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The Frankfurt Auto Show (officially the International Motor Show, or IAA, for Internationaler Automobil-Ausstellungen) is Europe's largest car show, and like a rare celestial event, it happens only once every two years. This year's show, the 61st, features approximately 1,000 companies, from parts manufacturers such as Bosch and Alpine to well-known carmakers such as Audi, BMW, and Mazda. We traveled to Frankfurt to see new model launches, concept cars, and full lineups on display. Read our blog entries, slide shows, and reports on new cars for the full Frankfurt experience.
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Research in image recognition technology lets cars pay attention to the road and react to dangerous situations while the driver is distracted. Mercedes-Benz showed off some of this research at the Frankfurt auto show with a driving simulator. A video in the simulator showed the viewpoint of the driver as it focused away from the road on distractions like a pretty girl on the sidewalk. The video also showed the car recognizing warning signals such... Read more
09/21/2005
Auto makers seem to be adopting USB as a portable storage standard interface for cars en masse, as revealed by both concept and production cars at the Frankfurt auto show. Not only do concepts such as the Mazda Sassou and Smart Crosstown sport USB ports, so does the new model from Volkswagen, the Eos. In general, the ports tie in to the entertainment system, letting you plug in a memory stick full of music. Audi has already released similar techn... Read more
09/20/2005
Showing the importance of the Frankfurt Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz built a huge multilevel showroom inside a concert hall. The Festhalle in Frankfurt, the location of the IAA, is a large convention center consisting of 10 halls. When we got to hall 2, the Daimler-Chrysler hall, my German photographer informed me that he'd previously seen the Rolling Stones perform here. The bottom level had areas for Smart, Maybach, and the S-Class. Going up a curv... Read more
09/16/2005
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