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  Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle revealed

  21 May 2019 / 0 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has introduced its latest Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESF), which is another addition to a long line of concepts showcasing safety ideas that could potentially make its way to future production vehicles. Based on the […]

   

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  Window film tint – is darker cooler and safer? How dark should you go? VLT, UV, IRR and TSER explained

  15 May 2019 / 32 comments

  It has been a week since the transport ministry announced new vehicle tinting guidelines, in which amendments were made to existing regulations filed under Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Certain Types of Glass) (Amendment) Rules 2016. […]

   

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  Peugeot named most dependable brand in the UK – infotainment systems a big issue for most carmakers

  13 May 2019 / 14 comments

  As automakers compete with one another to pack in more and more features into their cars’ infotainment systems, the outcome is that audio/communication/entertainment/navigation (ACEN) systems turn out to contribute half of 10 most problematic issues […]

   

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  Tesla infotainment ranked first, BMW second – report

  6 May 2019 / 9 comments

  With the increasing reliance of drivers upon modern infotainment systems, the computerised systems are meant to improve convenience, though the most recent owner satisfaction survey conducted by Consumer Reports suggests that there’s plenty of room […]

   

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  V8 engines have ‘tonnes of life’ left – JLR SVO director

  25 April 2019 / 2 comments

  In light of the ever-tightening emissions noose around the internal combustion engine, how much life does the much-loved V8 engine have left? Plenty, according to director of Special Vehicle Operations at Jaguar Land Rover, Jamal […]

   

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  Jaguar to avoid big touchscreens, says design chief

  24 April 2019 / 27 comments

  Chances are, you’re probably reading this from a touchscreen, a technology that has become commonplace for urban folk at least. Automakers are heading that way with car interiors as well, among them the Tesla Model […]

   

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  Audi AI:ME debuts in Shanghai – built for megacities

  15 April 2019 / 4 comments

  Audi has unveiled the AI:ME at this year’s Auto Shanghai, which serves as a preview for an autonomous mobility concept for the megacities of the future. The AI:ME is the third vision vehicle from the […]

   

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  European Commission push for Wi-Fi in-car tech rejected, support for 5G standard instead – report

  11 April 2019 / 7 comments

  European Union lawmakers have rejected a European Commission push for Wi-Fi-based technology in vehicles and are instead backing the alternative 5G data standard, Automotive News Europe reports. The EU is seeking to set benchmarks for […]

   

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  Google Maps incident reporting function now includes slowdown option for traffic jams in selected countries

  10 April 2019 / 2 comments

  Google Maps has recently improved its incident reporting function by allowing users to report slowdowns causing traffic jams, according to 9to5Google. Earlier this year, it was reported that Google Maps users were given options to […]

   

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  Ford, General Motors, Toyota collaborate with SAE Int’l to form Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC)

  9 April 2019 / 2 comments

  SAE International – together with automakers Ford, General Motors and Toyota – has announced that it is teaming up with the three automakers for the formation of the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC), which aims […]

   

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  Hyundai’s virtual cockpit gets two steering displays

  4 April 2019 / 17 comments

  Hyundai, in pursuit of making cars more “perfectly intuitive and user-friendly,” has released a working prototype of its virtual cockpit, featuring two huge display screens instead of physical hard buttons. The idea is to make […]

   

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  Flying vehicle ‘prototype’ model emerges at LIMA 2019

  27 March 2019 / 77 comments

  Social media was abuzz today over photos shared by the ministry of entrepeneur development (MED) on its Facebook page, in which prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was being shown a scale model of a […]

   

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  Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi launches Alliance Intelligent Cloud – first in Renault Clio, Nissan Leaf

  22 March 2019 / 5 comments

  The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance has announced the production release of the Alliance Intelligent Cloud, a connectivity platform which will offer seamless internet access providing remote diagnostics, continuous software deployment, firmware updates and access to infotainment services, […]

   

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  Security of 2019 car models – keyless entry has flaws

  22 March 2019 / 11 comments

  Keyless entry is now amongst a convenience in modern cars which is close to – if not already – being taken for granted. That convenience comes at a considerable price, however, and judging by findings […]

   

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  Volvo unveils autonomous bus for testing in Singapore

  15 March 2019 / 15 comments

  Volvo Buses has announced that the world’s first full-size autonomous electric bus, a 12 metre-long single-deck bus with a capacity of almost 80 passengers (36 seated) is now undergoing field trials in Singapore. The bus […]

   

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