Or maybe you just want to fully understand the tires you already have, the concepts at work, and the significance of all of those sidewall markings. There are many parts of a tire, but it's hard to know what they all do — especially in a sales-pressured situation! In this ...
If you're in the market for new tires, all of the variables in tire specifications and the confusing jargon you might hear from tire salesmen might make your purchase rather stressful. Or maybe you just want to fully understand the tires you already have, the concepts at work, and...
Because of the extra resistance an underinflated tire has when it rolls, your car'senginehas to work harder. AAA statistics show that tires that are underinflated by as little as 2 psi reducefuel efficiencyby 10 percent. Over a year of driving, that can amount to several hundred dollars i...
The dial tells the driver the tachometer's reading. In a car, it is located on the dashboard. The instrument itself measures the RPMs of the engine drive shaft. The device is necessary in order to regulate how hard the engine is being worked. The way in which the measurements themselves ...
To reset the infotainment on your Tesla, follow the below instructions. Step 1:Shift the car into park. Step 2:Hold down both of the scroll wheels on the steering wheel until the screen turns black. Related Trump administration prepares to end Biden’s EV tax incentive, report says ...
In a worst-case scenario, a criminal could even cut off somebody's finger to get past a scanner security system. Some scanners have additional pulse and heat sensors to verify that the finger is alive, rather than a mold or dismembered digit, but even these systems can be fooled by a ...
At this point, you're probably eager to dispense with abbreviations and get to some meaningful pressure calculations. In the above example, the tire pressure gauge is measuring, as the name befits, tire pressure relative to the gauge, or PSIG. The device has, much like your own body, been...
At one point, you may have imagined a future dashboard that included drowsiness sensors, advanced navigation systems, and voice recognition systems that allow you to ask your car questions. This "dashboard of the future" has materialized! That begs the question, of course, as to when a dash...
Cioffi: How would tire industry fare in a stress test? Mike Cioffi tirebusiness@crain.com Have you ever had one of those tests where the doctor sticks a bunch of sensors on you and puts you on a treadmill to see how your heart handles the strain?
order to obtain not only ODS but also static shape.This technique does not require additional sensors or systems since it is based only on signal processing.The uncertainty of the obtained result is also evaluated and a comparison with a state-of-the-art solution in shape measurement is ...