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  VIDEO: Mazda Mobile Start app, remotely start, lock, sound, cool and locate your car from your phone

  18 August 2015 / 4 comments

  Here’s something nifty that you can do if you own a Mazda and a smartphone. You can start your car, locate it or lock and unlock it, plus activate the panic alarm even if you’re […]

   

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  VW spent two years hiding hacking exploits on its cars

  18 August 2015 / 12 comments

  Now, many might be getting quite paranoid about the recent spate of stories revolving around wireless hacks, nifty devices like ‘Rolljam’ and inherent vulnerabilities in connected vehicles that leave them exposed to enterprising hackers. Well, […]

   

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  Next-gen hybrid BMW M3 may be revealed by 2020

  17 August 2015 / 3 comments

  It definitely looks like hybrid power is going to become part and parcel of the performance game for most automakers going forward. As we reported earlier, Mercedes, Renault and Volvo have already stated their intentions […]

   

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  Illegal to use Apple Watch while driving in Australia?

  14 August 2015 / 6 comments

  The Apple Watch. Is it a watch or an extension of a mobile phone? And, can you use it while driving? Australian site CarAdvice has done a little check on whether or not it’s illegal […]

   

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  Audi Q6 SUV to get an all-electric range of over 500 km

  13 August 2015 / 2 comments

  Looks like the cat is out of the bag! Audi has announced that it is developing an electrically-powered sport utility vehicle on the basis of powerful cell modules from South Korean suppliers LG Chem and […]

   

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  UK gov’t to invest £500 million on ‘electric highways’

  12 August 2015 / 20 comments

  The British government has announced that off-road trials of “electric highways” technology is slated to begin on major roads in England later this year, Wired UK reports. The trials are the first of their kind […]

   

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  Driverless taxi may make its way to Tokyo Olympics

  12 August 2015 / 7 comments

  Autonomous driving technology is all the rage now, especially amongst big automotive players. Now, two companies in Japan are taking it to the next level, looking to ferry Olympians and attendees of the 2020 Tokyo […]

   

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  F1 wants faster lap times and more overtaking by 2017

  12 August 2015 / 2 comments

  It looks like whenever there’s a bit of downtime in the world of Formula One, some rumblings begin to gather momentum. Apparently, Autosport UK has learnt that Formula One’s technical chiefs have been tasked by […]

   

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  VIDEO: Onboard footage of F1 cars from 1950 to 2015

  11 August 2015 / 6 comments

  This is a truly marvellous video that traces the driving characteristics of Formula 1 cars from the 1950s all the way to the present day. It was back in May 1950 that the first world […]

   

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  VIDEO: WalkCar – the world’s smallest electric vehicle

  10 August 2015 / 19 comments

  Check this out – Japanese company Cocoa Motors have come out with the world’s smallest (and lightest) vehicle. It’s just about the size of a tablet and weighing just 3 kg, this is has got […]

   

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  All it takes is RM120 to unlock cars with Rolljam

  10 August 2015 / 16 comments

  As reported on Tech Insider, a hacker named Samy Kamkar recently made a US$30 (RM120) device called Rolljam which can unlock cars by exploiting a weakness in keyless entry. According to the publication, Kamkar also […]

   

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  VIDEO: Audi A4 Matrix LED headlights option in action

  7 August 2015 / 7 comments

  In a new promo video, Audi gives us another preview of what the B9 A4‘s optional Matrix LED headlights are capable of. Made to resemble an eye when in low beam, says the company, the […]

   

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  ‘Future of Safety with Ford’ – two-day showcase at 1U

  6 August 2015 / 5 comments

  Ford has brought its Future of Safety with Ford tour to Malaysia – the objective of the two-day showcase is to promote greater safety awareness, with tips for drivers and a showcase of the Blue […]

   

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  VIDEOS: Lexus Hoverboard revealed – see it in action!

  5 August 2015 / 42 comments

  Haruhiko Tanahashi, the legendary chief engineer of the Lexus LFA, once said, “there is no such thing as impossible, it’s just a matter of figuring out how.” Wise words indeed, as the company has finally […]

   

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  BMW changes marketing strategy in China – brand to focus on youth and high-tech innovation instead

  4 August 2015 / 6 comments

  BMW says that it will be shifting its marketing plan in China to focus on the youth segment and in-car innovations, instead of stretched wheelbases and luxurious rear passenger accommodation that is the norm over […]

   

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