In Pictures: The Automotive Technologies We Saw At CES 2013
In Pictures: The Automotive Technologies We Saw At CES 2013The Consumer Electronics Show is the stepping-out event for many different types of products. Although mobile audio vendors are long-time veterans of CES (and they usually introduce new offerings at the show), automotive manufacturers are much more new to the game. It was only a couple of years ago when Alan Mulally gave his first CES keynote address, even as other manufacturers were busy prepping for the Detroit Auto Show, shying away from the more electronics-oriented event.
This year was different, as more automotive manufacturers embraced CES, building large extravagant booths, which we roamed the halls to cover.Â
Typically, Tom's Hardware editors from around the country (and indeed the world) fly into Las Vegas, Nevada, while our esteemed editor-in-chief, Chris Angelini, drives in from Bakersfield on his own. This year was different, though. Since we're covering automotive technology more often, we gave our friends at Nissan USA a call to set up something a little flashier for the ride.
The company graciously agreed to loan Tom’s Hardware a 2013 GT-R Black Edition for our week in Sin City, though we're saving the details of that car for a complete write-up coming soon.
At the very least they referenced the Model S on page 16.
I spent time in the Tesla Model S, but it's not exactly new.
The folks at Tesla offered to loan us one of two press vehicles in the U.S., so we'll put up a story if we're able to get Tuan down to Los Angeles at some point for a week ;-)
Regardless...
6 months is old? I know the tech world moves fast, but even smart phones don't have new models to that amount of frequency.
Nevertheless, there's always the Model X.
Funny, thats why we came to CES too
Regardless...
6 months is old? I know the tech world moves fast, but even smart phones don't have new models to that amount of frequency.
Nevertheless, there's always the Model X.
It went into production 6 months ago, but they've been dragging it around the auto show circuit since 2009. Model X does look cool though.
The e-Tron Quattro made its racing debut last year at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and took first and second place.
Infiniti has some cool tech that is getting there and we'll have an article on that soon.
Also you are right, corrected.
lmao in french is means poop. no kidding.
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When I bought my Altima there was a GTR in the showroom, and I was looking at it and the finance guy told me that you'd need to sell a kidney to be able to afford one, and I said "hey it's worth it."
There's some cool stuff there - but really you do not need to access a web browser while you're driving. I can imagine some moron getting pulled over "Oh sorry officer, I'm updating my Facebook status."
Many of Tom's car articles are taken from their other site "The Torque Report." There are quite a few articles about the Tesla there.
Maybe because the last person to honestly review a Tesla vehicle was sued. Nevermind the range of a Tesla, any Tesla, is little more than 200 miles, on flat ground, with no winds. According to Tesla themselves. Then you have a charge time of 16hrs or more from a standard socket. By the time anyone got to CES, leaving a 3 days before CES began, they'd miss half of it! Electric cars are the worst thing for Road Trips. But I won't deny their absolutely tits for people driving 100 miles or less daily in theory.
Top Gear = Honesty?
Uhh... Top Gear is entertainment first and facts second. If Top Gear were "honest" and not focused primarily on entertainment then the Ford GT90 truly only has a top speed of 40mph:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BjC4tbvpyI
Basically, you can take Clarkson's praises as factual, but a lot of his criticizing is not much more than trolling.
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I totally forgot about the Avalon, though it looks better than a Camry, most of Toyotas lineup is fairly forgettable.
There's some cool stuff there - but really you do not need to access a web browser while you're driving. I can imagine some moron getting pulled over "Oh sorry officer, I'm updating my Facebook status."
you can sell a kidney to get one, but you'll have to sell the rest of your body to maintain it. Ceramic brakes are not cheap to replace (Black Edition).
Which generation Altima did you get? The Atom-based system used in the current generation definitely piques my interest.
And people already text and facebook while driving
Uhh... Top Gear is entertainment first and facts second. If Top Gear were "honest" and not focused primarily on entertainment then the Ford GT90 truly only has a top speed of 40mph:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BjC4tbvpyI
Basically, you can take Clarkson's praises as factual, but a lot of his criticizing is not much more than trolling.
Clarkson is an entertainer and troll of the trio, granted he is brilliant at it.