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Ford Announce New Deal With BlackBerry
BlackBerry has signed an historic deal with Ford to provide its software for the giant motor manufacturers’ connected vehicles. After ditching its handset business, Blackberry looks set to forge new areas of growth in its diversification strategy. While the two companies did not disclose the terms of the agreement, the announcement was made on Monday, that Blackberry will integrate their...
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Keyless Peer-To-Peer Car-Sharing Coming Soon
Toyota is to test a new car sharing system next year which will enable users to unlock, start and lock doors with their smartphones. (Picture above:Getaround.com co-founder Jessica Scorpio (Photo: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY) The Smart Key Box System will be tested in San Francisco in January with collaboration from the Getaround car-sharing service. This system will eliminate the need...
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Gender Divides Auto-pilot Drivers
MyVehicle.ie would like to share with it's readers an article by Advance Pitstop (A Continental Company) with some interesting findings. Advance Pitstop has been supporting Irish Motorists since 1967, promotingbetter driving, fuel efficiency and vehicle maintenance and servicing. Their findings suggest that there is a marked difference between male and female drivers when it comes to 'running on auto-pilot' in...
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Why Do Clocks Go Back in Wintertime?
AA Warns of Greater Risks in Wintertime The dark nights are here again and with the clocks going back this coming Sunday, the AA are urging motorists to be extra vigilant on the roads and to show extra consideration to vulnerable road users, such as cyclists and pedestrians on the dark, cold and wintery mornings and evenings. Granted, with the...
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Hidden Risks of Dirty Cars
Children's car seats are dirtier than TOILETS MyVehicle.ie would like to share with it’s readers an report by Advance Pitstop (A Continental Company) with some interesting findings. Advance Pitstop have been supporting Irish Motorists since 1967, promotingbetter driving, fuel efficiency and vehicle maintenance and servicing. Hidden Risks of Dirty Cars Kid’s car seats have twice as many germs than the...
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Seven Injured as Dublin Tour Bus Crashes Into Luas Tram
Seven Injured In Bus and Luas Collision Seven people have been injured this afternoon when Dublin City Tour Bus crashed into a Luas Tram in Smithfield. Dublin Fire Brigade have dispatched fire units and advanced paramedics to the scene. The NAS (National Ambulance Service) is also on the scene. A Luas spokeswoman confirmed the number of injuries as seven and...
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Lower-Cost Car Imports on the Rise
Importing Used Cars into Ireland With the onset of the Brexit decision for the UK to leave the EU, the value of Sterling has dropped dramatically. As a result, there has been a massive increase in vehicle imports from the UK. Overall, there has been an 80% increase in vehicle registrations during September alone and if the drop in Sterling...
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Traffic Cameras Cause Panic In Waterford City
Waterford City and County Council have reassured the public that their mobile traffic cameras are not bombs! Gardaí were alerted by several concerned members of the public to what were perceived as suspicious devices at the roadside. Apparently, some individuals mistook these non-explosive devices as bombs. Seemingly, Gardaí received a report of a suspicious device in Ardkeen, Co Waterford at...
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Self-Driving Truck Makes History
World's First Delivery by Self-DrivingTruck Self-driving vehicles are here! Uber said on Thursday that it would begin testing self-driving cars in the City of Pittsburgh in the USA, within weeks, providing modified versions of Volvo SUV vehicles to get around the city. On foot of this announcement, history was made on on October 20, 2016 with the world's-first commercial delivery...
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M50 Traffic at Breaking Point
Dublin Road Traffic Gridlock Dublin’s road network needs to be upgraded and upgraded fast. Business groups have called on the Government to expedite its road network upgrade plans as quicklyas possible in order to tackle the daily gridlock on the M50 and the greater Dublin area in general. It is estimated that there are over 159,000 journeys taken...