Following Toyota, Mazda will install brake override systems in new cars

tryme submitted on 3/10/2010 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:15:33 PM

Mazda announced today that will install brake override systems in its new models. This comes after Toyota recalled more than 8 million vehicles amid complaints of unwanted acceleration. According to Mazda, the new technology will give the brakes p...

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VIDEO: BMW's Brake Override System In Action, Puts Journalists' Stomach In His Throat

Agent00R submitted on 3/8/2010 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:45:51 PM

The New York Times reports:"On Thursday, I looked at the history and examined some technical elements behind an electronic brake override system, which has been in the news quite a bit lately since Toyota’s nightmare with sudden unintended...

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2010 Geneva Motor Show: Ferrari California receives Stop & Start system

tryme submitted on 3/3/2010 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:05:45 PM

Yesterday we showed you the Ferrari HY-KERS vettura laboratorio (experimental vehicle) also known as 599 GTB Hybrid which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, but it appears this is not the only way the Italian manufacturer wants to make its cars...

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Honda working on a new hybrid system for larger cars

tryme submitted on 2/22/2010 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:05:13 PM

Honda Motor Co., in three years, is likely to have a finished product that showcases the strides it has made to develop a new hybrid system for larger cars. Tomohiko Kawanabe, chief operating officer of automobile R&D, said that the research s...

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Volkswagen, Seat and Skoda to use LG audio systems

tryme submitted on 10/29/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:32:00 AM

Three of Volkswagen’s brands — Volkswagen, Seat and Skoda – will use the audio systems of LG Electronics starting with the 2012 models. VW and LG recently signed the deal said to be worth $370 million. Reuters reports that the agreement is set to las...

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