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  Audi to work with Nvidia on AI; new A8 to get Level 3 autonomous driving, next-gen Audi virtual cockpit

  6 January 2017 / 2 comments

  At the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Audi announced that it will be working with tech giant Nvidia to bring cars with artificial intelligence (AI) and fully autonomous driving to the road by 2020. The […]

   

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  BMW i Inside Future with HoloActive Touch, BMW Connected, self-driving G30 5 Series at CES 2017

  5 January 2017 / 2 comments

  BMW goes into the Consumer Electronics Show at Las Vegas this year with its latest concepts in connectivity and vehicle interior design, the former as demonstrated by the G30 5 Series and the latter as […]

   

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  Honda R&D, Google Waymo enter discussions on technical collaboration in autonomous driving

  22 December 2016 / 0 comments

  Honda has announced that its research and development arm has entered formal discussions with Google’s autonomous driving division Waymo, in a bid to integrate the latter’s self-driving technology into its vehicles. Such a technical collaboration […]

   

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  Google Waymo unveils autonomous Chrysler Pacifica

  19 December 2016 / 1 comment

  The ink hasn’t even dried on Google’s renaming of its autonomous vehicle division to Waymo, and the company has already revealed its first product, adding 100 units of self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid MPVs to its […]

   

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  VIDEO: Toyota explains Direct Shift 8-speed automatic

  16 December 2016 / 33 comments

  Earlier in the month, Toyota announced that it would be building a range of new engines and transmissions designed for the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Among them are new Direct Shift transmissions, an eight-speed […]

   

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  Google scales back car project, to focus on software

  14 December 2016 / 1 comment

  Following Apple’s scaling back of its car project just under two months ago, Google is also winding down its efforts in producing a full-scale automobile, according to a report in The Information. The information technology […]

   

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  Toyota TNGA platform engines and transmissions – initial details announced, introduction from 2017

  6 December 2016 / 14 comments

  Toyota has announced initial details of its new powertrain lineup that will be deployed in its Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) modular platform programme. The plan will see the introduction of 17 versions of nine […]

   

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  VIDEO: Aston Martin DB11 Aeroblade airflow explained

  5 December 2016 / 8 comments

  The Aston Martin DB11 wears some sleek lines, and its designers worked together with the engineers to ensure as much of its visual sleekness as possible was retained when the grand tourer transitioned from the […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Digital Light can project signs on road

  5 December 2016 / 4 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has come up with the latest in lighting technology, Digital Light, which aims to further improve the quality of headlamp illumination. In this configuration, a high definition headlamp chip contains more than one million […]

   

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  iXoost Esavox speakers use Lambo exhaust – RM93k!

  5 December 2016 / 1 comment

  At 19,900 euros (RM93,494), the iXoost Esavox is a lot of money for a sound system, but it does get you a small piece of Lamborghini – part of the exhaust system, in fact. The […]

   

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  Toyota C-HR – more fun to drive with modular TNGA platform, 65% stiffer than previous C-segment base

  1 December 2016 / 16 comments

  Toyota’s new modular TNGA platform, which underpins the C-HR and the latest Prius, plays a fundamental role in the company’s aim of producing cars that are more fun to drive, Toyota says. The flexibility of […]

   

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  Toyota makes breakthrough in battery technology

  28 November 2016 / 19 comments

  Toyota’s new breakthrough in observing lithium ion deviation can potentially improve the range and battery life of electric vehicles by 15%, according to Automotive News. The company developed a world-first method to monitor this behaviour, […]

   

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  Daimler to invest €10 billion in EVs; Mercedes EQ range to have 700 km range, 0-100 km/h under 5 secs

  28 November 2016 / 0 comments

  Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler has announced that it will spend €10 billion (RM47.4 billion) on the development of electric vehicles, according to German newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung. The aim, said research and development chief Thomas Weber, […]

   

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  Volkswagen outlines three-phase Transform 2025+ plan – e-mobility, connectivity to take centrestage

  23 November 2016 / 3 comments

  Volkswagen is pushing forward with electric mobility in a big way through its Transform 2025+ strategy, with the new direction forming the core of the brand by 2020. “Our goals are high and our strategy […]

   

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  Koenigsegg’s FreeValve camless engine set for debut

  21 November 2016 / 16 comments

  Koenigsegg’s sister company, FreeValve, will be showcasing its camless engine technology in a live debut at the Guangzhou Motor Show, where a FreeValve-equipped Qoros 3 hatchback will drive on to the stage. The 1.6 litre, […]

   

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