News13th Dec 20172 min readWorld-first satellite tech being tested in Melbourne…News13th Dec 20172 min readWorld-first satellite tech being tested in Melbourne…
News6th Dec 20173 min readBMW autonomous cars won’t make "life and death" decisions…Alborz FallahBMW says it will have the technical know-how to develop Level 5 autonomous vehicles by 2021, but won't allow its vehicles to make life-or-death decisions in an accident. Speaking to media at an event in Munich, Dr. Ian Robertson, BMW group board member, said regulation is likely to slow the rollout of full autonomy. “We will enable the cars for Level 5 [by 2021], but I doubt that early on in the next decade that it would be regulatory available,” Robertson said. …
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…News28th Nov 20172 min readPorsche open to autonomous track mode, will be 'one of the last' with a steering wheel…
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". …
News24th Nov 20172 min readVolkswagen Group to invest $52b into electrification, autonomy, connectivity…
News20th Nov 20172 min readUK to have fully-autonomous cars on the road by 2021 - report…James WongThe United Kingdom could have fully-autonomous cars driving on its roads by 2021, according to new reports. Autocar says the British government is expected to announce plans to introduce legislation allowing driverless vehicles to be tested and driven on public roads as part of this week's Budget, which will require a change to the UK Road Traffic Act. …
