It would have been a far nicer excursion down the long highway this week had I been sitting comfortably in a new Dodge Ram 1500. As we passed Springfield, IL, new car dealer was the last thing on the mind of my uncle or myself. Having now finished the trip that seemed forever, it’s all I can think about. … Continue Reading
I bet you didn’t know that 10,000 people lose their lives to rollover crashes each year! Scary thought right? Well, before you start panicking and refuse to get behind a wheel ever again there’s a very simple way you can prevent yourself from adding to that figure. You can start driving a Dodge Nitro, why a Dodge Nitro? Well, the Dodge Nitro received the top, “good” rating during the Institute for Highway Safety’s roof crash test to see how well vehicles perform in rollover crashes.
Back in the day my dad’s uncle was always finding as many vehicles as he could to drop a 440 big block engine in. He didn’t care what it was, he always said it made them better. It proves that Americans have always been strong followers of the bigger is better theory. It makes perfect sense. The newest Dodge trucks are just one more example of our national lust for over compensation, but man don’t they look cool! … Continue Reading
Meet George Jetson – and his hands-free car? It’s true! We’ve all been urged to pledge hands- free talking when using our phones while driving, but this is a whole new level! Yes, the age of the Jetsons is fast approaching and researchers at Free University in Berlin say they actually have the technology to allow drivers to steer a vehicle using just their eyes.
Springfield IL new car dealers are excited that this intelligence might one day appear in their showrooms. A team from Artificial Intelligence Group with team leader Raul Rojas demonstrated the technology with a Dodge Caravan dubbed the “Spirit of Berlin”.
The technology works using a helmet and a system called EyeDriver. The helmet has two cameras with infrared LED. One camera points in the direction the driver is looking, it’s known as the scene camera. The second camera focuses on one of the driver’s eyes, the eye camera. Information is gathered from both cameras by a laptop computer using HED4 technology. The information is relayed through LAN to an onboard computer in the vehicle.
Customers of Central Illinois used car dealers will want to keep tabs on this amazing technology. The driver can even choose between two modes – “free ride” and “routing”. The free ride mode allows the driver to look in the direction he or she wants to steer. The positions are linked to the wheel motor and steering, so the steering wheel turns when the driver’s eyes move.
The routing mode steers autonomously the majority of the time. At an intersection the system will ask the driver to select the next route and the driver needs to stare in the desired direction for three seconds. Your Springfield IL new car dealer will no doubt have an interesting time providing test drives with this technology.
If your looking for a car that can pretty much tow a house, the Springfield Dodge dealership says the 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 is the car for you. The Dodge Ram 3500 is set on 6 tires and has 6.7 liters worth of might and it’s own gravitational pull. When the 3500 is properly equipped it can pull up to 8,391 kilograms. This car comes with it’s own set of unique features that include a integrated trailer brake control, a backup camera for easy trailer hookup, and comes with an exhaust brake to slow the truck and trailer on long downhill stretches without overloading the brakes. You also have the choice of adding a swing-out step for climbing into the bed, and pre installed fifth wheel or goose neck tow hitch in the bed.