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  Toyota Friend – an in-car private social network

  26 May 2011 / 4 comments

  Toyota has announced that it will be introducing Toyota Friend, a private social network for Toyota customers and their cars. Essentially, the in-car system will offer Toyota users the means to connect with their cars, […]

   

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  Shell develops 0W-10 viscosity concept lubricant

  25 May 2011 / 10 comments

  Some developments on the lubrication front. It isn’t due out in the market anytime soon, but it does show how going thin can achieve better fuel consumption. It’s a 0W-10 ultra low viscosity concept engine […]

   

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  TRW develops roof-mounted airbag – to be seen in offerings by a major European automaker

  25 May 2011 / 7 comments

  TRW Automotive has unveiled a new ‘bag in roof’ airbag system, which it says can replace dashboard-mounted airbags rather effectively. While continuing to afford high levels of protection to passengers, the roof-mounted system frees up […]

   

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  SafetyRec iPhone app – helping drivers drive better

  24 May 2011 / 7 comments

  In Japan, the Nikkei reports that Datatec Co, a company that develops delivery truck driving-log recorders, is starting a new Internet-based service in July called SafetyRec, which scores a person’s driving skills based on data […]

   

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  International Engine of the Year awards – Fiat bags top prize

  20 May 2011 / 62 comments

  The recently concluded 2011 edition of the International Engine of the Year awards saw Fiat bagging the overall engine of the year gong with its 875cc TwinAir two-cylinder turbocharged engine. The international jury of 76 […]

   

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  Bribespot – helping to put a ‘face’ to corruption

  18 May 2011 / 19 comments

  Bribery is pretty much a rampant, worldwide thing, and it happens in many facets of life. We can all do without it, for sure, but one way or another most of us have had to […]

   

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  Ford and Google to work on making a “smarter” car

  16 May 2011 / 8 comments

  Ford is teaming up with Google in its efforts to further advance ongoing research in predicting driver behaviour, with the aim of helping to optimise vehicle control systems and improve vehicle performance attributes such as […]

   

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  Smart Energy Veus home battery – able to power a Prius too

  16 May 2011 / 8 comments

  This in from Japan – Tokyo-based environmental venture Smart Energy has developed a lithium ion rechargeable battery for households called the Veus, which can also be used to power a hybrid vehicle, in this case […]

   

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  BWI develops lighter, smaller active stabiliser bar system

  12 May 2011 / 7 comments

  Click to enlarge Another tech-related development, this time on the anti-roll front. Seems braking and chassis systems specialist BWI Group has developed a lightweight, more compact version of its proven Active Stabiliser Bar System (ASBS), […]

   

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  gogopal Q5.0 GPS navigator – plenty of versatility

  27 April 2011 / 45 comments

  Undoubtedly, the personal GPS navigation field is littered with plenty of offerings these days. All are very competent at what they’re supposed to do, which is to get you to the destination of your choice, […]

   

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  Scuderi split-cycle engine – all set to revolutionise things

  13 April 2011 / 32 comments

  Click to enlarge Here’s something for the techies. It’s a split-cycle mill called the Scuderi Engine, and it’s designed by the Scuderi Group, a US engine development company. What the company says it has come […]

   

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  Ford EcoLPi liquid injection LPG Falcon set for Oz debut

  4 April 2011 / 9 comments

  Over in Australia, Ford will be introducing its next-generation EcoLPi liquid injection LPG system sometime in mid-year, and it will debut on the Falcon sedan there. The introduction will see Ford continuing to be the […]

   

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  Google Voice Search now available in Bahasa Malaysia

  30 March 2011 / 20 comments

  Google today officially announced the availability of its Voice Search in Bahasa Malaysia, joining the 19 other languages already available for the utility. It offers users a fast, natural way to search the web from […]

   

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  BMW ConnectedDrive – paving the way to total integration

  9 March 2011 / 8 comments

  Integration. It sounds simple enough, but given the way the world has become these days, the idea has complexity written all over it. Gone are the days when a car had features you could count […]

   

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  Blind man drives car successfully, aided by nonvisual tech

  31 January 2011 / 3 comments

  In the US, a blind individual has driven a street vehicle for the first time in public without the assistance of a sighted person. Over the weekend, Mark Riccobono successfully navigated 2.4 km of the […]

   

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