Thursday, August 27, 2015

Your Favorite Movie Car Tells A Lot About Your Personality

There are many movie cars that have become famous, so more then the actors that drove them. Over there years Hollywood has produced some classics and although below are just six of them they can really tell you a lot about your personality. Choosing a favorite car is so personal that you can almost guess their personality traits based on it. Don't believe me? Well take a look at just six famous movie cars and see if we're right.

The DeLorean DMC 12 - This modified 1981 DeLorean DMC 12 comes packaged with a plutonium powered nuclear generator that sends 1.21 Gigawatts to an onboard flux capacitor enabling it to travel through time, but only when speeds of 88 miles per hour are reached.

If your favourite movie car is this, you are not much for relaxing and always need to be doing something or be involved in something. You tend to be quite impulsive with your actions, believing that it's better to do something wrong than nothing at all.

Bandit's Blocker Car - This black 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am has more in common with the General Lee than it does with its counterpart KITT. Driven by non other than Burt Reynolds in the movie Smokey and The Bandit this 6.6-litre, 200-hp, muscle car is the envy of many beer-runners the world over.

If your favourite movie car is Bandit's Blocker Car, you have the drive and the energy to reach results whatever you do. Your ambition and perseverance allows you to accomplish your goals even if you have to drag things to completion. The result might not be all that was imagined in the beginning, but for you the satisfaction is in the completion.

Cameron's Bane - The red 1961 Ferrari GT California was probably the best joyride two Chicago parking attendants ever had. Unfortunately for Cameron Frye, Ferris Buellerand#146;s perpetually depressed best friend, it would prove to be the worst day of his life. After trying to roll the odometer back on his fatherand#146;s prized possession, Cameron accidentally sends the Ferrari plummeting through a plate glass window where it crashes in a heap three stories below.

If your favourite movie car is Cameron's Bane, you are a person of principles, striving for balance and order. Sometimes you find it hard to make up your mind, but you believe strongly in reason, and in solutions reached by discussions.

Ecto-1 - Best known as the white modified 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Ambulance that carried four paranormal exterminators known as the Ghostbusters around New York City in the late 1980's.

If your favourite movie car is Ecto-1, you are typically considered quite relaxed, or even laid-back when involved in almost any situation no matter how bizarre or terrifying. It is natural for you to be slow, calm, and conservative in the sense of being reluctant to change.

The General Lee - The General Lee, one of the most famous 'bad-boy' cars of them all, is a modified orange 1969 Dodge Charger. The Duke cousins, Bo and Luke, who are well known bootleggers in Hazard County drive this car at breakneck speeds and fly over death defying jumps all in order to escape the local law enforcement.

If your favourite movie car is the General Lee, you are a proud person with a strong sense of integrity and importance. You live everyday to the fullest and although generally considered a good person you possess a somewhat reckless nature and are considered adventurous and daring.

KITT - The modified 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am known as KITT has the ability to see, hear, smell, as well as speak, much to the chagrin of its regular driver Michael Knight. KITT's artificial intelligence allows it to drive itself and solve complicated problems to help Michael Knight escape from many potential disasters.

If your favourite movie car is KITT, you are an emotional being, engaging yourself in caring about others. Your caring nature tends to be shown in a protective way, with a slight tendency to control others actions, although always with good intentions.

Monday, August 24, 2015

The Future Is Now - 4 Futuristic Automotive Features In Use Today

In 2015, we have become accustomed to being surrounded by gadgets that would have seemed a fantasy 50 years ago. From inter-connecting smart phones to fully functioning robotics, we are at the precipice of a technological revolution. For many of us drivers, however, we are firmly rooted in the last generation, driving around in cars that haven't changed much in many years, apart from some new bells and whistles. However, automotive technologies are being developed that will radicalize how we drive and experience driving. Here are 5 that are guaranteed to impress any motor heads.
Augmented Reality Dashboards
At one point, GPS technology would have seemed a million miles away from a trusty atlas or road map, but today we are closer to ever to having a full navigation system built into the windscreen. This will be displayed through different types of glasses that will display different information to the driver in real time. This will display not only directional advice, but will display the speedometer, parking sensors, rev counter, fuel gauge and other aspects of the cars computer. Through touch screen controls, drivers will be able to control every facet of their vehicle from the screen, including air conditioning, radio, windows and headlights. Perhaps the most futuristic is the ability to zoom in on parts of the road so drivers can see obstacles up ahead more clearly. If put into place, this could help improve drivability but also keep drivers and there passengers safer.
Solar Roadways
Solar powered LED roadways have the potential to change the world in a way that many other technologies could only dream of. Designed to not only illuminate our roads and display dynamic traffic information, but actually charge electric cars wirelessly whilst they drive. This would revolutionize how we fuel our cars and completely transform the automotive economy. This would make electric cars a true alternative to petrol and diesel powered cars, and lead towards us improving our carbon emissions by an inexplicable amount. Imagine never having to refuel your car manually while driving around on illuminated LED roads! There are even plans to make the panels heated that will melt any snow or ice that has accumulated on the LED panels, which will then be filter to a water treatment center to use within the water supply. However, there are some questions about how economically feasible these plans are and how the roads will be constructed and maintained. However, the city of Sandport, US, is going to become the first city to have the panels by installing them within a parking lot.
Fully Autonomous Cars
This has been speculated for a long time but, in 2015, they are finally testing fully autonomous cars on public roads. A recent report suggested that by 2035, nearly 75 per cent of vehicles sold will have automatic driving capability. Google have actually been planning to make it a reality within 5 years, so we could have driverless cars sooner than we think. Whilst we have had components such as self-parking cars, completely driverless cars would revolutionize how we navigate our roads and motorways. However, there have been some initial problems; for instance, Google's attempt at a driverless car cannot tell the difference between a rock and a piece of litter that has drifted into the road and subsequently attempts to drive round both of them in the same way. Also, there are some moral questions about how much it will actually improve road safety and whether people will actually want to put their life in the hands of a computer program. Nevertheless, envisioning a future where we are essentially driven around by robots definitely seems like something out of science fiction.
External Airbags
Many of us have been involved in some form of accident on the roads, sometimes costing a lot of money in repairs. However, this could be all change if external side airbags are fitted on cars. Side crashes currently account for around 40 percent of all traffic accidents and we could now see a dramatic reduction in the damage these crashes cause. The airbags are designed to deploy in 20 - 30 milliseconds and protect the vehicle from the impact. This is being developed alongside cameras that will detect the moment the airbag needs to be triggered. When completed, this design could bring about a massive transformation in road safety.