News8th May 20182 min readGoogle Maps, Assistant coming to Volvo…News8th May 20182 min readGoogle Maps, Assistant coming to Volvo…
News1st May 20181 min readFord develops window tech to help the blind experience the environment…Derek FungFord has revealed a new prototype system, Feel The View, allowing people who are blind or highly visually impaired to experience their vehicle's surroundings. The device sits on one of the car's windows. Via a button it captures a snapshot of the passing vista, and then converts the picture into a greyscale image. …
News27th Apr 20182 min readBosch claims to cut diesel NOx emissions to a tenth of legal maximum…Derek FungAt an event after its annual general meeting, Bosch announced a new diesel engine technology that reportedly slashes oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions. The engineering and automotive parts supplier claims vehicles equipped with this new technology can hit NOx output figures as low as 13mg per kilometre, with test vehicle averaging 40mg/km. That's well below the current real driving emissions (RDE) limit of 168mg/km, as well as the 120mg/km limit due to come into force in Europe from 2020.…
News24th Apr 20182 min read(Self) drivers wanted: Canberra autonomous test program seeking participants…
News23rd Apr 20181 min readFord evaluating carbon-fibre subframe for production…News23rd Apr 20181 min readFord evaluating carbon-fibre subframe for production…
News23rd Apr 20181 min readJaguar Land Rover developing system to 'see around corners'…Scott CollieThe world's car manufacturers are racing to have their autonomous technology up and running at the moment, testing ingenious solutions to the potential problems facing self-driving vehicles. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is currently working on technology to let its robo-cars 'see around corners' thanks to a combination of automated, connected and mapping tech. …
News17th Apr 20182 min readBugatti Chiron: Round-the-clock monitoring allows 'customer concierge'…Scott Collie
News29th Mar 20181 min readMazda begins CarPlay, Android Auto rollout…Scott CollieMazda has begun its rollout of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, announcing the features will be added to the North American 6 sedan during their summer. At this point, the feature is reserved for the facelifted Mazda 6 in North America, but it's not likely to be long before the technology makes its way to Australia. Interestingly, the feature can also be retrofitted to 2018 Mazda6s, likely in an attempt to stop people postponing their purchase ahead of CarPlay's arrival. …
