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Imagine an entire city with roads, street signs, pedestrians, bicycles, parked cars and buildings, all meant to test drive automated vehicles. That is precisely what Mobility Transformation Facility at University of Michigan is. The 32-acre facility will open for vehicle testing this fall.

All autonomous vehicles are now raging in the auto industry these days. Google, for example, is striving for completely driverless cars. However, as a contender of other car makers, lately Ford has unveiled its first autonomous vehicle prototype.

A number of car vendors normally advertise a fuel economy that refuses to pan out in real-life situations. Most of the fuel economy estimates are over-done and thus, inaccurate. Now, however, a detailed report suggests that this may be a result of faulty mathematical calculations at the hands of EPA.

Electric vehicles (EVs) take hours after hours to get fully recharged. But lately, engineers from BMW and General Motors (GM) have announced that people will be able to recharge 80% of their electric vehicles (EV) just in 20 minutes using a DC Combo Fast Charger developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

In recent times, we have seen a number of rides which make use of alternate fuels. Many of these have earned great EPA fuel economy ratings. However, Ford's Fusion Energi seems to have surpassed them all by taking home an EPA fuel economy rating of 100 mpg.

Ford has taken a few hits in the recent past but the company has learned from its mistakes. It grasped at success with a renewed vigor when it launched the Focus compact. The model is all set to be the top-sold global car model during this year, outdoing all other vendors.

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show is well-known for its vehicle debuts. And this year's great attraction at SEMA was Ford Racing's Twin-Turbo powered Ford Cobra Jet Project Mustang. For the first time ever Ford Racing has equipped its factory-built turn-key drag racer with a turbocharged engine. The new twin-turbo Mustang Cobra…

Ford Motor has been amid the top few positions in reliability ratings only a few years ago. However, Japanese brands have apparently become increasingly popular among the consumers who now prefer them to other vendors.

Researchers all around the world are teaming up with automotive manufacturers and battery manufacturers in order to design "improvements in battery packs" that will help Electric Vehicles (EVs) drive faster. For EVs, longer battery life equates to a longer driving distance. So, General Electric (GE), Ford, and the University of Michigan are working…

Mobile devices are coming about to place a very important roles in our lives. And with their immense popularity, app developers are also beginning to develop some really unique and excellent apps. Now, KeyFree Login is an excellent app which has inspired from Ford's key-free technology for locking and unlocking cars.