Report of Cars

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Title page
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Date: July 22, 2014
Aim: Writting report
To: Ing Juan Castro
From: ESPE-L
Date: July 22, 2014
Subject/Tittle: Future Cars
Contents
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Abstract or summary
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a short statement of the main task, the methods used, conclusions reached and any
recommendations to be made. The abstract or summary should be concise, informative and
independent of the report.
The auto industry is constantly bringing us new technologies, whether it is for safety,
entertainment,usefulnessorsimplyforpure innovation. Manynew car technologiesare either
specificallybuiltforsafetyoratleasthave some sortof safetyfocustothem.Some of the latest
car innovations we've found are some truly exciting technologies that could revolutionize not
just the automotive industry but human transportation in general.
The car of the future will be economical in its use of available resources. It will be designed to
have as little impactonthe environmentaspossible.Itwill alsobe safer,asitwill incorporate a
level of artificialintelligencethatenablesittocompensatefordrivererror.The carof the future
will be networkedwithothervehiclesinthe vicinity,andthiswill extenditsrange of perception
far beyond that of its own on-board sensors.
Cars are changing, and in order to get the best out of any new technology, we all need to
understand how.
Introduction

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Thisshouldgive the contextandscopeof the reportandshouldincludeyourtermsof reference.
State yourobjectivesclearly,define the limitsof the report,outline the methodof enquiry,give
a brief general backgroundtothe subjectof the reportandindicate theproposeddevelopment.
One hundred years ago the new horseless carriage was hailedas a clean technology for urban
transportation.Andsoitwas,atleastcomparedtothe technologyiteventuallyreplaced,namely
horses and horse-drawn carriages. Since then, the growth in the number and use of motor
vehicles,togetherwiththe ramificationsof thatgrowth,hasbeenamongthe mostconspicuous
featuresof the modernindustrial economy,aswell asone of the mostinfluential forcesonthe
natural and built environment.
Motor vehiclesbringrapid,reliable,andconvenientmobilityondemandtothose luckyenough
to have access to them.Andincreasingly,eveninsome developingandtransitional economies,
the luckyonesare not justthe elites.The automobileistrulya masstransportationmedium,in
precisely the same way radio or television is a mass communication medium. And yet, as one
acute observer wrote several decades ago, “Today, everyone who values cities is disturbed by
automobiles” ( Jacobs 1961).
Some inventions,like some species,seemtomake periodicleapsinprogress.The car is one of
them. Twenty-five years elapsed between Karl Benz beginning small-scale production of his
original Motorwagen and the breakthrough, by Henry Ford and his engineers in 1913, that
turned the car into the ubiquitous, mass-market item that has defined the modern urban
landscape.Byputtingproductionof the Model T on movingassemblylinessetintothe floorof
his factory in Detroit, Ford drastically cut the time needed to build it, and hence its cost. Thus
began a revolution in personal mobility. Almost a billion cars now roll along the world’s
highways.
Today the car seems poised for another burst of evolution. One way in which it is changing
relates to its emissions. As emerging markets grow richer, legions of new consumers are
clamouringfortheirfirstsetof wheels.Forthe whole worldtocatchup withAmericanlevelsof
car ownership, the global fleet would have to quadruple.
Worldwide, there are now more than 830 million cars on the road, forcing governments to
impose more stringent pollution emission standards on new cars.
One of the challenges facing those designing the car of the future is the development of
environmentallyfriendlyvehicletechnologies.Theseincludelightweightconstruction,new drive
conceptssuchashybriddrivesandfuelcellsandalternativefuelssuchashydrogenandbiogenic
fuels.One furtherfocusison the developmentof innovative driverassistance systemsthatare
intended to make driving more comfortable and, above all, safer.
Intelligent Vehicles
Fuel efficient, zero emission vehicles will use high tech electronics to assist drivers in a wide
variety of ways. Vehicles will communicate with each other, with the road and with traffic
signals.Autosandtrucksof the future will use visionenhancement devicestohelpyounavigate
throughbad weatherandwarnyou of a possible collisionwithapedestrianoranimal.Theywill

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alsoletyouknowif you are gettingdrowsyorstrayingfromyour lane.Carsof the future will be
radically different than the automobiles of today, and so will the driving experience.
Accident Free Driving
Obstacle detection,collisionavoidance andintersectionwarningsystemsare beingtestedright
nowbygovernmentsandautomobilemanufacturers.Radiosignals,sensorsandcameras,future
vehicles will help avoid accidents by examining the environment in real time and notifying the
driver of potential problems.
Futuristic dashboard
Pedestrian and animal warning systems could use infrared or other detection technologies to
identify large animals approaching the roadway, and alert drivers by activating flashers on
warning signs. These systems may also activate in-vehicle warning devices.
Autos That Talk and Listen
While youare driving,yourvehicleswill communicatewiththecarsandtrucksaroundyou.Your
future carwill notifyyouwhentrucksare mergingintoyourlane ormotorcyclesare inyourblind
spot. Smart intersections will sense vehicles from all directions and alert you of a possible
collision.
Vision Enhancement
In vehicle Vision Enhancement Systems will improve visibility for night driving, inadequate
lighting, fog, drifting snow, or other inclement weather driving conditions
User Interface
Cars of the future will doa betterjobof keepingyourhandsonthe wheel andyoureyesonthe
road. Voice recognitionwillprovideahandsfree wayof accessingyour onboard computerand
navigation system. But your on board computer may do more than talk back.
Methodology
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take ? Did you carry out interviews or questionnaires, how did you collect your data ? What
measurementsdid you make ? How did you choose the subjects for your interviews ? Present
this information logically and concisely.
Report data were collected from internet
Results or findings
Presentyourfindingsinassimpleawayaspossible.The more complicate the informationlooks,
the more difficult it will be to interpret. There are a number of ways in which results can be
presented.
Future cars

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Apps & Firmware Updates
Imagine drivingacar capable of running apps that are no lesspowerful thanwhatyou have on
your smartphone rightnow.For starters, there can be specializedappsfor certaincountriesor
cities that could provide local information on restaurants, malls or other places of interest for
travelers.
Illustration1. Toyota Fun VII
Toyota has already introduced a concept car called Fun VII Concept Car that can do all of the
above and more. "VII" is an acronym for Vehicle, Interactive, Internet – this concept car
basically allowsthe drivertobe constantlyconnectedwitheveryone includingyourfriendsand
even other automobiles.What’s more, its exterior design can even be customized as shownin
this short promotional clip.
While it will probablytake some time before cars like Fun Vii get to production, cars with the
ability to have firmware updates have already been made available on the market. These
firmware updates could improve certain features of the car including the radio, tire pressure,
Wi-Fi connectivity,andchargingcapacity. TeslaModel S,a 100% electriccar, isone car that has
such firmware updates.
Sheet Thin Batteries
As batteries used in existing electric cars are bulky and heavy, manufacturers have to find a
suitable place toputthe large amountof batteries,andatthe same time,ensure thatthe car is
well balancedthroughout.What will be really cool is to have batteries hiddenin plainsight by
replacing the cosmetic parts of a car.
Illustration2. Sheet Thin Batteries

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These parts could be the panels throughout the car on both the interior and exterior.
Manufacturerswon’thave to compromise onthe appearance of the car as the batterieswould
be thin and bendable. Although technology has yet to catch up with this vision, it’s definitely
something worth looking forward to.
Communication between Vehicles
Communicationbetweenvehiclesdoesn’tmeanyoucan call up the car in front of you and ask
it to move out of your way. It’s more like machines communicating with each other so that
there’ll be smoother traffic and less congested roads.
Illustration3. Communication between vehicles
Thistechnologywill alsoincreaseroadsafetybyreducingcollisionsbetweencars.Forexample,
your car can warn you about a car that’s coming from your blind spot. If implemented
correctly, this technology will significantly increase road safety, efficiency, and driving
experience.
Smart Fuel Saving Tips
Another cool feature to have in a ‘smart’ car is to have it give you fuel efficiency tips or
notificationswhile you’redriving.Forexample,itcannotifyyouaboutanearbygas stationthat
has cheap gas prices; so even if you still have half a tank of fuel left,it’ll suggest that you refill
now to avoid paying more at another gas station when you eventually run out of fuel.
Illustration4. Smart fuel saving tips

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Discussion
This is the section where you can analyse and inter- pret your results drawing from the
informationwhichyouhave collected,explainingitssignificance. Identifyimportantissuesand
suggestexplanationsforyour findings.Outline anyproblems encounteredandtry and present
a balanced view.
Knowing about the differences in emissionsmakes it easier to critically analyze what the near
future inautomotive technologiesholds.One ofthe topfuturetechnologiesdiscussesishybrids;
are they the future of vehiclesorjust a blipon the road to somethingbetter? Is doubtful that
the future of all vehicles lies in hybrids due to their major handicaps. For example, the high-
powered batteries they contain add a hefty amount of weight. They also require expensive
mining to obtain the precious metals that make up the battery pack; disposing of the used
battery is also problematic due to its environmental effects.
Many companiesare lookingintoelectricvehicles; thesehave handicapsof theirown.Similarto
the problem with hybrids, electric vehicles require a large battery pack. The environmental
effectsare the exactsame as that of a hybrid;expensiveminingisrequiredtomanufacture the
batteries and the recycling problem still exists. An additional problem comes not from the
vehicle itself,butfromits powersource.When a power plantharnesseselectricity,becauseof
the efficiency, only about fifty percent of the energy released is available as useful electricity.
Before electricity even arrives at an electric vehicle, half the energy used to get from A to B is
already gone.
These statisticsmake the future of fuel-efficientvehicleslookbleak; itispossiblethatwithinthe
nexttenyearsitwill becomestandardtodrive avehicle withtwodifferentfuels;however,even
this advanced technology is a short-term solution to the long-term problem of sustainable
energy. The technology for hydrogen powered cars already exists and is just waiting to be
refined. Automobile companies such as Daimler AG, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota all have
announced their plan to release hydrogenpowered cars for sale as early as 2015. The difficult
task is finding a cost effective and efficient way to produce the hydrogen gas needed to fuel
global transportation. In order to keep the process sustainable, solar energy could be usedto
convert water into hydrogen gas. The only emissions produced would be water vapor, as the
reactionof hydrogenwithoxygenproducesnogreenhousegasses.Thisalsomeansthatcatalytic
converters or urea tanks will no longer be needed. A concern that comes with this sustainable
energysolutionisthatthe hydrogentanksonboardare highlyflammable.However,itisnotall
that different from carrying gallons of flammable gasoline.
There are manylabsinthe EngineeringResearchBuildingdedicatedtoadvancingtechnologyin
the automobile industry.
From a vehicle thatruns on both diesel andgasoline,optimizingfuel efficiencyandminimizing
emissions,toavehicle thatrunsonasustainable sourceof hydrogen,the fieldof transportation
technology is expecting much advancement in the near future.
Conclusions and recommendations
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clearlyandshould notpresentanynewinformation.You maywishtolistyourrecommendations
in separate section or include them with the conclusions.

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 Conceptcars that could become a realityhogthe limelight,especiallyatmotor shows.
By usingwhat are in some casesmock-upvehicles,designersandstrategistscangauge
the first reactions of experts, journalists and the public to what the automobile of the
future might be like.
 The motor manufacturers themselves develop the software for control devices, which
is whynewcomponentsfromsuppliershave tobe adaptedto the manufacturer’sown
standards
 The wide variety of electrical and electronic components in a vehicle is operated by
control devices,whichalsohave to communicate withone another.For example,road
speed is evaluated by the electronic stability programme, by the cruise control and by
the device for adjusting radio volume.
 Many driverassistance systemssuchassatnavs,telephones,infotainment systemsand
air conditioners have to be manually operated by the driver.
 Information systems such as navigation aids have become widespread in their use.
 One of the challengesfacingthose designingthe carof the future isthe developmentof
environmentally friendly vehicle technologies.
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