Pearl River Necklace bridge: a twisted solution to an unusual traffic problem
Posted by admin in Auto, Design on 12. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Pearl River Necklace concept design Luckily there aren’t many countries that drive on the opposite side of the road and share borders. However, they do exist, such as China, which drives on the right, and the former British colony of Hong Kong, and former Portuguese colony of Macau, both which drive on the left. [...]
Nifty Low-Res Design Process Drops Polygons From Lamborghini Countach, Beauty Ensues
Posted by admin in Auto, Concept, Design on 07. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
Lo-Res Lambo United Nude Lo Res Project This is a Lamborghini Countach. It was created by taking a hyper-accurate 3-D model of an actual Lamborghini (made up of millions of polygons), then gradually decreasing the resolution of the model with 3-D software until the object is lo-resed down to its stealthy essence. United Nude, a [...]
Drivers (won’t) flip over Ford’s Curve Control
Posted by admin in Auto, Design on 06. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
Ford’s new Curve Control system automatically slows vehicles down when they’re entering a curve too fast We’ve all done it – swung too fast onto a freeway ramp and then suddenly had to yank on the steering wheel for control of the vehicle. It’s not fun, and reportedly loosing control on a bend accounts for [...]
Blind Drivers Will Test-Drive Modified Ford Escape at Daytona Next Year
Posted by admin in Auto, Concept on 05. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
Driving Blind Looks like a blast An effort to help blind people drive cars has reached an important step — driver awareness systems are now being integrated into a mass-production vehicle. Blind drivers will test-drive a specially outfitted Ford Escape in January at Daytona International Speedway, team members announced Friday. It will probably be a [...]
Flying car approved by the FAA
Posted by admin in Auto, Design on 30. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
Flying cars seem like a downright terrible idea. After all, if people can’t manage to deal with driving cars without getting into accidents while texting, how would they handle their own plane? But hey, the gang at the FAA must disagree with me, as they’ve just approved the Terrafugia Transition, a $194K street-legal car that [...]
