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  Glow-in-the-dark markings trialled on Australian roads; part of RM12.5 million road safety package for Victoria

  23 May 2022 / 20 comments

  Visibility is key road safety; to that end, Australian road construction firm Tarmac Linemarking has been selected by road transport safety authority VicRoads, along with safety surfaces company OmniGrip for the trial run of photo-luminescent […]

   

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  Tesla driver in Autopilot crash faces manslaughter charges; first known driver trial in self-driving crash

  23 May 2022 / 10 comments

  A driver of a Tesla Model S in the United States, who had his vehicle operating on Autopilot, is facing manslaughter charges for a crash that killed two persons in 2019 in Los Angeles, California, […]

   

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  Dashcams should be compulsory – USIM lecturer

  17 May 2022 / 9 comments

  Dashcam footage is increasingly present on our social media feeds, and motoring misadventures especially attract interest. When the law is inevitably involved in those instances, the presence of a functioning in-car video recorder is invaluable […]

   

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  Thailand makes child car seats mandatory from Sept 5 – includes cheaper “special seats”; carries RM250 fine

  10 May 2022 / 8 comments

  Thailand has now made the use of child car seats mandatory as part of sweeping amendments to its Road Traffic Act 1979. The new laws, which also cover road racing, are meant to bring the […]

   

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  BMW Malaysia NEXTStep child car seat programme – B40 households can register for fully subsidised seats

  10 May 2022 / 10 comments

  BMW Group Malaysia has announced the NEXTStep Subsidy programme for child car seats as part of its car safety advocacy for children, which will offer fully subsidised child car seats to parents in the B40 […]

   

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  Nissan developing highly accurate automatic collision avoidance tech – next-gen LiDAR detects size, shape

  25 April 2022 / 4 comments

  What is essential for autonomous driving? It is the ability to avoid collision in any situation, Nissan says. To realise the future that is self-driving cars, Nissan has begun developing an improved version of its […]

   

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  India set to make 6 airbags minimum in passenger cars – should Malaysia do the same to improve safety?

  25 April 2022 / 24 comments

  India’s road transport ministry is insistent on making six airbags the bare minimum for passenger vehicles despite the resistance from automakers, which claim that the move will drive up the cost of vehicles, Reuters reports. […]

   

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  United Kingdom to allow drivers to watch television in self-driving cars; new rules may take effect this year

  22 April 2022 / 8 comments

  Legislation in the United Kingdom will soon be brought up to date with developments in technology for self-driving vehicles, the BBC reported. The proposed updates to the Highway Code in the UK will allow people […]

   

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  2019 Hyundai Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle recalled in United States for fuel leak, potential fire risk

  20 April 2022 / 9 comments

  Hyundai has recalled 54 units of the 2019 Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle for a possible fuel leak, with 54 affected vehicles from production dates ranging from August 10 to December 17, 2018, according to the […]

   

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  Police bans hands-free driving in Malaysia after S’porean drives Tesla Model 3 to Penang on Autopilot

  6 April 2022 / 79 comments

  The police has announced it has banned motorists from using Tesla’s Autopilot function to drive hands-free in Malaysia, following a series of viral TikTok videos in which a Singaporean couple drove to Penang in a […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz to take responsibility for self-driving risk – if it crashes, blame is on the car, not driver

  31 March 2022 / 5 comments

  The Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot assistance system that was announced with the debut of the W223-generation S-Class received clearance for use in its home market of Germany late last year, making Mercedes-Benz the first carmaker to […]

   

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  Op Selamat 17 – Road crashes down 26% fr 2021: IGP

  9 February 2022 / 0 comments

  The number of road accidents nationwide as recorded during Op Selamat 17, which took place from January 28 until February 5 this year saw a drop of 26% to 11,325 cases this year, compared to […]

   

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  Safer traffic protocol needed for VVIP escorts: Yii

  7 February 2022 / 22 comments

  In light of an accident involving two vehicles at an intersection in Kuching, Sarawak, Bandar Kuching MP Kelvin Yii has called on the police to devise a clearer and safer traffic protocol when escorting diginitaries, […]

   

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  Self-driving cars – English, Scottish, Welsh law commissions issue recommendations for liability

  27 January 2022 / 0 comments

  Should something go wrong when a vehicle is being autonomously driven, who is to blame? A joint report issued by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission aims to work […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP Decade of Safer Vehicle awards: Honda best road safety partner, Toyota most 5-star cars

  9 December 2021 / 3 comments

  During its tenth-anniversary celebration today, ASEAN NCAP took the opportunity to give out its Decade of Safer Vehicle awards to recognise the vehicle safety achievements of car companies and individuals. Honda was the big winner […]

   

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