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TECHNO-NEWS * Australia - Robots to replace the weakest link in road safety . . . us
Brisbane,QNLD,Australia -The Courier/Mail, by Mark Hinchliffe -August 31, 2010: -- Cutting down traffic accidents means "eliminating the driver" – and a dedicated motorway lane for robot-driven trucks will be the first step, says robotics expert Professor Claude Laurgeau... Prof Laurgeau believes a lane of robotic trucks could happen first in China, which is in the early stages of developing a national motorways system... Speaking in Brisbane yesterday at his only Australian seminar before returning to Paris, he said automated driving was the future... He says most of the required robotic technology is already available in luxury cars, with lasers, GPS, wi-fi and radar providing driver aids such as adaptive cruise control, blind spot warning, lane departure warning and night pedestrian recognition. "Ninety-three per cent of all road crashes are the cause of the driver, so we have to eliminate the driver," he said, adding that robotic cars could travel bumper-to-bumper, easing congestion...* UK - Ashwoods to launch additional hybrid technology at LCV 2010
Littlehampton,UK -Transport Engineer, by Brian Tinham -2 Sept 2010: -- Ashwoods Automotive is to launch an "exciting technology" that can reduce fuel consumption by 10%, as well as demonstrating its hybrid-electric vans at the low carbon vehicle event, LCV 2010... Mark Roberts, managing director at Ashwoods Automotive, explains that it works on Ford's panel van and reduces fuel consumption by 15—25%... It also takes less than four hours to fit... The van recovers kinetic energy usually wasted through braking or deceleration, with a lithium-ion battery storing the recovered energy, while a high efficiency electric motor delivers the power back to the wheels on demand... Roberts makes the point that because Ashwoods' system is self-powered, it never needs plugging into a charging point and drivers don't have to worry about the battery running flat... The technology also reduces wear and tear on the brakes and there is no interference with the vehicle's structure – so standard warranty and residual values remain intact... (Photo Ashwoods to launch additional hybrid technology at LCV 2010)Labels: techno trucks, technonews
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