This is a crazy concept, but 100% true. Researchers at Oxford University in England have been testing the software recently and we got it on camera. Everything in the car will run through an Ipad that is stationed on the dashboard. They are testing a low cost navigation system that utilizes cameras and lasers that are discreetly built into the body of the car to determine the surroundings of the car. The current cost of the system would be about $7,000 in U.S. currency, however they want to get it to a point of only costing about $150 in the long term future. Now this technology is still years away from us being able to use it in our own cars, but make no mistake it will be here before you know it. Check out the videos after the jump to see how it works, it is very interesting to see it in motion.
(Video) Auto Talk: Watch this Nissan Leaf set a record up Goodwood… backwards
There’s more than one way to set a record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Just ask Nissan. The automaker took to the hill climb this year with its electric Leaf and actually managed to capture a spot in the record books with a unique stunt. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Nissan Leaf outselling Chevy Volt 2 to 1!!!
In the sales fight between the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, The Leaf has the lead with more sales than the Volt. Chevy’s response was “Wait ’til next month.” Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Nissan Leaf owners experiencing restart problems
Electric vehicles are quiet as a mouse at startup, but for some Nissan Leaf owners, this push-button process is a little too quiet. Reuters reports that Nissan admits some owners in the U.S. and Japan are having difficulty starting up their EV. Company spokesperson Toshitake Inoshita tells Reuters that the problem has been traced back to the air conditioning system, but the exact root of the problem is still unknown. @funkmasterflex
