Mercedes Benz have announced their latest myCOMAND “Internet-Based Infortainment System” at the LA Motor Show, and while the name might be a bit tacky the system itself is anything but. Controlled by a multifunction dial and joystick, the system makes the most of a large, high-resolution LCD display to offer VoIP, a web browser, GPS with satellite imagery and a hard-drive based media server.
Video demonstration of myCOMAND after the cut
Emerging green technologies are always something to get excited about. After all, it will be these technologies that ween our dependence off of fossil fuels. And even though hearing the term “fungus fuel” might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, it’s a real thing that has real potential.
So many people are jumping on the green bandwagon. And while some trends are bad, this is definitely a good one. Neil Young is even getting on board and started his own electric car conversion company.
It seems Australia is really stepping up to the plate when it comes to advancing alternative fuel technology. In fact, it was revealed yesterday that a US firm will be building an electric car charging network for them.
Here’s clever for you: if you’re a city designer of the future, how do you balance residents’ desires to have their own private vehicles, which they can drive themselves, with your own desire for the sweeping cable-car and monorail tracks that no 22nd Century urban metropolis should be without? The answer could be Roberto Vackflores’ LIFT concept, individual autopods that can selectively hook onto overhead tracks.
It seems not all is well with the Tesla Roadster. According to Martin Eberhard, the former CEO and co-founder of Tesla Motors, the car apparently wastes a lot of energy when just sitting parked.
Well, we may be one step closer to the ever-elusive flying car. But make no mistake, the Terrafugia Transition is still not exactly the “future” set forth in the 1950’s that we’ve all come to expect.
Could an electric car that actually, you know, looks nice, be on the way? The Chevy Volt certainly does seem to possess a decent looking body, and though the spy shots don’t give a good idea of the car’s performance, it gives me hope.
Toyota have unveiled a trio of “Personal Transport Assistants” that, like the Segway, balance on two wheels using internal sensors and gyroscopes to remain upright. The Winglet range consists of the L, M and S versions, the latter two of which don’t have handlebars and instead are gripped by the calves.
Video of the Winglets in action after the cut
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