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Unintended Consequence of Technology: New LED traffic lights can't melt snow

Traffic lights using state-of-the-art LED illumination use 90 percent less electricity, offer a much longer service life and are more durable than their incandescent counterparts. Taking advantage of the countless benefits, cities around the country have been replacing traditional filament-based traffic signal bulbs with LEDs for years. Unfortunately, the low-watt LED units burn much cooler than its white-hot counterpart making it unable to melt snow off weather exposed traffic fixtures. "I've never had to put up with this in the past," said ... Read more →

REPORT: U.S. customs agents seize a very familiar gray-market Cizeta V16t Frank Filipponio

Whenever we've mentioned the Cizeta V16t supercar here on the pages of Autoblog in the past, we have always received mixed reactions. With its love-it-or-hate-it, Diablo-prototype looks and its ...

VIDEO: Bugatti Veyron yields world's priciest roostertails Jonathon Ramsey

Adding a supercar to your collection is cool. Getting your supercar out on the streets, in traffic, is even better. Taking your Bugatti Veryon to a snow track and getting it sideways for the ...

Attended: Bridgestone Winter Driving School Michael Harley

The 2-ton SUV is sliding completely off its intended course. The steering wheel is at full opposite lock, yet uncontrolled oversteer flips the rear end of the Toyota 4Runner around like a cat with ...

Good riddance: The demise of the in-dash CD player is nigh Dan Roth

A few short years ago, getting a CD player or better yet, a multidisc changer in your car was an upgrade. Now, the little silver disc has taken up residence with cassettes as cast-off technology. ...

Slacker brings internet radio into your car 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's like Pandora for your car! Slacker, a new web-based radio website has just launched this week. The channel selection is very similar to what's available on XM or Sirius, and we liken it to Pandora because the number of songs you can skip is limited, but the selection is large and the experience ...

VIDEO: Renault keyless entry keeps you from freezing your nuts off 2 years ago on Autoblog

Anyone who's lived in a cold climate can appreciate not having to take out a key when the thermometer drops below freezing. Keyless entry is good, but a keycard that stays in your pocket is even better, as demonstrated in this commercial from Renault, which makes the argument painfully obvious. ...

Bentley: Driving in a Winter Wonderland 2 years ago on Autoblog

A 550-horsepower Bentley? A winter vacation in Finland? Sounds like the perfect combination, and the boys at Bentley have got it hooked up with the Bentley Ice Driving Experience. Plenty of upscale marques offer advanced driving courses to show you how to get the most out of your shiny new toy, but ...

VIDEO: Volvo driving school teaches police how to handle ice 2 years ago on Autoblog

In today's afternoon dose of moving pictures, we peek in on police from Britain at the Volvo Academy for special training on a frozen lake. These kinds of shenanigans are the same sorts of things we do in parking lots come the first snowfall. It's especially important for public safety officials to ...

Die, Die, Die! - Things that should be euthanized in 2007 3 years ago on Autoblog

(Ed. - The views expressed in this post are those of Dan Roth and not Autoblog in general. Dan asked if he could channel the grumpy old man inside of him, and for better or worse, we took off his leash.) Our morning commute often gives us time to contemplate our navels, as the traffic engineers ...

Screw you: Screw-propulsion vehicle coveted by Autoblog 3 years ago on Autoblog

Oh, the puns for this are absolutely endless! If you're late:"Let's put the screws to it and make up some time." If you're early: "Looks like we have a few minutes to screw around in the parking lot." Like we said -- endless source of amusement. When people get tired of your jokes and tell you to ...

VIDEO: Winter approaches. Imprezas wait impatiently... 3 years ago on Autoblog

When I was in high school, my Dad had a mid-80s Subaru GL 3-door hatch with 4WD. The thing looked like a little silver dune buggy and I loved it, but sadly, he got rid of it before I wound up getting my license. The wee GL was a bit too small for his taste, you see, so he upgraded to a brand-new, ...

Instant de-icing film 3 years ago on Autoblog

While not directly addressing vehicles, sibling-site's Engadget's post on pulse electrothermal de-icing (PETD) technology definitely has applications in the automotive industry. Developed by Dartmouth college professor Victor Petrenko through his company, Ice Engineering, PETD uses a thin ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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