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Experimental ‘robot car’ that can see through fog
A research team at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is claiming that they have had a breakthrough in obstacle detection for the future’s autonomous cars. The researchers will demonstrate its latest development in autonomous car technology at ‘RobotSENSE’ in Ulm, Germany today, May 16. The detection system is installed in a Citroen and they have playfully nicknamed it...
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BMW Ireland joins UK in recalling cars over electrical fault
BMW Ireland has joined the UK in recalling cars due to a potential fault in the vehicle which has has been linked to fatal British crash Like their counterpart in Britain, BMW Ireland will recall thousands of cars affected by this particular electrical fault. According to a statement from the company, the models connected with the recall are the BMW...
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BMW recalls 312,000 vehicles in the UK
The DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency) in the UK has criticised the German car giant's failure to provide timely information on faulty vehicles. This is the second BMW recall of thousands of vehicles from UK roads in just over a year due to problems with the cars' power supply. The recall includes the BMW 1 Series, 3 Series, the...
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World's first electrified road opens in Sweden
The world’s first electrified road, known as eRoadArlanda, has opened for the first time in Sweden. The eRoad recharges the batteries of cars and trucks driving on it. The Swedish government has already drafted a national map for future expansion of eRoads, but for the moment they have laid bout 2km of electric rail embedded in a public road near...
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Volvo to Give Google Assistant a Central Role in Its Next-Generation Cars
Google Assistant for Volvo's Next-Generation Cars Volvo has announced that it will embed voice-controlled Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps, and other Google services into its next-generation Sensus infotainment system. That means that Google Assistant will be the central voice interface to operate all the functions of their vehicle’s infotainment system from navigation commands, playing music, sending messages to...
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UAE motorists are opting for rental cars
UAE motorists are ditching cars in favour of rentals as options increase The thirty-somethings and tech-savvy millennials are opting for other options instead of owner and financing their own cars. They are used to using sharing economy apps and experts say that this particular demographic no longer own their own vehicles, thanks to the ever-increasing rise in car sharing services....
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Volkswagen and Audi Cars may be Vulnerable to Remote Hacking
Remote Hacking A cyber-security firm in the Netherlands has discovered that the in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems deployed with some car models from the Volkswagen Group are vulnerable to remote hacking. Researchers in security with Computest said they successfully tested their findings and exploit chains on Volkswagen Golf GTE and Audi A3 Sportback e-tron models (Audi is a brand part of...
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Tesla owner banned from driving for sitting in the passenger seat
A Tesla owner in the UK has been banned from driving for 18 months because he activated the car's autopilot system and then transferred to the passenger seat while travelling on the M1. Bhavesh Patel, aged 39, of Alfreton Road, Nottingham, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at St Albans Crown Court on Friday, April 20. The court heard that at...
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Could Millions Of Electric Cars Power Your Home in the Future?
Electric cars could power your home Could Millions Of Electric Cars Power Your Home in the Future by using electric car batteries to add power to the electric grid? Just imagine it - millions of EVs (Electric Vehicles) charging the grid from their power excess and releasing back to society the unused electric power at peak hours. It is believed...
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Chinese car manufacturer to enter the European market
The Chinese car manufacturer Lynk & Co, which is partly owned by Volvo, has ambitious plans to make some of its cars in Europe from next year and sell these cars into the European and North American markets Experts believe though their chances of success in the European market is slim at best. Europe is dominated by the giant German...