So You Want to Get Noticed on the Road, do You? Meet the World's Loudest Bicycle

Most bicycles are equipped with a skinny bell that will barely get you any attention in today's congested and noisy cities.

If you feel the same way, say hello to the Hornster bicycle that features a horn that emits a jaw dropping 178 decibels, which if used in full force, could deafen a motorist, as it is said to be louder than a Concorde!

The Hornster is the creative idea of Yannick Read on behalf of the UK’s Environmental Transport Association (ETA), which wanted to raise awareness about the dangers that cyclists face on city roads.

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Cadillac to Offer iPad with Special Apps on all 2013 XTS Sedans

General Motors is lifting a page from Hyundai's initiative to replace the traditional owner's manual book with an Apple iPad on the Equus, by offering a standard iPad on the new 2013 Cadillac XTS full-size sedan to assist owners with the CUE infotainment system.

What differentiates Cadillac's move from the Korean automaker is that the XTS's iPad is more interactive as it will come pre-fitted with several special apps including one that replicates many of the controls and features of the CUE center stack along with the MyCadillac App and OnStar RemoteLink.

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New TomTom Speed Camera App for iPhone Warns Drivers of Fixed and Mobile Cameras

While governments place speed cameras to catch drivers that go over the limit, the private sector has come up with several anti-countermeasures such as radar detectors and jammers, which as most of you probably already know, can be illegal in certain countries.

Adding to the wide selection of solutions for drivers is TomTom's new Speed Camera app for iPhone users in select European markets.

The app, which is powered by the largest European driving community with 1.6 million drivers in 15 countries, gives drivers access to fixed and mobile speed camera alerts by keeping users informed about speed limits during their trip.

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Volkswagen Showcases Three Ideas from its People’s Car Project in Beijing

After 33 million visits to its website and more than 119,000 ideas submitted, you would be inclined to think that Volkswagen would have more to show than these three concepts from its ‘People’s Car Project’ (PCP) that was launched in China 11 months ago.

The three vehicles and technology concepts created by users and further developed by the German automaker that went on display at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing are the Hover Car, the Music Car and the Smart Key.

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New Dark Knight Rises Trailer Offers a Glimpse of Batman's and Catwoman's Latest Toys

The third official trailer for this summer's blockbuster film "The Dark Knight Rises", which will conclude director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy that kicked off with 2005's Batman Begins, has been released and sure enough, the teaser includes scenes with both Batman's and Catwoman's cool new toys.

Aside from the classic Tumbler, the trailer affords us a glimpse of Catwoman's (played by Anne Hathaway) stealthy Batpod.

Towards the end of the two-and-a-half minute long video, the female hero tells Batman, "My mother warned me about getting into cars with strangers," who replies, "This isn't a car," and then we get a look at the jet-powered plane called the Bat Wing.

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Buy a Scion iQ, get a Sony PlayStation Vita for Free

It would have definitely been of much greater interest if you could buy a PS Vita and get a Scion iQ for free, but unfortunately, it's the other way around.

As part of a new promotion that runs from May 1 through July 31, 2012, and with the note "while supplies last", those that buy a new Scion iQ in the States will receive a PlayStation Vita for free.

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Racing Lawnmower Crash: Gee, that Was Unexpected...

Holding on to a contraption that looks like a shopping cart powered by a lawnmower engine of some sorts sounds fun until you...end up imprinting your face on a concrete wall. At least both the driver of lawnmower racer and the stand-up commuter had some common sense to wear helmets before heading out to try their machine.

You can ogle them in all their stupidity in the video that follows right after the jump.

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Cadillac Jumps on the Driverless Bandwagon, Says Tech Could be Ready for Production by 2015

These days, a number of automakers including Audi, Volkswagen and BMW are testing various semi-autonomous driving technologies. In fact, even internet giant Google has given it a shot, so it should not come to a surprise that GM's flagship brand Cadillac is also heavily investing in this field.

Cadillac's semi-autonomous technology is named "Super Cruise" and it is capable of fully automatic steering, braking and lane-centering in highway driving under certain optimal conditions. The automaker said that the system could be ready for production vehicles by 2015.

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Life-Size Replica of the BMW i8 Concept Made out of Lego Blocks

The BMW Group and LEGO, the famous interlocking brick brand from Denmark, are no strangers as the two companies have cooperated many times in the past.

Once again, BMW was one of the main sponsors of this year's LEGO Kids Fest that took place at the automaker's home town of Munich from April 12 to 15.

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Ford's Awesomely Cool Parisian Pinball Park Prank

In today's congested cities, people are forced to learn how to park in very tight spaces if they don't want to drive in circles for hours on end, but as you have probably seen time and time again, not all manage to master the art of parking.

To promote the Active Park Assist system found in the new Focus, Ford of Europe set out to find the worst driver when it came to parking in an area of Paris.

The automaker installed a giant pinball over a free parking space flanked by two cars, the ends of which were programmed to react as pinball bumpers every time the driver hit the vehicles. The person with the highest score (i.e. the worst) had the opportunity to try out his or her luck with a Focus equipped with the automatic parking system.

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BYD's Qin Electric Sedan gets a Dashboard-Mounted "i" Robot

We thought we were done with our coverage on the BYD Qin concept until its world premiere at next week's Auto China 2012 in Beijing, but the Chinese automaker released two more photos of the pure-electric sedan in which, surprise, surprise, we found a robot lurking on top of the dashboard.

The pint-sized creation is called "i" Robot and it looks like a cross between a Google Android robot and EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) from Pixar's WALL-E film – that or a futuristic version of South Park's Kenny…

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Make Your Car Sound Like a Lamborghini Gallardo for only 99¢ [Videos]

True, there are some ways to make your car's engine sound more sonorous, but there's really so much you can do for example to a Chevy Aveo or a Toyota Prius.

Furthermore, with a starting price of 99 cents, 2XCL Games' new XLR8 (get it; accelerate) sounds like a sweet bargain compared to the cost(s) of an actual mechanical component.

The XLR8 is an app available for Apple's iPhone and iPad as well as Android phones and tablets that promises to make your vehicle sound like an exotic Italian supercar, a muscle car or even a racing model.

After you download the application and place the phone in your vehicle, you simply connect the device to the audio system and you're ready to go – just don’t forget to roll up your windows…

"Once secured inside your vehicle, XLR8 uses the accelerometers of your device to realistically respond to acceleration, braking and cornering forces," explains the software provider. "It supports both cabled and wireless Bluetooth audio connections to your car stereo."

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Mercedes-Benz to Present its First Furniture Collection in Milan, Sales Start Later this Year

Mercedes-Benz wants to bring the classic styling elements of its automobile range into your house through its first ever furniture collection that will be revealed in a world premiere at the 'Salone Internazionale del Mobile', which takes place in Milan, Italy, from April 17 to 22.

The signature lineup was created in collaboration with the Formitalia Luxury Group, one of Italy's leading manufacturers of designer furniture, and will be marketed under the Mercedes-Benz Style label.

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Lexus Takes a Page from Apple to Create its own 'Genius Bar' of Tech Specialists

If it works for Apple, then maybe it can work for Lexus. We're talking about Apple's so-called 'Genius Bar', which is a communal-style help desk located inside the company’s retail stores.

For those of you wondering why car dealership customers would need a technical support station, all you have to do is look at the increasing number of electronic gizmos found in modern day vehicles, especially in the luxury car segment.

According to Forbes, Lexus will create its own version of Apple's 'Genius Bar' at its U.S. showrooms and for this reason, many of the company's 230 dealers in the country will increase the number of people who work in their sales department by as much as 20 percent.

Vincent Salisbury, training manager at the company’s Lexus College brand-education enterprise, told the magazine that some 2,400 people will pass through two-and-a-half-day training sessions in California by June for this matter.

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Chevrolet Collector Wants to Add a Guinness World Records Title to his Collection

Some people collect stamps, others collect coins but for Charlie Mallon it's all about Chevrolet memorabilia.

The 54-year-old auto dealership consultant has been amassing Chevrolet items for the past 40 years with his collection including signs, racing flags, coffee table books, soda cans, hats, belts, shirts, playing cards, drinking glasses, posters, tractor trailers, a biplane and miniature cars – lots of them, 2,181 different pieces to be precise.

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Ford Teams Up with Best Buy Canada to Offer Home Charging Station for EV and Plug-in Hybrid Owners

One of the main problems of owning an electric car or a plug-in hybrid is where and how to recharge its batteries. Ford of Canada promises to offer a simple solution to owners with a home charging station, which will be supplied and installed by Best Buy Canada.

The 240-volt home charging station is suitable for the all-new Focus Electric battery electric vehicle as well as Ford's upcoming plug-in hybrid models in Canada. Best Buy said it will supply the charging station and offer complete consultation and installation services through its Geek Squad and third-party licensed electrical contractors.

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Chrysler Introduces Industry-First In-Vehicle Wireless Charging Pad

The idea of wireless charging smaller or in some cases, even larger devices is nothing new, but the Chrysler Group wants to be the first to offer such a system on cars through its Mopar division.

General Motors had presented a wireless cell phone mat on a Chevrolet Volt at last year's CES in Las Vegas with the intent to begin offering the system on numerous Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products from the second half of 2012.

However, the Chrysler Group seems bent to be the first to provide an in-vehicle wireless charging pad as it will make the technology available on the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart that arrives in showrooms in the second quarter of this year.

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2013 SRT Viper Makes Virtual Debut in Forza Motorsport 4 Trailer, Download Pack on its Way

Shortly after the Chrysler Group put the spotlight on the all-new 2013 SRT Viper at the New York Auto Show, Turn 10 Studios announced that the Detroit automaker's halo sports car would be coming to Forza Motorsport 4 this summer through a downloadable package.

"This downloadable content will include both a drivable version of the SRT Viper as well as a Viper Autovista experience which, in true Autovista fashion, is designed to give you a stunning view of this incredible machine, as well as insight into its history and production," Turn 10 Studios said in a posting on the official Forza Motorsport 4 website.

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Terrafugia's $279,000 Roadable Aircraft Lands at the New York Auto Show, Watch it in Action

Flying cars and roadable airplanes are a dream that many have harbored over the years but few have actually realized. Only time will tell if Terrafugia Inc.'s Terrafugia Roadable Aircraft will be a commercial success or just another dream, but if anything else and as you can see from the video that follows below the break, it works.

The Woburn, Massachusetts, based company revealed the Transition at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, where it announced that the anticipated base price is $279,000 (€201,700).

Terrafugia said it is accepting orders with a refundable deposit of $10,000 (€7,500) or a non-refundable deposit of $2,500 (€1,900), with first deliveries expected towards the end of the year.

The street-legal Transition is described by the company as a two seat personal aircraft capable of driving on roads and highways and flying on unleaded automotive fuel.

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