Category: Transport
CeBIT 2011 PREVIEW: Ford SYNC
Click here for more images of the Ford SYNC system Car giants Ford took this week's CeBIT technology expo in Hanover, Germany, as an opportunity to announce the global launch of their new connected dashboard system, SYNC. Already available…
Oyster card may face chop as Tube plans credit card ticket system
(Guest post from Shiny Shiny) The Oyster card was a small revolution in ticket payments when it was launched less than a decade ago, but it seems it may soon become obsolete. Transport for London has confirmed that by the…
Ford Focus Park Assist – taking the pain out of parallel parking
At the weekend those nice folk at Ford took us out to Madrid to race cars around a test track and look over their new Ford Focus. So what I hear you say has a new car to do…
Three quarters of Britons against Huawei mobile network on the Tube
Yesterday we brought you news that Chinese telecoms firm Huawei were in talks to provide London's Underground network with a mobile signal system that would allow passengers to make calls while riding the tube. Now, new research from GoodMobilePhones.co.uk has…
Ford SYNC AppLink SDK launched: voice operated apps next big thing for drivers?
Ford SYNC, the hands-free voice activated in-car connectivity kit that allows drivers to control their music and other functions, has had its software development kit let loose to developers, leading many to believe an in-car app revolution is on the…
GoCycle 2 from Karbon Kinetics on the way
Karbon Kinetics have announced that they are working on a next generation model of their impressive GoCycle bicycle range. Lightwieght and portable, the GoCycle has garnered many fans thanks to it's one-button access to electric propulsion, giving riders an extra…
Real-life Star Trek teleporter in the works!
Those crazy kids over at Imperial College are at it again. Famed for their pioneering research into invisible sheds, they say they have applied the undetectable garden sanctum theory of metamaterials to produce a type of "space-time cloak." Which…
Paris Motor Show 2010: Ford Focus experience
Remember when the nearest thing you got to hi-tech in a car was a cassette desk and cigarette lighter. Not any more. New models, like the latest generation Ford Focus, have voice-activated sat nav and in car entertainment as well…
Paris Motor Show: First look at Ford Focus ST
Stephen Odell, Chairman and CEO of Ford Europe and Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Ford unveil the new Ford Focus ST. More powerful than the previous model, it's also 25 per cent more fuel efficient. The model is due to…
Ford Focus launch event, Paris Motor Show
Here we are at the launch of the new Ford Focus in Paris – a car which Ford promises will be its first truly global model. As well as loads of new safety features including Active Stop where the car's…
