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Ford promise mass produced autonomous self-driving cars without a steering wheel by 2021
Ford promisemass produced autonomous self-driving cars without a steering wheel by 2021 Within the next five years, Ford promises to mass produce fully autonomous cars without steering wheel or pedals. They are currently collaborating with and investing in various start-ups which will help the company to vastly increase its autonomous vehicle development capabilities. Ford plan to spend $1.3bn to upgrade...
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Motorists could soon unlock the doors of their cars with a selfie
New photographicidentification to unlock cars Jaguar Land Rover newly patented technology will use facial recognition and gait analysis that can identify drivers. Cameras mounted near the windows can capture photos and video of the owner of the vehicle as they approach it. These images are then run through the car's onboard computer which has data that it can recognise the...
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Road Traffic Bill 2016
Road Traffic Bill 2016 New legislation has been passed as part of the road Traffic Bill 2016 which is to bring in many new changes to the law with regard to road traffic safety. Driving disqualifications The new road traffic bill will give effect to an agreement with the UK on mutual recognition of driver disqualifications. This was signed last...
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Written off vehicles to come under new legislation
New laws for Written-off vehicles Under a number of measures included in the Road Traffic Bill 2016, which was passed by the Oireachtas this week are new measures with regards to written off vehicles. Shane Ross, the Minister of Transport said the bill will “change the current arrangements between the insurance industry and my department in relation to domestic write-offs...
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Rathmines Anti-Theft Initiative For Bikes
Have you locked your bike right? An Garda Síochána and Dublin City Council have installed an 'Info Bike' in Rathmines to help combat bicycle theft in the area. The Info Bike was placed on November 25 outside the Swan Leisure Centre. The purpose of the ‘Info Bike's is to educate the public on the proper locking of their bikes, as...
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Apple may soon announce their own self-driving iCar
The all new Apple self-driving iCar Apple may soon announce plans to develop their own version of a self-driving car. The company'sself-driving car technology plans have been a poorly kept secret for a while and following a letter written by Apple's director of product integrity, Steve Kenner tothe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the United States, their plans may...
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Gardaí to test drivers for drugs at roadside
Garda roadside drugs test AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA has been given the go-ahead for new powers to test drivers for drugs on the roadside. The measures are part of the Road Traffic Bill 2016, which was passed by the Oireachtas, 21 December 2016 The bill legislates on drug driving; written-off vehicles; mutual recognition of driver disqualifications between Ireland and the UK;...
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Gang steals €20,000 from parked cars
Gang steals €20,000 from parked cars in separate Cork thefts Drivers have been cautioned against leaving large sums of money in their cars. Just in Cork alone, there has been a spate of car robberies in which a criminal gang has stolen almost €20,000. Superintendent, Mick Comyns of Mayfield Garda station in Cork advised people withdrawing large sums from their...
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CarTube - London Underground for Cars
London Underground for Cars London-based architectural firm PLP has come up with an ingenious proposal to move all cars into an underground tube system they are dubbing ‘CarTube’. Dreamt up by Lars Hesselgren and the PLP research team, the ‘Car Tube’ concept reflects the company motto, “Streets are for people, not cars.” The proposed underground system for cars would have...
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Number of vehicles increasing dramatically
Dramatic increase in traffic volume Without a doubt, if you are a regular traveller along the M50 you know only too well that there is an increasing number of vehicles on the road. The country's busiest motorway is now at the point of "breakdown" due to the sheer number of vehicles using it every day. With almost 159,000 vehicles using...