News6th Dec 20173 min readBMW autonomous cars won’t make "life and death" decisions…News6th Dec 20173 min readBMW autonomous cars won’t make "life and death" decisions…
News29th Nov 20172 min readNew Wrangler misses AEB for now, coming to Oz for testing…Alborz Fallah The seventh-generation Jeep Wrangler, set for a late-2018 arrival in Oz, will likely launch without autonomous-emergency braking (AEB) systems. That means the car, unveiled today at the Los Angeles motor show, will be automatically disqualified from a five-star safety rating under European and Australian testing. …
News28th Nov 20172 min readPorsche open to autonomous track mode, will be 'one of the last' with a steering wheel…Derek Fung
News28th Nov 20171 min readNissan: Apple CarPlay coming soon…James WongNissan Australia has confirmed it is working to bring Apple CarPlay compatibility to its range, but it's yet to provide a concrete time-frame – nor a definitive model – for the smartphone-mirroring technology's local debut. Speaking with CarAdvice at the local launch of the updated Qashqai SUV (stay tuned for the review on Friday), the new local Nissan boss, Stephen Lester, said Apple CarPlay will become the norm in the range "very soon". …
News25th Nov 20171 min readHonda to roll out 15-minute fast-charging by 2022 - report…News25th Nov 20171 min readHonda to roll out 15-minute fast-charging by 2022 - report…
News24th Nov 20172 min readVolkswagen Group to invest $52b into electrification, autonomy, connectivity…James WongThe Volkswagen Group, parent to brands like Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Porsche, has announced its future investment plans this week, including a commitment of over $52.81 billion (EUR 34 billion) into new-age automotive technology development. Matthias Müller, CEO for the German automotive group, said: "We are reinventing the car. To achieve that, we are making targeted investments to provide the necessary funds from our own resources". …
News18th Nov 20172 min readJaguar Land Rover conducts first autonomous driving tests on public roads…James Wong
News17th Nov 20172 min readTesla Roadster returns, Musk calls it world's fastest car…Mike CostelloTesla has pulled an old school 'surprise reveal' today, wheeling out a second iteration of the Roadster that originally made the company's name. We thought we were just going to be watching the web reveal of its new electric truck... Clearly Tesla and its charismatic founder Elon Musk enjoy creating distractive (or disruptive?) shock and awe, and especially so when the company is striving to get Model 3 production running at an ideal rate, and make money. …
