News5th Nov 20181 min readPeugeot 508 maxed on the autobahn - video…News5th Nov 20181 min readPeugeot 508 maxed on the autobahn - video…
News5th Nov 20184 min readVFACTS: October 2018 new vehicle sales…Mike CostelloNew vehicle sales contracted in Australia for the seventh consecutive month in October, compared to figures from the corresponding months in 2017. The market declined 5.3 per cent in October to 90,718 units, the lion’s share of the drop coming from New South Wales and Victoria, down 9.2 and 4.2 per cent respectively. …
News4th Nov 20182 min readToyota Mirai trials set for Hobson's Bay…Scott CollieHobson's Bay has announced a 12-week trial of the Toyota Mirai, with three hydrogen fuel-cell sedans bound for the beachside city council's fleet. The trial, which starts today, will put the fuel-cell sedan in the hands of council members on regular day-to-day duties. According to the mayor, Angela Altair, the results will be fed back to Toyota to help it better understand what's required for hydrogen vehicles to work on fleets. …
News4th Nov 20181 min readGM to launch a new brand for electric bikes…News4th Nov 20181 min readGM to launch a new brand for electric bikes…
News4th Nov 20181 min readAston Martin Valkyrie: New images show car nearing production…Derek FungThe company has provided another sneak peak at the upcoming Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar via its Instagram feed. When the company first showed off a "near-production" version of the Valkyrie in July 2017, Miles Nurnberger, the company's head of exterior design, explained the body was "95 per cent of the way there". …
News3rd Nov 20182 min readAutopilot makes driver reactions up to three times slower - study…Scott CollieThere have been a number of high-profile crashes involving Tesla Autopilot in 2018, caused by drivers overestimating the semi-autonomous assistance system's capabilities. We know leaning heavily on Level Two automation is risky, but exactly how risky is tough to quantify. A team of Australian researchers is trying to do just that, however, as part of a study into driver attention and semi-autonomous vehicles. …
