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Is GPS liability next?

January 16, 2008 Who's on the hook when a navigation system's instructions result in an accident? TAGS: rental car, GPS, train, liability, gym, destination, accident, instruction, track, car, service provider

Flying car ready for takeoff?

February 15, 2006 MIT students working on a vehicle--resembling an SUV with retractable wings--they hope will carry two people on 100- to 500-mile hops. Images: Terrafugia's flying car TAGS: graduate student, vehicle, SUV, founder, entrepreneur, aircraft, GPS, car, satellite, start-up

Putting the Mac Mini in your dashboard

January 18, 2005 After all, it'll fit. After floating the idea, a car restoration firm's site experiences skyrocketing traffic. Photos: The diminutive Mac Mini TAGS: Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, car, GPS, dashboard, president, Apple Computer, server, photograph, Microsoft Windows

MIT offers City Car for the masses

November 5, 2007 A project to improve urban transportation will make its debut this week in Milan.Images: MIT's stackable electric car TAGS: shopping cart, Milan, transportation, car, vehicle, project, robot, GPS, idea

GPS ready for its media closeup

September 26, 2006 In-car systems, sure. But Kanwar Chadha, co-founder of Sirf Technology, says navigation devices are making far broader inroads. TAGS: GPS, navigation, auto company, OnStar, Europe, Garmin, Japan, co-founder, U.S., OEM, car

Wireless: The new backseat driver?

November 4, 2005 The family sedan might soon be able to talk to the SUV in the next lane. GM is getting the tech in gear. Photos: Crash-free Caddies TAGS: threat assessment, wireless communication, car, collision, vehicle, automobile company, GPS

GPS navigator to include Yahoo search

January 3, 2007 Dash Navigation will integrate Yahoo Local Search into its GPS device for cars, giving owners access to events, businesses and reviews. TAGS: local search, Yahoo Local, Yahoo! Inc., GPS, Yahoo Search, California, mobile phone, car

Robot Hummer hits milepost in driverless challenge

July 13, 2005 Carnegie Mellon's artificially intelligent military-style car drives 200 miles autonomously, seeks DARPA prize. TAGS: Hummer, vehicle, robot, car, mile, GPS, leader

IBM car tech to nab speeders

April 15, 2005 A $125 million deal with United Arab Emirates will create a nationwide network of cars with "black boxes" to track speed and location. TAGS: telematics, U.A.E., business process transformation, business process, IBM Corp., Car Tech, vehicle, government, car, GPS

Stanford project mixes Darwin with hydrogen

July 21, 2005 Can a microorganism help people create better cars? It may depend on how the bugs emerge from a selective breeding program. TAGS: hydrogen, Stanford, university, alternative energy, energy, reaction, researcher, GPS, bug, project, car

Robots take the wheel in desert race

October 7, 2005 DARPA's robot racing challenge will pit research teams against a hazardous course--and just maybe a cactus or two. Photos: 'Stanley' revs up for robo race TAGS: robot, course, Hummer, obstacle, race, car, scientist, GPS
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