2022 Honda BR-V scores 5-star ASEAN NCAP rating
The ASEAN New Car Assessment Programme (ASEAN NCAP) has awarded the 2022 Honda BR-V a five-star rating, with an overall score of 77.02 points. Assessed under the 2021-2025 ASEAN NCAP protocol which …
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Subaru to debut AI-based EyeSight from 2025; focus on reducing fatalities instead of autonomous driving
Subaru is developing a future iteration of its EyeSight ADAS suite that will employ artificial intelligence (AI) for its autonomous driving capabilities, Automotive News Europe has reported. Some of the autonomous driving …
Grab Malaysia to pilot AudioProtect in Penang, Johor; audio recording feature for driver, passenger safety
Grab Malaysia will be piloting AudioProtect, a new safety feature on the ride-hailing app for selected users in Penang and Johor Bahru from next month, the company has announced. Available only for …
Saga gets into blind spot of cement lorry as they both turn, gets dragged – make sure you’re in trucks’ view
We've shared a few posts on this before (see Myvi vs tanker), but here's the most graphic example of the dangers of getting too close to a lorry's side, specifically the blind …
Ford developing high-resolution headlight technology to project information on road in front of vehicle
Ford is currently trialling new headlight technology that enables the projection of information on the road ahead of the vehicle for the driver to see, in order to help them keep their …
MIROS MT3 test facility for active and passive safety systems to be built in Sepang; completion by end 2022
The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) held a ground breaking ceremony today for its upcoming Technology Test Track (MT3) located in Sepang, with the aim of spearheading the development of …
Pak Cik Shell shows why you shouldn’t be in a fuel tanker truck’s blind spots – the driver cannot see you
Earlier this month, a video of a fuel tanker truck colliding with a Perodua Myvi went viral on social media. In the short clip, the driver of the Myvi had entered the …
Traffic police mistakenly stops driver for running red light at green light – use dashcams to ensure security
A driver has posted footage from their dashcam of their drive last week, which portrayed the interaction between themselves and a traffic police officer, in which the driver can be heard being …
Perodua Myvi enters junction through fuel tanker blind spot, both collide – make sure you are in driver’s view
Very large vehicles such as trailer trucks require plenty of room to manoeuvre, especially through junctions and bends. In the case of this coming together between a tanker and a Perodua Myvi, …
Consumer groups call for standardised ADAS naming
With the adoption of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that is increasingly common among car manufacturers, each will tend to have their own names for a given system, which can confusion among …
Five-month-old child flung out of vehicle, dies in car crash – remember to secure young ones in child seats
Another tragic loss of life, this time being the loss of a five-month-old child when the vehicle she was travelling in with her family members skidded and overturned at KM161.1 along the …
Special license should be required for pick-up trucks; much larger, more powerful than driving school cars
Trained driver in a secured location The government has been advised by a driving instructor to create a new category of driving license to cater for drivers of pick-up trucks, Kosmo reported, …
VIDEO: Police escorting luxury cars on trucks caught on camera overtaking dangerously on a double line
Blue skies and fine weather suggest a good outing on what should be a relaxing drive on a country road, though this was not what Facebook user Hamdan Zakaria encountered, as depicted …
Police reminds of minimum five-year jail sentence, up to RM50,000 fine for dangerous driving causing death
The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have issued a reminder to members of the public that conviction of causing death due to reckless and dangerous driving will result in a jail sentence of …
Proton X50 driver makes sudden lane change, Toyota Avanza fails to avoid in time – look before you move
Yet another accident captured on a vehicle's video recorder, or dashcam has been making the rounds on social media, and this time a round the incident involves a vehicle making a sudden …
Intelligent speed assistance (ISA) to be mandatory in Europe for new vehicles introduced from this month
Europe is set to mandate the fitment of intelligent speed assistance (ISA) for all new cars sold from July 2024, beginning with "new models [or] types of vehicles introduced on the market" …
Malaysian lorry at Singapore causeway fails to stop, crashes into several vehicles; MOT is investigating
A lorry was shown at the Johor Bahru-Woodlands (Singapore-bound) causeway, failing to stop and colliding with several vehicles in footage circulating on social media today. Malaysian transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka …
Slow car cuts into right lane on highway, causes accident – check mirrors, keep your distance, people
The highway should be where road-going vehicles are less likely to encounter incidents with others, given that everyone should be travelling in the same direction along the same stretch of tarmac. As …
30 km/h speed limit proposed for 10 more roads in Kuala Lumpur, highly pedestrianised areas targeted
A mandatory speed limit of 30 km/h may soon be imposed on 10 more roads in Kuala Lumpur city, as proposed by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the Malaysian Institute of …
Children on e-scooter cross road without looking, narrowly miss collision with approaching vehicle
In yet another instance of pedestrian-meets-motor vehicle, footage of children on an e-scooter crossing a main road into the path of an oncoming vehicle has emerged, from a post by Facebook user …
