Automotive Technology - My "Driving Force" Column - Click Here

A weekly look at the auto technologies that shape our cars and roads, published in Metro. Click on each to read the story.

 

Aluminum in Electric Cars

Aluminum Lightweight Parts

Audi Illuminated Floor Mats

Audi Lightweight Construction

Audi Wireless Charging

Auto Recycling

Automotive Lighting

Biodiesel and Canadian Farmers

BMW ActiveHybrid

BMW Lightweight Construction

BMW Lithium-Ion Batteries

Bridgestone Tire Mold Technology

Bridgestone Airless Tire

Buick eAssist Light Electrification

Cadillac Auto-Dry Brakes

Car Dealerships

"Check Engine" Light

Chevrolet Air Shutters

Chevrolet Volt

Chrysler Disconnecting Front Axle

Chrysler Deceleration Fuel Shut-Off

Dodge Hydro Body Mounts

Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS)

EcoCAR Challenge

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Electric Vehicle Smartphone Application

Engine Oil Viscosity

Federal-Mogul High-Temperature Alloy Gaskets

Fiat MultiAir Engine

Flexible-Fuel Engines

Ford Color Choices

Ford Dandelion Rubber

Ford Designs for Baby Boomers

Ford EasyFuel Capless Filling

Ford Electric Power Steering

Ford Head Restraints

Ford Inflatable Seatbelts

Ford Liquid Battery Cooling

Ford MuCell Technology

Ford SecuriCode Keyless Entry

Ford SmartGauge

Ford Wheat Straw Plastic

Fuel Cap and Check Engine Light

Fuel Injectors

Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI)

Gasoline Pumps

Guard rails and crash barriers

GM Active Noise Cancellation

GM Convertible Engineering

GM Head-Up Displays

GM Paint Design

GM Proving Grounds

Goodyear Air Maintenance Technology

Goodyear Winter Reactive Technology

Hankook Low Rolling Resistance Tires

High Intensity Discharge (HID) Headlights

Honda LEED Building Technology

Honda Options

Honda Tachometer Redline

Hyundai Smart Alternator

Hyundai Smart Alternator Control

IBM Cognitive Car Research

Infiniti Around View Monitor

Infiniti Blind Spot Intervention

Infiniti Eco Pedal

Infiniti Four-Wheel Active Steering

Infiniti Intelligent Cruise Control

Kia UVO Voice Recognition Technology

Lamborghini Advanced Composites

Lexus Automatic Air Recirculation Control

Mazda Brake Drag Reduction

Mazda SKYACTIV

Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC

Mercedes-Benz Attention Assist

Mercedes-Benz Interior Design

Mercedes-Benz Magic Sky Control

Mercedes-Benz Night View Assist

Mercedes-Benz Seat Design

MIT Distracted Driving Research

MyFord Touch

Nissan CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission)

Nissan Scratch Shield Paint

Nissan SynchroRev Match

Nissan Torque Vectoring

Pirelli Tire Noise Reduction

Porsche Active Drivetrain Mount

Porsche Auto Start-Stop

Porsche Coasting Function

Porsche Sport Button

Red Light Runner Warnings

Scion Small-Car Design

Shell Nitrogen-Enriched Gasoline

SignalGuru Red Light Cellphone Program

Social Capital and Road Safety

Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel-Drive

Timing Chain or Timing Belt

Tire Pressure

Tire Recycling

Tire Wear

Toyota Hybrid Design

Toyota Star Safety System

Vehicle Platforms

Vehicle Reliability

Vehicle Sustainability

Volvo Acoustic Design Laboratory

Volvo City Safety

Volvo Pedestrian Detection

Volvo Pedestrian Protection Hood

Volvo Vehicle Platooning

Young Drivers and Safety