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  Petronas launches new iona e-fluids for EVs in Geneva

  8 March 2019 / 7 comments

  Petronas Lubricants has launched its iona range of e-fluids for the electric vehicle market at the Geneva Motor Show, and is part of the company’s pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions with its fluid technology. […]

   

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  Volvo to limit speed to 180 km/h for its Vision 2020

  5 March 2019 / 16 comments

  Volvo is an automaker synonymous with safety, not least for its releasing of the three-point seat belt patent after it had invented the safety device in 1959. Its present-day efforts are outlined in its Vision […]

   

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  Apple patent for facial recognition unlocking – report

  20 February 2019 / 17 comments

  Apple has filed a patent for facial recognition technology which will enable users who are registered with the vehicle to unlock doors as they approach, according to Futurism. Though published very recently, the patent was […]

   

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  Hyundai working on a multi-collision airbag system

  31 January 2019 / 6 comments

  Multi-collision accidents, in which the first impact is followed by collisions with other objects, make up three out of every 10 accidents, according to Hyundai. With that in mind, the Korean automaker says is working […]

   

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  New Mercedes-Benz ESF concept to be ‘uncrashable’?

  29 January 2019 / 4 comments

  It seems that Mercedes-Benz is planning on conceptualising the idea an uncrashable car. According to a report by Australian publication Motoring, Mercedes-Benz global R&D chief, Ola Kalennius said he’s excited about his new ESF (formerly […]

   

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  Apple reassigns 200 staff from Project Titan – report

  25 January 2019 / 6 comments

  Tech giant Apple has dismissed slightly more than 200 employees from its autonomous vehicle endeavour, Project Titan, in a bid to restructure towards other efforts within the company, CNBC has reported. “We have an incredibly […]

   

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  BMW, Daimler may co-develop future 1 Series, A-Class

  23 January 2019 / 4 comments

  Collaborations and joint ventures are increasingly common, where even direct competitors are likely getting together for the co-development of future models and technologies. BMW and Daimler may be next in line to join hands for […]

   

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  Google Maps offers speed limit display, fixed speed trap warning features in select US states – report

  22 January 2019 / 1 comment

  Where navigation apps are concerned, do you prefer using Google Maps or Waze? If you fall in the former camp, you may be glad to know that Google Maps is starting to display speed limits […]

   

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  Autonomous vehicle test bed planned for 2019 – MARii

  18 January 2019 / 65 comments

  The Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) has provided some details about its autonomous vehicle test bed (AVTB) initiative, which is one of the technology access points it plans to develop in 2019. At […]

   

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  Malaysia set to manufacture 18650 cells, aiming to become regional hub for lithium-ion battery production

  18 January 2019 / 48 comments

  Malaysia is set to venture into the production of lithium-ion batteries, with plans to manufacture 18650 cells in the coming future. According to Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) CEO Datuk Madani Sahari, battery […]

   

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  Nissan to showcase Invisible-to-Visible tech at CES 2019 – see through buildings, weather projection

  4 January 2019 / 3 comments

  Nissan will be heading into the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2019) in Las Vegas with its Invisible-to-Visible technology, or I2V which will help drivers ‘see the invisible’, says the company. It plans to do […]

   

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  VW previews Mobile Charging Station concept, could be the first to store sustainably generated power

  3 January 2019 / 3 comments

  Volkswagen, through its Components division (an independent business unit within the Volkswagen Group since January 1, 2019), has previewed the new Mobile Charging Station (MCS) concept. Essentially a high-capacity power bank for cars, the MCS […]

   

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  Bugatti tests world’s first 3D-printed brake caliper

  26 December 2018 / 7 comments

  Earlier this year, Bugatti announced that it will begin trialling its 3D-printed titanium brake calipers, which is a technological breakthrough – the new titanium caliper weighs 2.9 kg for dimensions of 41 cm long, 21 […]

   

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  Kia to showcase AI-based emotion recognition tech

  21 December 2018 / 12 comments

  Kia will preview a range of new technologies developed for the post-autonomous driving era at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month via its interactive ‘Space of Emotive Driving’ exhibit. According to the automaker, […]

   

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  Hyundai Santa Fe with fingerprint unlocking for China

  19 December 2018 / 17 comments

  Malaysian preview unit shown. The latest Hyundai Santa Fe comes equipped with a fingerprint-enabled unlocking and starting system – as long as it is for the China market. For this market, the vehicle itself is […]

   

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