Results tagged “Prius” from Innovations

Seen on the Streets of San Francisco: A Prius Without a Driver

September 16, 2008 6:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A robotic, autonomous Prius takes to the road early one morning in San Francisco last week.
(Credit: 510 Systems)

Tired of the stress of stop-and-go driving? An engineer in San Francisco has a proposed solution, a robot-driven car that makes the decisions for you---speeding up, braking, staying in the lane all on its own. CNET News reports that the engineer, Anthony Levandowski, demonstrated the system he built into a Toyota Prius by having the car navigate its own way through San Francisco last week.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Tags: auto engineering, CNET News, Prius, robot

Technique Would Make E-Cars ... Noisier

August 7, 2008 6:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

If you had any thoughts of sneaking up on your enemies and running them over with a nearly silent hybrid car, forget about it. Lotus Engineering, which makes active noise management systems to keep it quiet inside the car, has developed a system to produce artificial engine noises and make the cars safer for pedestrians. Edmund.com says the company has made a demo model of its "Safe and Sound Hybrid" using a standard Toyota Prius.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Tags: Edmunc.com, hybrid, Lotus Engineering, Prius