Autonomous car dev turn to GTA for quicker progress
What could possibly go wrong, one may ask, when development of real autonomous cars turn to a computer game such as Grand Theft Auto for help. The idea isn't as ludicrous as …
Lynk & Co 03 sedan concept to make Shanghai debut – to feature Volvo engines, hybrid technology
Barely weeks after Lynk & Co unveiled its dramatic 02 sedan concept, the China-based firm under automaker Geely has now unveiled the 03 sedan concept, said to be a design prototype. Led …
VIDEO: Lamborghini Huracan Performante active aero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur4NLTqqWEw When a car clocks a really quick lap time around the Nurburgring Nordschleife, it will have done so with more than just brute force. Aerodynamics innovations play an increasingly pivotal role …
Daimler partners with Bosch for driverless driving tech
Daimler and automotive components manufacturer Bosch have entered into a development agreement to bring fully autonomous and driverless vehicles to urban roads by the beginning of the next decade. The project aims …
Spyker to use Koenigsegg engines, will last 200 years?
Dutch sportscar maker Spyker has always used Audi-sourced V8 engines, right up to the C8 Preliator which made its debut at last year's Geneva Motor Show, endowed with a 525 hp supercharged …
Ford and Magna co-developing carbon-fibre subframes – 34% lighter and 87% fewer parts compared to steel
Ford will be using carbon-fibre subframes co-developed with automotive supplier Magna International, with the aim reducing a vehicle's weight and number of parts, according to a report by Car Advice. The new …
Mazda to add Apple CarPlay, Android Auto support
Miffed about Mazda not offering Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support? You won't have to for much longer, as the Japanese carmaker has confirmed that it will eventually add support of both …
Autonomous race cars go head-to-head in Roborace demo – Robocar set to be revealed on February 27
Roborace, the showcase series for self-driving race cars running alongside the Formula E championship, has completed its first ever live demonstration of two driver-less cars on the track at the same time. …
Ford could skip Level Three autonomous driving as test vehicles lull engineers to sleep – report
Rise and shine, top of the morning and all - though in the case of a Ford engineer working on the company's self-driving technology, falling asleep at the wheel is part of …
VIDEO: Lamborghini forged composite technology teased ahead of Huracan Performante debut
https://youtu.be/E7Z4X2MvKYY Sant'Agata supercar manufacturer Lamborghini has been developing carbon-fibre manufacturing processes to make usage of the material more viable for a larger scale, and here with the yet-to-be-launched Huracan Performante, it has …
Jaguar XE, XF, F-Pace to gain Ingenium petrol, diesel engines; equipment updates for 2018 model year
New engines and raft of updates are on their way for Jaguar's range of XE, XF and F-Pace models - the new range of Ingenium engines are set to make their debut …
Nissan, Renault, Mitsubishi plans EV platform merge
The Renault-Nissan Alliance could be consolidating all of its electric vehicle platforms, following its acquisition of a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. The new combined platform would help lower the cost …
Tesla hires ex-Apple engineer to lead Autopilot charge
In its latest move, Tesla Motors will be further fortifying its human resource with the hiring of Chris Lattner, who will become Tesla's vice president of Autopilot software. This follows 11 years …
McLaren, BMW to collaborate on engine development
McLaren and BMW have worked together before on the co-development of a product, most famously the McLaren F1 of the early '90s which was powered by a 6.1 litre, naturally-aspirated BMW V12 …
Proton, Yes offer enhanced 4G LTE in select models
Connectivity on the go is a prerequisite nowadays, and Proton has collaborated with YTL Communications to offer in-car Internet connectivity with the Yes 4G Huddle mobile hotspot device since 2011. Today, Proton …
Audi to work with Nvidia on AI; new A8 to get Level 3 autonomous driving, next-gen Audi virtual cockpit
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 …
BMW i Inside Future with HoloActive Touch, BMW Connected, self-driving G30 5 Series at CES 2017
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 …
Honda R&D, Google Waymo enter discussions on technical collaboration in autonomous driving
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 …
Google Waymo unveils autonomous Chrysler Pacifica
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 …
VIDEO: Toyota explains Direct Shift 8-speed automatic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zyFjWExIp0 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 …
