Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Lotus in America

A true sports car with 0-100 in 4.3 seconds(0-60 in 4.1seconds) Lotus Exige S 2007 models will be offered in America inspite of the rumors to the contrary. It has the best performance in its class according to New Launches.It gives 25-30mpg which is very good for car of its class and the automaker describes the car as "quickest production car ever made". It is available at $56,990/-

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Unfortunate obstacle to the future of Maglev Train



The accident in Germany that killed almost 30 people because of the crash with another train is nothing but human error. But the general opinion would be that it is not safe to travel in the Maglev trains because of the crash. The root cause of this according to CNN
Alexander Retemeyer, spokesman for the investigating prosecutors, said the probe into Friday's crash was focusing on likely human error as the cause and on why the train began moving with the 60-ton service vehicle still on the track.

He said maintenance workers are supposed to inform the control room when the vehicle has been taken off the track, and controllers must then ensure it is safely in its garage. Only then are controllers permitted to turn on the electrical power that allows the train's driver to start moving.

This may be a temporary setup of the technology moving in that direction but definetly not the end of it!

Friday, September 22, 2006

Vehichles owned by Billionaires


Luxury launches has blogged about the Cars driven by Billionaires. If you look at the listing there is nothing impressive and they own the cars like any other millionaire and this makes me believe that as you become rich money or luxuries will not matter and Philanthropy matters as is examplified by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Robocabs a reality!


It is real, the driverless taxis are going to be a reality in the European union with
Taxis at Heathrow, "cyber cars" in Rome and an automatic bus in Castellón, Spain. And that's only the beginning.

quotes Spiegel Online.