| The future car, lets say a 2025 model
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| | quite so far and reducing the chance of
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| will be a very different machine to its
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| | spinal injury (whiplash.It has been found
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| present day Grandfather. They will be
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| | that a vehicles bumper and frame height
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| packed with computers and safety devices
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| | is a very important factor when it comes
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| ensuring that not even a stunt driver can
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| | to safety during a collision, if a
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| crash, and they will run on carbon
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| | vehicle has bumper which is too high it
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| dioxide and emit strawberry scented
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| | can override the bumper of the other
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| oxygen. Well they might.Predictions of
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| | vehicle and plough directly into the
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| future vehicles are usually wildly
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| | passenger compartment putting the
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| inaccurate, by now we should all have
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| | occupants at severe risk. Accidents like
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| space programs to rival NASA based out of
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| | this usually occur when a average size
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| our backyard. However some of the
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| | car collides with a truck or SUV, this
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| automobile related cutting edge
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| | mismatch can be avoided by having
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| technology emerging now may well make it
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| | adjustable ride heights on the larger
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| into production models of the future. But
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| | vehicles, when they are on a smooth road
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| how much of this technology will be
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| | lowering the vehicle to a suitable height
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| needed or even wanted? Car design of the
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| | would reduce the dangers normally
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| present is already influenced by
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| | associated with these sorts of collision,
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| politicians, bureaucrats, health and
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| | as a by product this would also reduce
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| safety regulations and emissions
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| | the top heavy nature of trucks and SUVs
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| regulations and the stunning concept seen
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| | and rollover accidents could be
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| at the motorshow emerges into the world
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| | avoided.Sensors will be increasingly
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| as a 1.0 litre shopping cart, but at
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| | responsible for predicting and
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| least its legal.Personally I like the
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| | safeguarding against avoidable accidents.
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| idea of fuel efficient hybrid cars, and
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| | Sensors will monitor the road surface
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| fuel cell cars emitting nothing but
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| | scanning for black ice and hazardous
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| water. However, like most enthusiasts I
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| | conditions, this information will then be
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| also like powerful loud convertibles with
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| | displayed to the driver and the vehicle
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| with the ability to snap a vertabrae at
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| | may take appropriate steps to improve
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| 10 paces. A sensible mix therefore is
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| | traction thus reducing the chance of an
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| required and this will be the job
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| | accident. The information gathered may
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| entrusted to car designers and engineers
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| | also be relayed to a central road
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| of the future, to make a politically
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| | monitoring network which can inform other
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| correct car that is also
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| | motorists of changing weather conditions,
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| desirable.Another immenent problem facing
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| | in effect every vehicle would become a
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| designers of the future is coming up with
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| | roving weather station.Sensors will also
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| styling ideas that are fresh and new.
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| | monitor the cars position on the road and
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| Some of the more recent concepts are
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| | if the vehicle is found to be straying
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| certainly striking but not necessarily
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| | from the road or traffic lane an alarm
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| beautiful in the classic sense of the
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| | would sound this feature is already found
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| word. But if there is one thing the
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| | on the Citroen C4 amongst others. Sensors
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| automobile industry is good at that is
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| | could also monitor the drivers
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| innovation, and I for one am confident
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| | well-being, imaging sensors would track
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| that radical and extreme concepts never
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| | eye movement and if the eyes close for
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| before imagined will continue to appear
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| | more than a few seconds an alarm would
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| at motorshows around the world.Computer
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| | sound to alert the driver. Audi uses
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| technology has already taken a firm hold
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| | sensors on its new A6 which monitor for
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| of the automobile and the modern driver
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| | wet conditions, if found the BOSCH brakes
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| is less and less responsible for the
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| | are applied intermittently to wipe off
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| actions of their vehicle, soon crash
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| | the water and ensure good contact when
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| victims will try to sue the electronics
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| | they are needed, the pressure applied in
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| companies for accidents they caused
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| | this process is so slight the driver does
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| because their computer system failed to
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| | not notice. Improved night vision and
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| brake the car even though they were fast
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| | spatial awareness would help cut down on
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| asleep at the wheel on a three lane
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| | night time crashes which account for half
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| highway. Until you have automation of
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| | the road related fatalities each year
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| every single vehicle on every single road
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| | even though only a quarter of all driving
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| computer driven cars are just not
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| | occurs at night. Cadillac already
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| feasible, in my mind there are just far
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| | includes infrared night vision as an
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| too many on-the-road variables, with all
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| | option on some of its more desirable
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| the logic in the world you cannot beat a
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| | models, infrared vision does not see
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| brain. Now computer assisted driving is
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| | light it sees heat and the warmer an
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| already available in certain Mercedes
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| | object is the more it stand out on the
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| models which brake for you if your not
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| | screen. The screen is a heads up display
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| looking where your going and your too
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| | projected onto the windscreen infront of
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| close to the car in front, but there is
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| | the drivers line of sight allowing the
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| still a driver in control of the car, or
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| | driver to see the real world and also the
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| is there. What if for some reason you
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| | digital projection. Honda has a similar
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| wanted to get closer to the car in front,
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| | system with the added ability to identify
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| you needed to get closer to the car, if
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| | objects and pick out pedestrians and
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| you didn't get closer to the car
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| | digitally highlight those which are
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| something terrible would happen to
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| | likely to step into the vehicles path and
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| civilization. Where do you draw the line
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| | then emit an audible warning.New
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| with vehicle automation?In advanced
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| | materials are constantly brought into the
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| cities of the future CCTV will be so
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| | automotive field, in 2005 Chrysler
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| prevalent that visible crimes such as car
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| | Daimler began using biological composite
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| theft are all but wiped out, but that
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| | materials made from coconut, sisal, jute
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| still won't stop the determined thief.
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| | and other plants. This biological
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| GPS (Global Positioning System) units
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| | material is used mostly on the interior
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| fitted as standard to all new automobiles
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| | of the car and finds its way into seat
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| will be able to track any vehicle at
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| | cushions, seat backs, underfloor body
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| anytime anywhere, this technology is
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| | panels and interior door panels. One of
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| already common but more widespread use is
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| | the benefits of using these biological
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| inevitable. In the UK the government is
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| | compounds is that they can be recycled
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| already talking about fitting GPS to
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| | and reused and the manufacturing process
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| charge motorists depending on what road
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| | involved is far more environmentally
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| they travel on and at what times to cut
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| | friendly than that of conventional
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| spiraling congestion. This technology
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| | synthetic compounds. Ceramics first used
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| coupled with an improved mobile phone and
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| | in braking by Porsche are becoming
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| bluetooth network can be used to track
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| | increasingly popular, although still very
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| and recover stolen vehicles. When the
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| | expensive limiting them to exclusive
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| vehicle is found to be stolen a call can
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| | vehicles. The benefits of using ceramics
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| be made which shuts down the engine of
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| | is their high tolerance to intense heat
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| the car. At the same time a call is sent
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| | making them suitable for high performance
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| out which alerts available nearby police,
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| | vehicles, and where the heavy use of the
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| by using the GPS installed in both the
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| | brakes is needed regularly. Their ability
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| stolen car and the police car officers
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| | to perform under these extremes help
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| can track the car even if they cannot see
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| | reduce the brake fade associated with
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| it. The police will also have much more
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| | exessive use and high temperatures.
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| insight into a vehicles record when out
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| | Materials first such as carbon fibre and
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| on patrol, using bluetooth technology a
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| | carbon kevlar first used on race cars and
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| police car can tail a vehicle and receive
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| | famed for their high strength and
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| information on the owner, the current
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| | lightweight properties have now filtered
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| driver and their driving history, and
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| | down to the production car level, mainly
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| even find out recent top speed and
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| | in high-end vehicles but in due time
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| acceleration figures. Of course who wants
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| | these composites will begin to appear in
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| that, you think you've just had a fun
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| | the average car, cutting weight and
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| little blast on your favorite bit of road
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| | increasing fuel economy whilst
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| you get pulled over five miles later and
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| | maintaining structural rigidity.In the
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| the officer gives you a speeding ticket
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| | future car designers will have to explore
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| for something he didn't see. But if this
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| | new themes and find alternative
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| technology is mandatory then what choice
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| | influences for their designs. In an
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| do you have.Access to future automobiles
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| | effort to catch peoples eye the designs
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| may be very different to the keys of
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| | will have to be increasingly bold and
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| today, push button code entry and keycard
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| | brash often sacrificing the aesthetic
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| systems where the key doesn't even leave
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| | balance of the design in attempt to be
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| you pocket, already available, will
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| | different in an increasingly 'done
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| become common place. You hear the term
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| | before' market. This is not to say all
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| keyless entry but it still uses a remote
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| | designs are going to be hideous, just
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| control attached to a key which is then
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| | some. Another influence to exterior
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| used to start the car. Biometrics which
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| | design will be made by law as stricter
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| are available on some computer systems
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| | pedestrian protection laws are enforced
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| and use fingerprinting as a password
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| | requiring the front ends of cars to be
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| could be an effective alternative to the
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| | 'softer', this thinking has already been
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| key, you could even program it for
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| | introduced on some models, overall though
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| members of your family deciding between
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| | it is difficult to project how this will
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| access only for the children or access
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| | ultimately affect the face of car design.
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| and drive functions for those with
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| | With the increased use of alternative
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| licenses. However I belive it will be
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| | fuel sources such as the hydrogen fuel
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| some time before this is the only means
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| | cell and hydrogen combustion engine,
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| of vehicle entry or start up, what if you
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| | vehicle bodies may begin reflect the
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| are lending your car to a friend and you
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| | green nature of their power. However I
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| cannot be present to allow start
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| | belive this to be a mistake. The Honda
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| up.Multimedia systems will continue to
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| | Insight Hybrid might have been more of a
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| develop in cars until the point where the
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| | success had it not been utterly
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| "are we there yet" phrase develops into
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| | repulsive, people were already wary of
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| "can we stay here". Manufacturers are
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| | its power source and to then make them
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| continuing to cram more and more video
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| | vomit in disgust at its styling is just
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| screens into increasingly ingenious
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| | not intelligent. Why do all the
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| places providing a rolling cinematic
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| | eco-friendly cars look like a 60's
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| Dolby 7.0 surround sound experience. DVDs
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| | psychedelic nightmare, why can't they
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| are going to go the way of the VCR with
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| | just look like a decent concept car with
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| hard disk recording of video being the
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| | an alternative engine. Things seem to be
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| dominant power much as MP3s are killing
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| | improving however and BMW's H2R is an
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| off CDs. This MP4 technology will save
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| | undeniably stunning vehicle if somewhat
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| space in the car and allow for far more
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| | impractical. And hybrid technology is
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| footage to be kept on board. Improvements
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| | finding its way into mainstream prodution
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| in wireless Internet connections could
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| | vehicles as an optional power source.The
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| mean that the larger roads can support
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| | interior of vehicles will also change,
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| Internet capable vehicles and constantly
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| | becoming more user friendly and
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| inform the driver with up to date
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| | personalised. Ergonomically positioned
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| relevant road information. A screen in
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| | controls and lumbar support seats with
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| the dash can display live images to show
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| | adjustable everything will come as
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| traffic reports and also predict traffic
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| | standard to increase driver and passenger
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| jams by using the GPS systems in all
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| | comfort and reduce chronic pain and
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| vehicles to show areas where vehicles
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| | discomfort. Customisable and personalised
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| have been stopped or are congested, and
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| | interior space will also become desirable
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| then supply alternate routes. The sound
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| | features on the future automobile. Just
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| systems of cars will also improve and
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| | as you swap mobile phone covers an entire
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| become more personalised for the various
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| | dash could be swapped to match your mood,
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| passengers, with headphone sockets and
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| | if your a little bigger than average why
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| multiple sound outlets, there might be
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| | not fit an XXL seat in two easy steps,
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| four different radio stations that can be
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| | the possibilities will be endless in
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| played at once through the different
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| | order to cater for an increasingly
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| jacks, and a variety of MP3s that can be
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| | demanding consumer.Alternative power
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| played at once.Passenger safety is
| |
| | sources for vehicles are becoming ever
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| already a priority for modern day car
| |
| | more popular. Government incentives will
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| manufacturers and this will only increase
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| | eventually force all but the super rich
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| in importance into the future. The
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| | into environmentally friendly cars, no
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| widespread use of airbags will increase,
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| | problem, by then fuel cell cars will be
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| the side impact protection airbags
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| | just as rapid as their fossil fuel
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| featured in some models have proved to be
| |
| | counterparts but with none of the mess or
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| extremely effective in saving lives, more
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| | stench. However it may take some
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| research and better positioning will
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| | convincing to get a 'petrol head' to put
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| continue to improve their performance and
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| | down his piston and pick up a proton
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| reliability. Airbags at the moment can
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| | exchange membrane cathode, its just not
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| only be deployed once so in a multiple
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| | the same is it. Eventually common
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| collision crash their effectiveness is
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| | conventional fuel cars will become
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| voided after the first impact, future
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| | classics and extremely sought after by
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| airbag systems however may take this into
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| | collectors, but not for a long long
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| consideration and incorporate multiple
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| | time.The author, Jeff Darling studied
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| single use airbags in one position or
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| | transport design at Coventry University
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| reusable airbags which can be inflated
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| | and currently works as a design
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| several times. Some manufacturers use a
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| | consultant for small engineering
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| dynamic headrest in some high-spec
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| | companies.
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| models, these move forward during a
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| | Jeff also writes for a site covering
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| collision to stop the head snapping back
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| | the latest in concept vehicles.
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