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New Nissan driver-assist tech helps the James May in you find his inner Stig

For the last century, automotive engineers have worked diligently to send Charles Darwin's concept of natural selection into obsolescence. It appears that we're inching closer to the time when any fool with a pulse may be able to climb behind the wheel of car and traverse a series of curves looking much more like the white-helmeted mystery driver from Top Gear than Captain Slow. The new Nissan Fuga (known here as the Infiniti M), debuting this fall at the Tokyo Motor Show, will feature fresh technology including new driver assistance ... Read more →

Carmakers respond to new stability control mandate Sam Abuelsamid

Last week, the NHTSA announced its final rules that will require electronic stability control on all light duty vehicles by September, 2011. For once, a new regulation on cars from the National ...

Aftermarket components can mess up stability control Sam Abuelsamid

About 40 percent of cars and trucks now on the road are equipped with electronic stability control, or ESC, and each year it's seen on more and more vehicles -- especially SUVs and crossovers. The ...

Chrysler Aspen sports Trailer Sway Control Erin Mays

The headline of Chrysler's press release pretty much says it: "Chrysler's First SUV is Industry's First Full-Size SUV With Trailer Sway Control." Many automakers have loaded up their SUVs with ways ...

DOT, NHTSA release full proposal for mandatory electronic stability control Stuart Waterman

Monday's rumor became reality Thursday when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its proposal to require auto manufacturers to install electronic stability control as a standard ...

Ford plans on making stability control standard on all models 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford Motor Company has announced that it will make electronic stability control a standard feature on all of its models by the end of 2009. Although SUVs and rollovers have taken the brunt of the criticism, other traction-related crashes have piqued the interest of federal regulators. As we reported ...

Hyundai: he who dies with the most vehicles equipped with electronic stability control wins 3 years ago on Autoblog

Hyundai put out a press release yesterday touting the following headline: "Hyundai Puts More Vehicles With Standard Electronic Stability on the Road Than Audi, BMW, Infiniti, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche or Volvo" It is interesting to note that Hyundai sells more cars than some of the other ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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