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People who make false car insurance claims must be prosecuted according to former judge
An ex-Judge has hit out at insurance fraudsters saying that anyone who makes false claims should be prosecuted. Insurance fraudsters are making false car insurance claims are getting away with it. The reason they are getting away with it is that they are not being prosecuted by the court's system, the leading judge said. Nicholas Kearns who is the former...
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Young student scientists believe CDs and human hair can stop deer hitting cars
Young student scientists from Kerry believe official figures of deer accidents are hugely underestimated. They have discovered that the true number of deer being struck by a vehicle on Irish roads is hugely underestimated. The young scientists are students at St Brendan’s College in Killarney, Co Kerry and they have combined official statistics on such incidents and their own survey...
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NVIDIA unveils its powerful Xavier SOC for self-driving cars
NVIDIA to unveil the Xavier SOC for autonomous cars A new NVIDIA computer processing system can process 30 trillion operations per second. At the moment, there is a huge need for more powerful processors in the emerging self-driving and semi-autonomous car grows. NVIDIA is making sure it stays ahead of the current trend in A.I. autonomous computer processing. At CES,...
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Misleading car history adverts in the UK could mean that millions of Britons could be entitled to a refund on used cars
Misleading car history adverts in the UK could mean that millions of Britons could be entitled to a refund on used cars. Brits who bought an ex-rental vehicle without knowing it could be eligible to receive up to 100 per cent damages, according to lawyers. Motorists in the UK, could be owed thousands of pounds in refunds as part of...
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Hyundai and Kia developing AI assistants for cars
From 2019, Hyundai and Kia vehicles will have a voice-powered virtual assistant with built in artificial intelligence (AI) The Hyundai and Kia AI voice assistant is being dubbed “Intelligent Personal Agent,” The new AI voice system will leverage the connectivity provided by connected cars combined with voice recognition software which will in turn tap into users’ other services to provide...
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Network of 70 compressed natural gas filling stations announced
An announcement has been made that 70 compressed natural gas filling stations are in the process of being developed in Ireland to service trucks, vans and buses. The network is to be provided under the European Causeway Project and oversight of the project will be by scientists at NUI Galway and Gas Networks Ireland (GNI). The use of compressed natural...
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AA says legislation is needed in Ireland on self-driving cars
Legislation for self-driving cars There are concerns about who is liable in the event of a self-driving car being involved in a collision here in Ireland. Legislation on the use of autonomous and self-driving cars has to be introduced s preparation for the future of motoring, AA Ireland has warned. An AA survey has found that almost half of respondents...
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Bus driver arrested at Garda checkpoint on M1 motorway with passengers on board
A bus driver was arrested on Saturday morning at a garda checkpoint on the M1 motorway with passengers on board Gardai carried out a Mandatory Intoxicant Checkpoint on the M1 motorway between Swords and Balbriggan on Saturday morning. Unusually, when the bus approached the checkpoint it was pulled over even though it was carrying passengers. The driver may not have...
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'Cars for Bars' plan for rural areas
A government Minister has suggested that there should be a 'Cars for Bars' initiative to bring people to and from the pub in rural areas or Ireland. Brendan Griffin, who is the Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Transport, and Sport, wants to introduce a scheme where people would volunteer to drive other locals in the community for...
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Photographs of cars destroyed in Liverpool car park fire released
Photographs have been released which show the utter destruction caused by a huge inferno at a city centre car park in Liverpool that destroyed up to 1,600 vehicles. The pictures reveal rows of burnt-out cars that were parked at the seven-storey building at the Liverpool Echo Arena which was engulfed by fire on New Year's Eve. The fire started after...