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  BMW Malaysia expands child seat subsidy programme – cheaper seats for B40 parents through Shopee

  20 May 2020 / 6 comments

  We are big advocates of child safety seats, and this news is music to our ears – BMW Malaysia has announced it is entering the second phase of its child seat subsidy programme, in partnership […]

   

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  Coronavirus dies faster in higher temperatures: report

  20 May 2020 / 14 comments

  Here’s an advantage to be had from parking your car under direct sunlight, and something that could be helped by our tropical climate. Heat is key to killing coronavirus, according to Travis Glenn, professor of […]

   

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  Jeep Wrangler scores ‘marginal’ rating in IIHS frontal overlap test, FCA working on changes – report

  13 May 2020 / 16 comments

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a video of the 2019 JL-generation Jeep Wrangler undergoing the frontal small overlap crash test, which was remarkable for the outcome which saw the American 4X4 tip […]

   

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  Mobile phone detection cameras – 21,000 motorists fined in first two months of enforcement in Australia

  13 May 2020 / 5 comments

  Authorities in New South Wales, Australia have issued more than AUD$7.1 million (RM19.9 million) in fines to around 21,000 motorists for mobile phone usage while driving, as captured by mobile phone detection cameras in the […]

   

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  Volvo to use roof-mounted LiDAR sensor on next-gen models in 2022 – full highway autonomous driving

  8 May 2020 / 3 comments

  Carmakers are racing each other to deliver full autonomous driving to the buying public, with many promising to bring the technology to market within the next few years. This increasing automation will result in more […]

   

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  Harsher penalties for harming other road users – IGP

  4 May 2020 / 5 comments

  Inspector-general of police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador hopes that motorists who ignore the safety and cause the death of other road users will face harsher penalties, Bernama reported, following an incident where a […]

   

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  Audi A8 won’t bring Traffic Jam Pilot this generation, automaker to focus on improving Level 2 self-driving

  29 April 2020 / 4 comments

  Audi has called off plans to introduce its Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities in the A8 flagship sedan, a company executive has told Automotive News Europe. Traffic Jam Pilot was initially slated for introduction with […]

   

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  Goodyear connected tyres concept – 30% shorter stopping distance with tyre-to-vehicle communication

  6 April 2020 / 2 comments

  Tyre manufacturer Goodyear has been running road tests and other field trials for its tyres embedded with sensors, which transmit information regarding the tyres’ characteristics, the company said. This is particularly important with the evolution […]

   

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  Proton adapting operations for compliance with MCO

  3 April 2020 / 3 comments

  Proton has adapted to comply with the movement control order (MCO) that has been in effect since March 18, the national automaker said in a statement. The company said it has adhered to the requirements […]

   

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  Covid-19: Malaysia expected to peak mid-April – WHO

  2 April 2020 / 9 comments

  The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April, said the World Health Organisation, adding that there are signs of the infection curve flattening, according to a Reuters report. “Based on […]

   

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  MCO Phase 2: Tighter enforcement, more questions asked – including of taxi passengers – at roadblocks

  1 April 2020 / 4 comments

  Following the announcement of phase two for the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO), more questions are now being asked of road users at road blocks which have been put up to limit unnecessary […]

   

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  Driver assist technology needs standardised failure warning in case of faulty systems, sensors – Thatcham

  10 March 2020 / 5 comments

  United Kingdom-based insurance firm Thatcham has called for all cars with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to be fitted with a standardised warning light to alert drivers in the event that the systems are malfunctioning, […]

   

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  Nine-month-old child dies of heatstroke in car after being left unattended – check your car before you lock

  18 February 2020 / 27 comments

  Tragic news has surfaced once again of a child dying of heatstroke in a locked car, this time claiming the life of a nine-month-old girl in Kuantan, the New Straits Times reported. It is a […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP: 2020 Isuzu D-Max scores five stars; five-star rating in AOP, COP – see the crash test video

  13 February 2020 / 2 comments

  The Asean New Car Assessment Programme (Asean NCAP) has conducted crash tests on the 2020 Isuzu D-Max crew-cab pick-up truck, which has scored five stars in both adult occupant protection (AOP) and child occupant protection […]

   

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  Ford Bronco patents seen – telescoping side barriers, removable roof section, repackable side airbags

  6 February 2020 / 0 comments

  A recently published patent that was filed in February 2018 shows a design for side barriers and a hinge and latch assembly for removable doors that could be applied to the forthcoming Ford Bronco, as […]

   

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