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  Honda replaced touchscreen HVAC controls with conventional dials ‘to minimise disruption’ – report

  30 March 2020 / 24 comments

  2020 Honda Jazz air-conditioning controls The more eagle-eyed may have noticed that the 2020 Honda Jazz that went on sale in Japan in February featured air-conditioning control which reverted to a conventional dial setup, in […]

   

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  Ford working with 3M, GE Healthcare to speed up production of respirators, ventilators for Covid-19

  25 March 2020 / 0 comments

  Ford is working with firms including 3M and GE Healthcare to manufacture urgently needed medical equipment and supplies for first responders and health care workers, the American automaker has said. The Blue Oval is leveraging […]

   

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  PLUS defers April 1 RFID implementation on highways

  24 March 2020 / 7 comments

  The initial implementation of RFID payment facilities at all PLUS highways has been postponed until the Malaysian government has lifted the movement control order (MCO), which was put in place from March 18, highway operator […]

   

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  General Motors to build ventilators at Indiana plant

  24 March 2020 / 2 comments

  Automakers are shoring up resources to join efforts toward containing the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. General Motors and medical equipment manufacturer Ventec are teaming up in a partnership codenamed ‘Project V’ for the production of ventilators […]

   

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  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to produce one million masks a month for American coronavirus responders

  24 March 2020 / 2 comments

  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will be manufacturing and donating protective face masks at a rate of more than 1 million per month, with production capacity for the masks to be installed this week and manufacturing is […]

   

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  German gov’t asking carmakers to make medical gear

  23 March 2020 / 2 comments

  Volkswagen battery cell plant, Salzgitter The German government has asked domestic car manufacturers to consider producing medical equipment such as masks and ventilators in efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Automotive News Europe reported. The […]

   

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  Samsung presents new solid-state battery tech for EVs

  18 March 2020 / 1 comment

  Samsung has presented a new type of solid-state battery technology, which it says is smaller than current lithium-ion batteries, while offering greater energy density and higher capacities, as well as slower degradation. According to Samsung, […]

   

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  Continental details 3D digital cluster for Genesis GV80

  18 March 2020 / 0 comments

  The Genesis GV80 is the first production SUV from Hyundai’s luxury vehicle division and it is also the first model in the world to use Continental’s new three-dimensional instrument cluster. Recently, the automotive parts manufacturing […]

   

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  Porsche reveals 3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat

  18 March 2020 / 1 comment

  Porsche has announced a new concept study called the 3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat, which showcases a revolutionary way of producing seats with 3D-printing technology. The image above shows the central section of the seat (seat […]

   

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  Touch ‘n Go RFID fitment centres to close March 18-31

  17 March 2020 / 0 comments

  In light of the movement control order announced by the prime minister overnight, Touch ‘n Go RFID fitment centres, TNG Hubs and CECs (Customer Experience Centres) will be closed from March 18 until March 31 […]

   

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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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  Touch ‘n Go RFID centres added for Penang, Johor

  9 March 2020 / 3 comments

  Touch ‘n Go has expanded the network of its RFID fitment centres in the northern and southern regions, with five new fitment centres across Penang, three new centres in Perak and 10 new locations in […]

   

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  Geely investing in low-orbit satellite manufacturing to provide more accurate data for self-driving vehicles

  4 March 2020 / 11 comments

  The Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is investing $326 million (RM1.36 billion) in a new satellite manufacturing plant in China where the eventually-produced satellites are to provide more accurate data for self-driving cars, Automotive News Europe […]

   

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  Indonesia’s new capital city to use autonomous cars and EVs only – non-EVs prohibited from entering

  28 February 2020 / 8 comments

  Indonesia will be relocating its capital city from Jakarta to East Kalimantan, and president Joko Widodo revealed recently that the city will only use autonomous and electric vehicles for mass transportation, The Jakarta Post reported. […]

   

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  Volkswagen ID.3 EV continues to face software issues, sales launch may be delayed by up to a year – report

  27 February 2020 / 4 comments

  As of last December, Volkswagen reportedly decided to push ahead with production of its ID.3 fully electric hatchback despite software issues, though now it appears that those ‘massive’ software matters still persist and may force […]

   

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