric 2-Seater City Car In Norway - Will It Be Sold In US? Michigan Technology News
DETROIT - Remember TH!NK, the electric city car project bought by Ford then unceremoniously dumped as part of the cost-cutting? It's set to ride again next year with an all-new design and improved usability.
Autodesk Sponsors F1 in Schools Technology Challenge; Contest Turns Students into Formula One Race Car Designers PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Autodesk, Inc. today announced its continued sponsorship of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge. The annual challenge is a national competition where middle- and high-school level students research, design, analyze, manufacture and ultimately race their own scale model Formula One cars.
Tuner Special: AC Schnitzer ACS4 Adds Polish, Poise to Z4 Edmunds.com
AACHEN, Germany — The design of the BMW Z4 M Coupe made the vehicle an iconic sports car, with exceptional performance to boot. Now, famed BMW tuner AC Schnitzer adds some poise and polish to the two-place hardtop.
Massachusetts to sue Big Dig companies, alleging negligence The Daily Comet
The state was filing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit on Tuesday against companies who worked on a Big Dig highway tunnel where a motorist was killed, claiming negligence in the design and construction of a ceiling that collapsed on the woman's car last July.
Honda brings on Aerosports CR-V AME Info
Honda Motor has brought its all-new Aerosports SUV CR-V to the UAE. The carmaker is pitching its third generation CR-V as a crossover SUV with sedan-like handling and sports car design. It carries a 2.4-litre i-VTEC four cylinder engine with five-speed automatic mission.
Sports car turns to celeb for inspiration Independent Online
Curvaceous actress Kate Winslet was what Jaguar's chief designer Ian Callum had in mind when he designed the company's new sports car.
Top honour for Dumfries designer BBC News
A Dumfries car designer is awarded the highest accolade for his profession in the UK.