Mechanical Automated Parking System (MAPS) in KL
The heart of Kuala Lumpur is set to receive a premier parking tower on Jalan Tun Razak soon, aimed at solving the perennial shortage of parking spaces in the city centre. The …
Toyota Sora – fuel cell bus concept with 200 km range
Toyota has finally given a name - Sora - to its fuel cell bus concept, along with a sleeker new design. The Japanese company plans to introduce over 100 fully functioning units …
Uber creates simulated city to test autonomous cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27OuOCeZmwI In its efforts toward developing self-driving vehicles, ride-sharing company Uber has constructed a purpose-built 'fake city' for the testing of its autonomous cars, which already run in San Francisco. Dubbed Almono, …
Elon Musk’s self-driving claims “full of crap” – GM
The director of autonomous integration at General Motors, Scott Miller, said Elon Musk's claims on Tesla's autonomous driving capabilities are "full of crap" and entirely false, according to a report by Car …
Mitsubishi e-Evolution to get high-tech electric drive
As you'd know by now, the great Evo nameplate is making a comeback, although not quite in the manner we'd desired. It's going to be a crossover of sorts, possibly sharing the …
Hyundai alert system to remind of kids in rear seats
Children forgotten about and left behind in a locked vehicle is one of many things which could go wrong. Hyundai aims to rectify that with the Rear Occupant Alert System, which uses …
Lamborghini says it will be the last to go autonomous
Lamborghini says it is not interested in the race to go autonomous as other makes are and is happy to let owners of its products do as much of the driving as …
Care by Volvo leasing service launched in Europe
Swedish automaker Volvo has launched a twist on traditional car leasing, named Care by Volvo. The plan is a 24-month subscription service which aims to make “having a car as transparent, easy …
Baidu launches RM6.2bil fund for autonomous driving
Tech companies like Apple and Google have been working on autonomous vehicles for some time, and Chinese firms are intent on catching up. Search engine Baidu has launched a 9.8 billion yuan …
VIDEO: Volkswagen Budack engine cycle explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjM14JBPdBI What exactly is the Budack Cycle? It's a question you may have asked since news of an engine thus configured has surfaced. Named after one of its powertrain engineers, the Budack …
Ford files patent for retractable table with airbag
Less than a month after filing a patent for a self-levelling cup holder design, Ford submitted more schematics of a retractable table design (with airbags!) for patenting. According to the Blue Oval, …
BMW plans to get rid of car keys – what do you think?
BMW is the latest carmaker to reveal imminent plans of ditching the conventional car key altogether, according to a report by Reuters. It's a matter of convenience, apparently, which is interesting coming …
Tesla shuts AEB functions pending validation, update
Having updated its autonomous emergency braking (AEB) to react at highway speeds, Tesla has temporarily switched off the system in select new Model S, Model X and Model 3 units, promising owners …
Renault SYMBIOZ concept – a car and house combo!
Renault, the current European leader in electric vehicles, has taken the veils off the new SYMBIOZ concept in Frankfurt. This one's a bit of an oddball, because the concept bundles a car …
Audi Aicon concept – Level 5 autonomous driving, no steering wheel or seat belts, 800 km full EV range
The Audi Aicon concept just made its world debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, representing the four rings' vision for zero emissions and driverless mobility of the future. Its footprint is …
Audi to own up to self-driving car accidents – report
Audi has stolen a march in the race of automomous vehicle developments, with the first Level 3 autonomous car in the new A8 flagship sedan. Naturally there are concerns with what happens …
Mazda to electrify all models by 2035 – mild hybrid and all-electric EV models by 2019, plug-in hybrid by 2021
Mazda has announced at the Global Tech Forum in Frankfurt that all its future cars will be electrified by 2035. This doesn’t mean that all its cars will be electric, of course, …
Mazda releases more details of new SkyActiv-X engine with compression ignition, next-gen Mazda 3 platform
Last month, Mazda announced that it would be introducing the world's first production petrol engine with compression ignition technology, dubbed SkyActiv-X, in 2019. At the company's recent global tech forum last week, …
Toyota patents variable compression ratio engine
The world's first production variable compression ratio engine comes from Infiniti (also, check out how it works here), and now it appears Toyota has also been working on a similar idea, according …
Ford files patent for a self-levelling cup holder design
Untoward drink spillages in vehicle cup holders may be a thing of the past, if something like this one ever sees light. Ford has filed a patent last week with the US …
