Arias Pistons 12.5:1 Compression 82mm Bore Honda B-series on 2040-parts.com

Driverless cars approved in Nevada

O, dun-and-rust-colored Nevada, ye land of permissibility and phenomenal real-estate collapse. O land whose capital is named for wayfaring adventurer Kit Carson, whose Las Vegas stands as a shining beacon of unfortunate Americana. And lo, your roads, brim-packed with autonomous vehicles.

Royal College of Art Degree Show 2010

Car Design News made its annual pilgrimage to Kensington Gore in central London for the opening of the prestigious Transport Design exhibition. Fifteen students graduated from the course this year all of whose work was viewed by a number of RCA alumni including Patrick Le Quément, David Wilkie and Peter Stevens. As with many of the college exhibitions this year, there was a clear emphasis on sustainability and the reinvention of the paradigms of ‘luxury' and ‘sportiness'.

Webinars: Visualization & Digital Effect Creation with Autodesk

Car Design News hosted Visualization & Digital Effect Creation with Autodesk on February 9, 2011. This webinar explored how effective communication is key to 'selling' a particular design internally, and provided information on how to get your vision across using Autodesk Showcase, with an emphasis on materials, cross-sections and environments. We all know that a beautifully-rendered image captures the emotion of a design idea; convincing animations and digital effects place the product in a realistic environment and depict consumer interaction, making the design credible and relevant to the target consumer.