Starting in September if you are a Car Jacker you might want to see if your car is equipped with OnStar because it gives law enforcement all kinds of amazing powers. Like the ability to explode the nuclear device in your trunk. Monitor your bathroom breaks, or even worse shut off your car.

No seriously. OnStar is now equipped with Big Brother and can shut off your cars power.

Ok, this officially hits the best of all the world’s on Ridelust. It’s a Hybrid and its a SuperCar.

“What we are revealing today is an innovation in the automotive industry and demonstrates American ingenuity at a time of real need. We’re designing and building cars with performance components and unique styling with the objective of making the new environmentally friendly vehicle stand out with never before seen style and approximately 40 mpg plus efficiency.”

I’d just like to say it looks gorgeous but I’m skeptical. If you can’t build a decent website you probably can’t build a car.

Check out Gas2.0’s coverage for more insight and details.

Gas 2.0 never ceases to amaze me with the crazy nonsense they dig up. Inflatable Cars is today’s latest gimmick.

The California Based Startup is called XP Vehicles, the technology is similar to those developed by NASA for the Mars Rover but they are for the Asian Consumer Market.

Not only does XP vehicles state that the Whisper™ will have a range of 2,500 miles using their “hot-swap XPack Multi-Core™ battery/fuel cell powerplant,” they are aiming for a price point of under $5,000. The cars will be sold direct online, initially only offered in Asian markets, and you will be able to configure them with a variety of different colors, decals, stereo systems, iPod mounts, and alarms - none of which will cover up for the fact that you’re driving a balloon.

Seriously will anyone buy an inflatable car? In a sidenote, the picture above is not from the startup company.

MIT is developing a concept vehicle called the Aware Car, which could revolutionize how elderly take the road. I have a friend who is nearing 100 years old and still has a drivers license although they no longer drive at night. Ive often wondered how safe it is for them to be on the road at all.

With MIT and others developing technology that will monitor how the elderly take the road I am certain we can see changes in the types of technology that ensure safety for elderly and disabled drivers.

A $1.5 million prototype is being tested at the AgeLab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to perfect the Aware Car, which seeks to help specifically elder motorists to be safer while driving.

Using infrared cameras and mini cameras, the unit under construction measures the driver’s habits and would react if the one behind the wheel veers away from his usual response. The cameras monitors the driver’s eye and eyelid movements, while the driver’s heart rate, blood pressure and respiration are monitored and the data sent to a device on the trunk that could detect lane drifting. At the back seat is a computer monitor from where real-time data periodically show up.

Source: Gant Daily