[03/10/16, via automotiveworld.com]
Audi Autonomous Driving Cup 2016: piloted driving on a 1:8 scale Students develop software for automated-drive model cars Competition being staged for second time ... brake application when obstructions suddenly appear. The students will be building on the findings and functions of the previous year’s competition. [...]

[03/10/16, via Eco-business]
Electric car sales are powering ahead Within six years, the cost of owning an electric car will be cheaper than purchasing ... manufacturing costs will drop as economies of scale are achieved. Various electric-powered sports models manufactured in the US and Europe have tended to grab the ... [...]

[03/09/16, via Digital Trends]
Quirky but crazy fun, Arcimoto’s SRK is the everyday EV you’ll actually want scale impossible heights in luxury, and even communicate with the world around them. Cars today are capable of incredible feats — acts that would send the makers of the Model T into a babbling fit — and yet most of the time they sit idly in traffic. [...]

[03/09/16, via Motorboat & Yachting]
Toyota 28 to feature composite construction The world’s largest car manufacturer has revealed its plans for the upcoming Toyota 28, including a composite aluminium/fibreglass hull Toyota is best known across the world for building affordable ... this 26ft sportscruiser model is the first to ... [...]

[03/08/16, via Phys]
Newly developed model of DNA sheds light on molecule's flexibility Knowledge of how DNA folds and bends could offer new perspective on how it is handled within cells while also aiding in the design of DNA-based nano-scale ... Hwang's model could help researchers build more advanced constructs. "Driving a car is one ... [...]