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8 Must Have Safety Features When Buying a Car in 2023
Most modern cars come equipped with an impressive range of features as standard. Gone are the days when luxuries like heated seats and parking sensors were expensive optional extras. While most cars now feature at least some impressive add-ons, it’s worth taking the time to thoroughly research the available options which range from highly desirable comforts to ‘must-have’ safety features....
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Beyond Zero - Toyota to introduce its first fully electric car in the Irish market next year
Toyota 'Beyond Zero' bZ4X all-electric car Toyota has announced the arrival of the bZ4X all-electric vehicle in May 2022. The electric concept car was seen at the Shanghai motor show in April this year. The “bZ” stands for “beyond zero” Up until now Toyota has mainly focused on Hybrid electric cars. The bZ4X will be the carmaker’s first mass-produced electric...
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BMW will trial Hydrogen fuel-cell powered cars later this year
BMW i Hydrogen NEXT The BMW Group has started to test vehicles that use a hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain, with the German automotive giant putting the technology through its paces “in everyday conditions on European roads.” The luxury German car manufacturer announced that they will put prototypes of the BMW i Hydrogen Next on the road and test them for...
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Irish startup facilitates electric car charging with cryptocurrency
Crypto Charging The Irish fin-tech start-up firm, Hips has teamed up with Swedish SaaS (Software as a Service) platform Vourityto offer cryptocurrency payments at electric car charging stations. The partnership will facilitate crypto payments for over 50,000 EV charging stations throughout the European Union. Crypto payments can be made via the Vourity platform alinking straight to the blockchain through Hips...
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Tesla futuristic door handles blamed for fatal crash
The futurist door handles on the Model S blamed for fatal crash Omar Awan, a 48-year-old anesthesiologist from the United States died in a fatal accident in which a police officer was unable to pull the man to safety from his burning car because the futuristic door handles could not be easily accessed. Mr Awan was driving his leased Tesla...
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Hyundai will spend $4 billion to develop autonomous cars
Hyundai is set to fork out $4-billion in a joint venture to develop driverless cars Two years ago, Euisun Chung, heir to South Korean car giant, Hyundai Motor group took a trip to two major driverless-vehicle hotbeds in Pittsburgh and Detroit to check out the technology being developed for autonomous driving. That trip turned out to be very productive indeed...
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China has dedicated a mountain highway to test self-driving technology
China dedicates a mountain highway to test self-driving cars China has dedicated a stretch of mountain motorway in the Eastern Shandong province to test self-driving vehicle connectivity. This is in an effort to challenge the United States in its autonomous driving technology programmes. A local Chinese Transportation Development Group has taken over a 26-kilometre-long (16 miles) highway for autonomous testing....
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Ireland already playing catch up with electric vehicles
Electric vehicle sales on the up but can we keep up with required infrastructure? Electric vehicle sales are largely increasing, which is great or at least it should be right? The increased sale of EV is exactly what we’ve wanted all along, however, now that it is actually a reality we cannot keep up. The infrastructure to support this, being...
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Dodgy drivers beware
New app available to Gardai to detect drivers who should not be on the road New mobile technology is being rolled out to Gardai which will be used to determine the drivers that are not properly licensed, disqualified, or haven’t got tax or insurance. The app will be able to use different databases accessible and check licence and registration details...
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Netflix and Youtube in your Autonomous Tesla
Movies and videos coming to a car near you Tesla will soon offer Netflix and YouTube streaming in all its self-drive cars. When their self-driving models become a reality on the roads, drivers will be able to stream their favourite movies and videos. It is envisioned that in the future, owners of fully-autonomous vehicles will even be able to play...