New Auto New Technology

New Auto New Technology Exciting future of new automotive technologies to improve energy efficiency, increase safety, aid navigation and repair. Bend Bohn, of the German automotive components, Robert Bosch Corporation, recently predicted that inteal combustion engines will continue to dominate the car market in the 21st century. Car manufacturers have invested time and effort trying to improve fuel efficiency of these engines, and were successful. In fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), estimates engines have become 30 percent more fuel efficient over the last 15 years than in the past. However, gains were offset by the introduction of ever larger and more powerful engines. The average engine in the sector is 63 percent more powerful than 20 years. John Heywood, director of the Sloan Automotive Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology, estimates new technology will reduce fuel consumption by one third by 2020 and half by 2030. The gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles and mode diesel engines are more fuel efficient compared to gasoline, but the new technology in gasoline engines is also expected to reduce fuel consumption. Next year, General Motors will begin the introduction? Displacement on demand? technology in their engines, reducing fuel consumption by eight percent of consumption, using only half their cylinders during most normal driving. GM provides another 7 to 11 percent fuel savings can be achieved through the use of automatic transmission, continuously variable. More advanced variable valve control, already in the works at BMW, is expected to further increase fuel savings, while Bosch has recently developed a direct booting the system. The system allows the engine to shut down all slowed down, but when you restart your driver touches the gas pedal, tu the mixture of fuel in the fuel injection system without engaging the starter. Bosch provides fuel savings of 5 percent with the start line. New and exciting automotive technology that goes far beyond fuel economy improvements. ? I? 've been involved [with auto research] for more than 30 years, and there are l? Most promising action to improve, now that I have? ve ever seen? Heywood said. The new technology should reach the market in the next decade: 1) active safety systems include radar and cameras to watch for danger. ? We? Airbags have been almost every place that you can. According to Toyota Product-planning Manager, John Weiner,? Over the next five years, the use of algorithms to anticipate hazards and intervene or wa the driver. 2) Keyless entry has already been implemented on certain Cadillac, Infinity and BMW models and will be presented at approximately 40 different vehicles over the next three years. Systems of credit cards in style, replace the car keys. 3) Navigation systems such as computer screens, like dashboard, displaying navigation systems that use global positioning satellite and onboard DVD? s to provide the driver with distractions, maps and information on businesses such as hotels, hospitals and restaurants. The video screens will also be able to connect to the handheld? s and mobile phones. 4) Wi-Fi in almost every vehicle will provide weather, news, and other information. ? We? Come to see hot spots in places such as restaurants and gas stations? said Peter Wengert, marketing manager for automotive products from Microsoft. 5) vehicles for the collection of data, the ability to collect relevant data that can be shared with retailers, manufacturers, and other vehicles helping service personnel and remote diagnostics to help resolve a fracture to the motorist. 6) on-board equipment for the identification of blind spots, helping parents watch their children. Many recreational vehicles have this technology in the back and forward to? see? around coers. 7) 40 volt electrical systems will become the standard to accommodate the many appliances. 8) Voice commands are already in certain BMW? S, Jaguar and Lexus models and will become common and necessary to operate the various functions in cars. 9) Electronic pedals already in use in Mercedes, Chevrolet Corvette and all recent Audi vehicles, brake-by-wire and accelerate by wire pedals send an electronic signal rather than activating a physical connection to the engine and brakes. The emergency brake also manages to be replaced by controls. 10) allowing vehicles to use programmable electronics to express your choice of vehicle you want to use the car, says Stanford professor of mechanical engineering Chris Gerdes. ? It is possible that this is sport or luxury, depending on your choice. Drivers of the new Audi A8, for example, can change the car? S travel increasing and decreasing road authorization. Submitted by: Amsoil Inc. Dealer Rudy Hiebert Content Source: Amsoil Inc? S Direct Line, 15 November 2003 permission.