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  First Tesla Autopilot fatality in China, not US – report

  15 September 2016 / 17 comments

  The first Tesla Autopilot-related crash fatality reportedly occured in China in January, five months before the widely covered incident in the United States in May. The incident was under investigation earlier this year, and the […]

   

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  Another child dies after left in car – leaving children unattended and locked in has serious consequences

  14 September 2016 / 21 comments

  Yesterday, attention has been centred on yet another child death brought about as a result of being left unattended in a car. The 12-month-old baby was believed to have suffocated after her father – who […]

   

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  2016 Proton Persona awarded 5-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating; ESC, minimum two airbags across range

  23 August 2016 / 39 comments

  The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has officially awarded the new 2016 Proton Persona with a five-star safety rating, which made its official launch debut today. In the Adult Occupant […]

   

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  Shell Road Safety Movement reaches out to school-going youth, involves 15 schools nationwide annually

  16 August 2016 / 14 comments

  Shell is back with the Shell Selamat Sampai (Shell Safe and Sound) social investment programme, a new road safety programme which succeeds the Shell Traffic Games which has been ongoing for 58 years prior. The […]

   

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  ZF recalls nine-speed transmission for faulty neutrals

  16 August 2016 / 15 comments

  Automotive components manufacturer ZF has recalled 505,000 vehicles in the United States, mostly consisting of Fiat Chrysler Automobile units. The fault specifically affects the transmission manufacturer’s 9HP48 and 948TE gearboxes, which are used in vehicles […]

   

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  VW keyless systems vulnerable to hacking – report

  16 August 2016 / 6 comments

  Millions of VW Group vehicles are vulnerable to hacking via their keyless entry systems, according to a Reuters report. Computer security experts at the University of Birmingham have published a paper outlining how they were […]

   

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  NHTSA investigates 8 million cars with ARC airbags

  5 August 2016 / 9 comments

  Following a fatal incident involving an ARC airbag in Canada, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening an investigation into airbag manufacturer ARC Automotive Inc. for airbags that could deploy with too much force. […]

   

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  Video games make you a better driver – study

  2 August 2016 / 16 comments

  Video gaming fans have long said it, and now it has added academic backing. As told to the Association of Psychologcal Science, “our research shows that playing easily accessible action video games for as little […]

   

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  Infiniti Q30 receives five-star safety rating from ANCAP

  1 August 2016 / 2 comments

  Ahead of its Australian launch debut in the third quarter of 2016, the Infiniti Q30 has been awarded with a five-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). In December last year, […]

   

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  Speed limiters for all express buses by 2020, says JPJ

  1 August 2016 / 14 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) aims to reduce the rate of road accidents with the implementation of speed limiters on express buses, according to a Bernama report. “We have directed that all newly registered buses […]

   

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  Subaru Impreza to gain pedestrian air bag feature

  29 July 2016 / 13 comments

  Having made its debut at the New York International Auto Show, the Subaru Impreza is already set to receive an update to include a pedestrian airbag to complement its suite of safety features. The pedestrian […]

   

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  Ford taking flak in Australia for Focus RS Drift Mode

  25 July 2016 / 23 comments

  Safety experts in Australia are up in arms over the Ford Focus RS’ Drift Mode, a drive mode which allows drivers to initiate and hold a sustained drift with help from the vehicle’s electronic stability […]

   

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  Takata airbags: all current US-market Ferraris recalled

  22 July 2016 / 7 comments

  The US Senate has released a report that all of Ferrari’s current model line-up in the United States are fitted with potentially faulty Takata airbags. Prior to this, the Italian marque faced an airbag recall […]

   

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  Audit: Takata altered test results before sending to Honda, set for auction amidst ongoing scandal

  22 July 2016 / 10 comments

  Early results from an internal audit allegedly point towards Takata providing incomplete data for airbag inflator test results, according to Brian O’Neill, audit investigator who told Automotive News. “We have found examples of what I […]

   

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  VIDEO: New Nissan Serena – how ProPILOT works

  19 July 2016 / 9 comments

  Nissan has made quite a hoopla regarding the ProPILOT system in the new Nissan Serena – which is slated to go on sale in Japan in late August – billing it as a first step […]

   

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