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Australia looks likely to make autonomous emergency braking (AEB) mandatory on all new vehicles sold from the early 2020s, pending the passage of draft UN standards. Unlike the rules soon to face the European Union parliament, which includes lane-keeping assist, blind-spot monitoring and black box data recorders, the United Nations World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations rules relate exclusively to autonomous emergency braking.

When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here’s a handful of the articles, videos and social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand-new, others have been online for a while. Enjoy them – just not too much, okay? Things are tough in the world of startups Yes, it's satire. But it's scarily accurate, too MX-5 owners, are you alright?

Alfa Romeo has revealed a pair of F1-inspired special editions based on the Giulia Quadrifoglio and Stelvio Quadrifoglio performance models for the Geneva motor show next week. Dubbed the 'Alfa Romeo Racing special series', the limited-edition models celebrate the company's entry into the Formula 1 championship with Sauber.

Nissan has teased its IMQ Concept ahead of the Geneva motor show, designed to preview the brand's all-electric, highly-automated future. The sharp-looking crossover follows in the footsteps of the IMs and IMx revealed at the 2018 Detroit and 2017 Tokyo motor shows respectively, with similar hook-shaped taillights and angular detailing.

UPDATE, April 21, 2020: Reports in the past year, including this story, appear to have confused Porsche's plans for the next Macan, with some suggesting Stuttgart had originally intended to make the new model an electric-only proposition. In fact, its plan all along has been to continue serving those who prefer or need a combustion engine, while engaging those eager to step into a truly next-generation package.