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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  '''Hydropneumatic''' is a type of [[automotive]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension system]] invented by [[Citroën]] and f '''Hydractive Suspension''' is a new automotive technology introduced by the [[France|French]] manufacturer [[Citroën]] in
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• Hydraulic brake
  (For typical light duty automotive braking systems.) ...e the braking effect between the front and rear wheel sets, and partly for safety reasons: If one system fails, all braking ability is not lost; the other se
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• Steering
  ...path of smaller radius than the outer wheel, so that the degree of [[toe (automotive)|toe]] suitable for driving in a straight path is not suitable for turns. ==Safety==
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• Automobile safety
  ...occurrence and consequences of [[automobile accident]]s. ([[Road traffic safety]] more broadly includes roadway design.) ...the employer providing the vehicle generally plays a major role in setting safety, maintenance, and training policy. As in non-occupational driving, young dr
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• Electronic stability control
  ...lity control''' ('''ESC''') is a computerized technology that improves the safety of a [[car handling|vehicle's stability]] by detecting and minimizing skids ...unction, Mitsubishi's newly developed TCL system had a preventive (active) safety function which improved the course tracing performance by automatically adj
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• Airbag
  The American inventor [[Allen Breed]] then developed a key component for automotive use - the ball-in-tube sensor for crash detection. He marketed this innovat ...of avoiding seat belts, but as a way to obtain an extra margin of occupant safety.
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• Disc brake
  ...otors are manufactured out of a material called grey iron. SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) maintains a specification for the manufacture of grey iron for v ...c]] circuits to actuate the brakes on each set of wheels as a [[car safety|safety measure]]. The hydraulic design also helps multiply braking force.
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• Air brake (road vehicle)
  ===<b>Safety Valve</b>=== ...alve is installed in the first tank the air compressor pumps air into. The safety valve protects the tank and the rest of the system from too much air pressu
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• Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
  ...ive carbon-fiber technologies are being used here for the first time in an automotive application. As a 100 percent subsidiary of AUDI AG, the Italian carmaker a ...in the world to have mastered the complete CFRP process across a range of technologies, from 3D design through simulation, validation, production and testing - al
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• Automobile
  ...t was then greatly expanded by [[Henry Ford]] in the 1910s. Development of automotive technology was rapid, due in part to the hundreds of small manufacturers co ==Alternative technologies ==
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• Pagani Huayra
  ...Huayra merges the past, present and future in a timeless interpretation of automotive art. The styling of the car was perfected over the course of 5 years to fin ...the best protected area of the monocoque, behind the driver, reinforced by safety cell made of different composite and ballistic materials. The front and rea
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• History of the automobile
  ...marked the introduction of gasoline-fuelled internal combustion engines. [[Automotive]] history is generally divided into a number of [[era]]s based on the major ...n patent for a low-voltage ignition of the magneto type; this was his only automotive patent. This design was used for all further engines, and the four-seat "se
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• Wankel engine
  ...ize, as an overheated piston engine is likely to do; this is a substantial safety benefit in aircraft use. ...n in a 'thermal reactor' (just an enlarged open chamber in the [[manifold (automotive engineering)|exhaust manifold]]) without the need for a catalytic converter
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• Manual transmission
  ...ssion''') is a type of [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] used in [[automotive]] applications. Manual transmissions often feature a [[driving|driver]]-op Contemporary automotive manual transmissions are generally available with four to six forward gears
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• Car handling
  ...ne. Handling and braking are the major components of a vehicle's "active" safety. The maximum lateral acceleration is sometimes discussed separately as "ro ...oper use of "[[Left-foot braking]]." In any case, this is not an important safety issue, because power is not normally used in emergency situations. Using lo
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...r passenger models and used the off-road technology for an extra margin of safety and traction. [[Category:Automotive technologies]]
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• Hybrid vehicles
  ...ted automakers’ moves to produce hybrid electric vehicles as evidence that technologies developed under PNGV were being rapidly adopted on production lines, as cal Automotive hybrid technology became successful in the 1990s when the [[Honda Insight]]
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• Max Mosley
  ...ment programme. He has also promoted increased safety and the use of green technologies in motor racing. In 2008, stories about his sex life appeared in the Briti ...ted me [in F1] you maybe save one life every five years, whereas [in] road safety you are talking about thousands of lives". A challenge to Mosley's election
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...the car's [[car handling|handling]] and [[brake|braking]] for good active safety and driving pleasure, and keeping vehicle occupants comfortable and reasona *[[Automotive suspension design]]
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• History of Formula One
  ...Prix at Spa did not take place as the drivers boycotted the circuit after safety upgrades were not installed as demanded. Stewart won the 1969 title easily ...paldi made the surprising decision to drive for the Brazilian [[Fittipaldi Automotive]] team of his brother [[Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior|Wilson]], sponsored by [[
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