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Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla Cars will guess where you want to go in the future
Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of Tesla Motors has said that we are very close to predictive driving, where you car will figure out where you want to go before you even tell it. Imagine having a Knight Rider-style car, which automatically takes you to the destination of your choice the moment you sit in it. If we can...
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Diesel drivers in the UK could face costly repair bills because thousands are driving illegal cars
Diesel drivers in the UK could face costly repair bills because thousands are driving illegal cars An investigation in the UK has found that thousands of drivers are illegally driving modified cars without diesel exhaust filters. Because diesel filters process large amounts of particulate matter from the diesel exhaust, the filters can easily become clogged and likely break. If you...
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Irish drivers are not maintaining their own cars which they use for work
Irish drivers are not maintaining their own cars which they use for work New research has found that Irish business travellers who use their own cars for work instead of say a company vehicle, are not carrying out basic safety checks on their vehicles. These private vehicle drivers are designated ‘grey fleet’ drivers. This possibly should be a key concern...
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Insurer cancels motorists' policies after devices show them speeding
Insurance giant AIG is cancelling motoring insurance policies for irresponsible and reckless driving. The measures are being taken after analysis of 'black box' type devices being used by young motorists to monitor their driving habits. Young drivers get discounts from insurance companies for safe driving. As a result of the analysis of the devices connected to young drivers cars, AIG...
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Singapore to cap number of cars allowed on roads from 2018
Traffic congestion is a major problem in just about every major urban center around the world, but some areas are worst than others. We may think of traffic hotspots such as the M50 here is Dublin but Singapore is also one of those places that has a huge traffic problem. So much so that the authorities in Singapore are determined...
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Facebook Marketplace for cars
Interested in buying a car through Facebook? Well social media giant has Marketplace now with a dedicated section for vehicles. Car buyers can search filters to find a vehicle with a specific type, make, model, mileage, transmission. Search volume in Facebook’s peer-to-peer classifieds directory that launched a year ago has grown 3X globally since the start of 2017, with 18...
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The European Union is calling for an EU-wide database on clocked vehicles and cross-border deal to ease the crisis
The European Union is calling for an EU-wide database on clocked vehicles and cross-border deal to ease the crisis A wider clampdown is being demanded across the European Union to counteract the growing problem of car clocking. Despite NCT checks mileage is being altered on as much as 20 percent of UK imports. Due to the increasing number of clocked...
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Cars to be fitted with an emergency eCar callout system
A life-saving emergency callout system for cars will go live in the spring. Cars involved in collisions will automatically initiate an emergency call and transmit the vehicle’s specific location to the emergency services. For motorists who find themselves involved in road accidents and collisions, this is a great development. The new system which will dramatically reduce response times is part...
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Nissan to suspend domestic production of cars to the Japan market
Nissan Motors is suspending their domestic production of cars for the Japanese market for at least the next two weeks in order to address misconduct in its final inspection procedures that led to a major recall. As a result of the misconduct, Nissan’s brand have been very much tarnished in the Japanese market. The controversy involves a data falsification scandal...
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Toyota to have intelligent talking cars by 2020
The giant car maker, Toyota will begin testing autonomous cars in 2020 but they are also preparing to build an autonomous vehicle which is able to converse with their drivers in order to enhance the driving experience. Toyota’s cars will be able to track a user's preferences, emotions, habits, and even more. Instead of simply being autonomous, they will also...