Drivers prefer phone navigation over in-car systems
In-car navigation systems have been found to be the least satisfactory aspect of new car ownership, according to JD Power's 2016 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study of new vehicle owners after …
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ParkEasy smartphone app aims to ease parking hassle
Urban centres anywhere in the Klang Valley will more often than not be congested with motorists plying the roads, and eventually vying for the same limited number of parking spaces. To that …
KWAP invests RM123 mil in ride-sharing platform Uber
Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP) has made its first direct investment into a foreign company, according to The SunBiz. The civil service pension fund has injected US$30 million (RM123 million) into Uber Technologies, …
Ford employee invents On-The-Go H2O – turns condensation from air-con system into drinking water
In an age of energy conservation, the car remains a prime source of innovation. From the increased usage of recyclable materials to the reduction in fuel consumption brought on by more efficient …
Next Audi A8 to rival Mercedes S-Class on comfort
Comfort is paramount in the luxury segment, and Audi is determined to have its next-generation A8 rival the Mercedes-Benz S-Class in ride comfort, whilst continuing to improve on driving dynamics, according to …
DRIVEN: 2017 Mazda 3 facelift – first impressions of the new G-Vectoring Control system
Since the electronics boom of the '80s and '90s, engineers have been using computers to push the envelope of vehicle performance. From advanced all-wheel drive systems and rear-wheel steering to torque vectoring …
VIDEO: Audi piloted driving gives T-Rex helping hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2j2-DqcPfM Poor ol' Tyrannosaurus Rex - the once fearsome dinosaur can't seem to get a break from Internet jibes. With the help of the Audi A7 piloted driving concept, there's some hope …
Grand Theft Auto used to improve autonomous driving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGAIfWG2MQQ The Grand Theft Auto video game franchise isn't perhaps the most obvious means of developing real-world, autonomous driving capabilities, considering that general wrongdoing is, literally and figuratively, the name of the …
First Tesla Autopilot fatality in China, not US – report
The first Tesla Autopilot-related crash fatality reportedly occured in China in January, five months before the widely covered incident in the United States in May. The incident was under investigation earlier this …
Tesla Model S, Model X to gain Autopilot 8.0 – greater reliance on radar, “would have” prevented fatal crash
With Tesla's Autopilot 8.0 update, the electric automaker's autonomous driving systems now place greater reliance on radar, rather than on cameras as it has done before. The hardware required is already in …
BMW Connected for Android to debut in October
BMW Connected, which was introduced in Europe last month following an initial deployment in the United States back in March, is set for another expansion, this time platform-based. The range of personal …
Airbus working on CityAirbus flying car to beat jams
The idea of flying cars - no, not the rallying kind - have been bandied about for a long time, and now, passenger aircraft company Airbus is looking at a more localised …
Genesis G80, G90 gains Amazon Alexa compatibility
Smart home integration technologies such as Amazon Echo bring voice command convenience with the Alexa voice service, which now extends to taking command of the Genesis G80 and G90 - to an …
Apple’s multi-section, articulated steering patent
Documents have now surfaced showing that Apple has a patent for an articulated vehicles steering system, for use in a multi-section, tracked design. The technology giant filed for the patent in July …
Next Lexus CT to get semi-autonomous tech – Toyota
The next Lexus CT, slated for revealing before 2018, will offer "something above" the current car, according to Toyota senior manager Rembert Serrus in an Autocar report. He hinted that the next …
VIDEO: What not to do with a CVT-equipped vehicle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSxg97m8lLA Different types of transmission have different characteristics because of their different designs, and therefore require different ways of handling. For the continuously variable transmission (CVT) in particular, it has its own …
Infiniti reveals new 2.0 litre VC-T engine – world’s first, production-ready variable compression ratio unit
Infiniti has revealed the world’s first, production-ready variable compression ratio engine, which will make its public debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. The new VC-T (Variable Compression-Turbocharged) unit is a 2.0 …
Tesla to gain mechanical upgrades for Autopilot 2.0 – to include more radars and a triple front-facing camera
Electric automaker, Tesla is in the midst of working on a host of mechanical upgrades to complement the upcoming Autopilot 2.0 update, which will include additional radars as well as a triple …
Audi developing regenerative damper technology
Think energy regeneration, and usually innovations in the powertrain aspects come to mind. With a prototype named "eROT", Audi has applied the same principles to the chassis, or more specifically the dampers …
BMW details updated EfficientDynamics engines
At the recent BMW Group Innovation Days 2016 in Munich, the company announced first details of its updated EfficientDynamics engines. The new three- and four-cylinder mills will replace the current B38 and …
