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Lamborghini and MIT have teamed up to create a wild and futuristic electric hypercar concept.

A mysterious photo of a yet-to-be-unveiled Lamborghini concept has surfaced on social media. 

Lamborghini has teamed up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to further its research and development.

Toyota has announced a collaboration with Stanford and MIT in hopes of making the roads safer.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is giving vehicle-to-vehicle communication a thumbs up.

In a recent study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), road transportation emissions account for around 53,000 premature deaths per year.

We’ve all experienced stressful drives in our lives, but just how stressful can driving be?

Winning automotive awards is one thing, but in an increasingly technology centered world, Audi has scored the unique honor of being named to the list of the top 50 most innovative companies in the world.

Statistics gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveal that 700 of 7,000 traffic related fatalities in 2008 were caused by drivers that failed to stop at red traffic lights. What’s more, the red light offenders and the victims involved in the accident (whether passengers, pedestrians, or the driver of the other vehicle) share a near equal, 50/50, chance of fatality.

A new study from MIT has revealed that while distracted driving is a problem for all drivers—and will always be, whenever there’s a bikini car wash or van fire nearby—young people are distracted by different things than the elderly, and as we get older we’re more easily distracted.

Young people tend to stray their attention to in-car stimuli such as cell phones and text messages, while older people draw their attention to sirens and flashing lights—two things that shouldn’t be inside the car, hopefully.

MIT’s AgeLab got these results by placing volunteers inside a driving simulator, then measuring conditions such as heart rate and tracking eye movement. From this data, MIT also found that as people increase in age, they gain a higher element of risk perception; they’re less inclined to drive at night, during rush hour, or quickly, according to researcher Bryan Reimer, Ph.D.

What’s more interesting is the role that technology plays in distracted driving, according to Reimer. His team examined the self-parking feature in the Lincoln MKS, and whether people could be taught to trust such an automated process and give up their sense of self-control, even temporarily. “In some of our work here we’ve shown that with appropriate training people can begin to trust that technology rather quickly,” said Reimer. “One of the areas we’re looking at right now is how does different levels of education about the technology begin to impact their trust and their desire to use it.”

The conclusion they drew was that technology to fight distraction wasn’t the solution—driver education is. “I don’t think technology combating technology is really going to be an effective solution,” said Reimer. “I think some form of education is desperately needed in the U.S. when it comes to automotive purchases and automotive technology.”

Click the jump to see a video of Reimer’s lab and his research. Also note how it took a genius from MIT to find a good use for a VW Beetle.

[Source: Auto Observer]

Arguably the biggest road block to improving fuel economy isn’t engine technology, but weight. With lighter vehicles, automakers can use much smaller engines to push them around, plus there’s the added advantage of improved performance in all other areas.