Escort Max 360c HIgh Performance Radar Detector Radar Detection for the Connected vehicle Busted or Not ?A while back, I had occasion to test and review Escort?s Passport Max radar detector, which was an impressive and effective unit. Just recently I was offered the opportunity to experience the results of the constantly advancing radar technology,…
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Escort?s Social Networking Against Speed Traps
One of the radar and laser detector pioneering companies, Escort, has created a form of social networking against speed traps. The system uses a Bluetooth connection between a smart phone and the Escort Radar detector?s optional SmartCord Live? cord.? When a compatible detector identifies an active radar signal, it sends out an alert, through the…
Ford Developing a Laser Ignition System
Engineers at the University of Liverpool (United Kingdom) and Ford Motor Co. have teamed up to design a laser ignition system for automotive engines. The system uses a fiber-optic cable to shoot the laser beam through a focusing lens that would create an intense pinprick of light as fuel is injected into the engine to…