Thursday, 10 March 2016

BMW into autonomous car

German automotive giant BMW has revealed its car of the future, named the BMW Vision Next 100 Concept.

The car was unveiled at a special event in Munich on Monday, and is the first of four concept cars for its four brands, BMW, Mini, Rolls and motorcycles, which are being released to mark the company's centenary.

The concept car has two modes, called "Ease," an autonomous mode, and "Boost," when a person is driving it; the interior of the car changes according to which more it is being used in.



The Boost mode will enable the driver to tweak and play around with some setting. This will help "expands the driver’s range of perception and transforms him or her into the 'Ultimate Driver' – the best driver they can possibly be," BMW says.

The interior also has revolutionary "skin," or "alive geometry," scales which change color to alert the driver to incidents and objects ahead. The scales are also visible from the exterior of the car in the form of movable wheelhouse covers for optimal aerodynamics, the company explained.


In addition, the "heads-up display" projects signals and directional arrows on the windscreen, within the driver's field of vision.

Thursday, 3 March 2016

Concept tires for autonomous car


Goodyear has revealed two innovative new concept tires which the company claims will reshape the future for autonomous (self-driven) cars.

The first is the Goodyear IntelliGrip, designed to communicate with autonomous vehicle control systems, sensing road surface and weather conditions for improved driving safety and performance.

The second concept is even more eye-popping: the spherical-shaped Eagle-360.






The Eagle-360 was designed with key features of maneuverability, connectivity and bio-mimicry for autonomous mobility.

Both tires are designed with safety in mind, which according to recent studies, is a key concern among consumers around autonomous vehicles.

“By steadily reducing the driver interaction and intervention in self-driving vehicles, tires will play an even more important role as the primary link to the road,” said Joseph Zekoski, Goodyear’s senior vice president and chief technical officer.

“Goodyear’s concept tires play a dual role in that future both as creative platforms to push the boundaries of conventional thinking and testbeds for next-generation technologies.”

Event : MUSC Drag Racing Malaysia Championship Road Tour 2016 (Sarawak Chapter)
Date : 11th, 12th & 13th of March 2016
Time : 08:00am to 01:00am
Venue : Matang Metro City, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia



Pada team2 drag racing yang bakal hadir menggegar MUSC Drag Race Kuching sila in-box kami dengan gambar-gambar menarik persediaan jentera2 drag anda. Start tuning & standby rolling..
Malaysian dragsters, come and join the fun. Test your machines and make your point as the KING of Malaysia.

Ferrari testing it HALO features


In today's pre season F1 testing session in Barcelona, Ferrari is testing the latest safety feature in F1 called HALO.

Plans for higher-performance F1 cars and increased driver head protection starting from the 2017 season have taken a step forward with the agreement of a new proposal to increase downforce and tyre widths.

The FIA also plans to introduce new cockpit protection for next season. The ‘halo’ concept is described as “currently the preferred option”, though others are under discussion.

Ferrari is the first team to be seen testing this latest feature today.


F1 drivers dissatisfied with changes to qualifying

Few days into the testing season, and the Formula One (F1) drivers are already lamenting abouth the changes to the qualifying format for the new F1 season. Just recently, news regarding the new Formula One qualifying changes has shaken up the media and has sparked mixed opinions from the viewers and drivers.



Bernie Ecclestone and the Federation Internationale de I’Autombile (FIA) have come up with a way to spice up the sport as last year’s atmosphere was completely bland and not at all to Bernie’s liking. Viewers too admitted that the sport has gotten quite boring therefore a change was proposed but not finalised.

The change is scheduled to take place at this year's Spanish Grand Prix in May should everything goes to plan but has it?

Despite the ability of the new format to add a little flare to the competition and increase marketability, the Formula One drivers have urged the FIA to not alter the current format as the changes might be a little too complicated for the viewers.

FIA race director Charlie Whiting met the drivers in the paddock at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona yesterday to open up a discussion regarding the latest implementation but to his notice, most of the drivers are seemingly unhappy with it.

The meeting included Force India’s Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, Haas’ Esteban Gutierrez and Romain Grosjean, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg, Renault duo Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer, Torro Rosso’s Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr, Williams’ Felipa Massa and McLaren’s Jenson Button.

“We shared our thoughts with Charlie,” Sergio Perez told Sky Sports News. “We’re not very happy with the rules they want to implement. Let’s see if they can change it.”

“For the fans it can be very complicated to understand. It’s complicated for us already, so for the fans it will just make things more and more complicated.”

The lack of communication between the drivers and the upper hands is quite an exasperating issue within the industry and Perez admits that he is grateful for Whiting’s intentions to consult the drivers.

“Charlie has been really good to get us involved in these changes. He wants to definitely hear more of our impression, so that’s definitely good.”

Magnussen too agreed with Perez as ‘going into a season not knowing how the qualifying format worked’ would not be an ideal scenario.

Fastest GTR in the world.


This has got to be the fastest GTR in the world at the moment. Just look at the launch.