Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011: future technology on show

Old magazines like Mechanix Illustrated, common Science and common Mechanics perpetually had articles concerning “Cars of the longer term.” whereas hovering cars are still solely a dream and cars that convert to airplanes is also accessible – however still not sensible – abundant of what those automotive writers envisioned has return true. Ford continues to be trying into the longer term, however a number of their future technology isn’t that distant. Let’s begin with vehicles that drive themselves. Ford recently showcased their Intelligent Vehicles concept with Vehicle to Vehicle communications technology. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is already talking concerning setting standards for brand new vehicle communication protocols that may enable this technology.
It starts with a mix of WiFi technology and world Positioning Sensing. Vehicles will then interact with one another and warn the driving force of potential hazards. Blind spot warning systems is also able to warn you, however a rapidly overtaking vehicle is difficult to detect. The WiFi system from the overtaking vehicle, however, would notify your vehicle of its position and your vehicle might warn you, all while not the pricey radar or camera sensors needed for current blind spot systems.
A dramatic example of vehicle-to-vehicle safety was a simulation of a vehicle running a red light-weight as we have a tendency to entered a blind right-angle intersection. What would normally be a heavy collision was averted as a result of our vehicle received a warning of a rapidly-approaching vehicle {and we have a tendency to|and that we} were able to brake although we couldn’t see the opposite vehicle till the last second.
NHTSA estimates that vehicle-to-vehicle safety might facilitate in eighty one per cent of all police-reported vehicle accidents, excluding those caused by impaired drivers.
Interacting with our vehicles can occur in different ways that. betting on your stress levels, the automotive can adapt to cut back stress by sending incoming phone calls on to voice mail, or enabling vehicle warnings earlier therefore we've longer to react.
Imagine apps on your sensible phone being controlled by the car’s voice recognition system. within the future, allergy alert apps might automatically amendment climate management settings or suggest a distinct drive route.
Many of the concept cars at Goodwood FoS-TECH (Festival of Speed Technology) created their debut at motor shows abroad and have nevertheless to be seen in Britain.
The Mi-Ray is powered by a combine of electrical motors and a one.5-litre turbocharged engine. 2 electrical motors drive the front wheels for zero-emission urban use, whereas the petrol engine propels the rear wheels. impressed by Chevrolet's 1962 Corvair Super Spyder and therefore the 1963 Monza ideas, this little sports automotive is alone value a visit to the FoS-TECH domes.
Domes? within the domes the Mi-Ray shares floorspace with the Infiniti Etherea hybrid crossover and renowned designer Gordon Murray's intriguing T25 and T27 city-car prototypes.
In the largest dome is Citroën's Hypnos diesel-hybrid crossover with its highly sculpted, rainbow interior.