and John Stoll Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to produce driverless cars that are aimed at reducing crashes‚ through the use of self-driving car technology by 2020. Volvo’s vision is that no one will be killed or injured in these driverless cars because there is no chance for human error. Volvo also believes that with the driverless car technology it’s developing‚ we could see virtually zero car deaths‚ at least in cars with this technology. Existing vehicles could be easily adapted to this
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automobile market. Its success revolved around the first ever car made in India- The Ambassador. Modelled on the Morris Oxford series III‚ it is a hardy vehicle suited to Indian roads and conditions. The Ambassador is to India what the Chevrolet is to the United States. In many ways‚ the clatter and bang of the Ambassador‚ is the heartbeat of India. For years‚ one could buy any car in India‚ as long as it was an Ambassador. It is the only car which has been driven over the Indian roads for more than
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report explains how advantageous a hybrid car is and why conventional car should be replaced by hybrid car. Hybrid car is getting more popular and marketable because of its advantages. In essence‚ the report touches on the benefits of owning a hybrid car and some possible effects. The problems that arisen are environmental problems which catch the whole world’s attention‚ the prices and fuel are hiking up and the fuels are limited in supply. Therefore‚ hybrid cars are here to help people to overcome the
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Report on the article‚ Driverless cars and how they would change motoring? Introduction: This article was written by Daniel Nasaw form BBC news magazine. The main purpose of this article is to inform and persuade the motoring community to buy into the idea of cars that drive them self’s. Main ideas : The main idea of this self driving car is basically to reduce road traffic accidents from a number of different factors e.g. drink driving‚ speeding and using technology such as mobile phones ect
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gasoline one. An electric car is a car that powered by an electric motor rather than a regular gasoline engine. There are several major differences between gasoline and electric cars. First of all‚ “the electric motor will replace the gasoline engine” (“How Electric”‚ 2004). Secondly‚ “the electric motor is powered by a controller” (“How Electric”‚ 2004). Thirdly‚ “the controller gets power from the rechargeable batteries” (“How Electric”‚ 2004). In an electric car‚ according to Brain‚ the
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my vehicle from going farther then it could’ve. My car also needed a bit of momentum to start so the friction did not help my care move at all. What problems related to friction did you encounter and how did you solve them? The friction did not help my car move. My car needed a bit of momentum to start‚ like most objects. The friction did not work with my car at all! I solved it by dropping my car instead of pushing. The dropping helped my car move and push. What factors did you take
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How did your car perform? Explain the aspects of your car that made it function well. What are some areas of improvement for your car? Explain how it could have been made better so that the car could have performed better. During its test‚ my mousetrap car curved to the right causing it to crash into a wall and stop short of its full potential. However‚ the car still traveled the the entirety of the 11 meters required for the maximum number of points. The reasons that my mousetrap car functioned as
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The issue of electric car has been arising nowadays. But many of us never really find a true example of the uses of electric cars in everyday life. From the article "Electrical Engineering"‚ an Australian built his own electric car from a second hand Porsche. The article proves that having a private electric cars is no longer a dream. But do all people know the good things and the bad things about having a private electric car? Now‚ what electric vehicles really are? Simply put‚ electric vehicles
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A hybrid car definition: The word hybrid is usually applied to plants and animals which have been cross-bred between species to produce something new. A hybrid car is a passenger vehicle that is driven by a hybrid engine‚ which can run on two or more fuel sources. In other word‚ Hybrid cars are primarily gas powered cars with electrical motor assist Why hybrid car? : Here are the reasons why you should choose a hybrid car instead of normal car: 1. Hybrid cars are environment friendly
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Solar powered cars have been said to be the future of renewable transportation and that they are supposed to be economically efficient and environmentally friendly. Though it may sound like pure science fiction‚ there is development happening around world that is bringing that notion into reality. As I researched thoroughly to create my conceptual model for solar cars‚ I asked myself this: Are solar vehicles even practical for the U.S.? Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on earth
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