NY sets 2035 zero-emission passenger car goal
09 September 2021
NEW YORK: New York governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed into law a bill that sets a goal for all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks to be zero-emission models by 2035, j...
Schumacher's wife says F1 great 'different, but here'
09 September 2021
Schumacher at the 2012 Brazil's F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo. — AFP
LONDON: Michael Schumacher's wife, Corinna, said the Formula One great is "differen...
Covid-19 impact could hit Japanese automakers' output in Oct...
09 September 2021
TOKYO: Disruptions to parts and components suppliers caused by the Covid-19 pandemic could force fresh production cuts at Japanese automakers in October, says Akio Toyoda, the head...
Apple car chief’s departure puts its next big thing in doubt
09 September 2021
LOS ANGELES: The abrupt departure of Apple Inc.’s top automotive executive imperils its efforts to develop a self-driving car, a project that’s been seen as one of the tech giant’s...
Developers offer mobility services to lure car-free renters
09 September 2021
PHOENIX: Rising from a 17-acre lot outside Phoenix, Arizona, Culdesac Tempe is billed as the first and only zero-driving community built from scratch in the US.: Its future residen...
RM500 aid for e-hailing drivers to be disbursed
09 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: The RM500 one-off assistance for e-hailing drivers under the Pemerkasa Plus programme will be disbursed to eligible drivers starting tomorrow, says Transport Ministe...
Insurer Carrot is coming in hot
09 September 2021
SEOUL: Seoul-based tech-driven insurer Carrot General Insurance Corp has signed up 300,000 subscribers to its pay-per-mile auto insurance in just two years.
Carrot has been seen...
KL, Selangor and Putrajaya to move to Phase 2 of NRP on Frid...
08 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya will transition to Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan on Sept 10, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Isma...
Out-of-control Lamborghini Gallardo causes KL pile-up
08 September 2021
The accident caused a 3km traffic jam. — All pix by KL traffic police
KUALA LUMPUR: A Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera driver lost control of his supercar and caused a multi-vehi...
Green Packet, Fetci to launch proof of concept multilane fre...
08 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Tech solution provider Green Packet Bhd is slated to run Malaysia’s first proof of concept (POC) multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) tolling system for expressways in Malaysi...
Plug-in hybrids to exist beyond 2030, says ZF
08 September 2021
MUNICH: Governments and car manufacturers might slowly be moving away from diesel and petrol cars, and yet automotive supplier ZF still sees a future for plug-in hybrids well into ...
Intel says it will reserve Ireland chip factory capacity for...
08 September 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp says it will reserve factory capacity at its semiconductor plant in Ireland for automakers and has created a program to help them transition to making chi...
Japan steps up self-driving to revive rural areas, help elde...
08 September 2021
TOKYO: Japan is bolstering its autonomous driving ambitions with a new project to be formally introduced today to expand the use of self-driving vehicles in more than 40 locations ...
All driving schools to open from Sept 9, exams to start on S...
07 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: All driving institutes (ILP) will be permitted to operate from Sept 9 nationwide by appointment, says Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The Transport Minister said the opera...
Merkel's record mixed as she takes wheel at last IAA show
07 September 2021
Merkel.— Reuters
BERLIN: No German leader's diary would be complete without a visit to the venerable IAA motor show, which welcomes Angela Merkel today for the last time in her ch...
Exhaust pipes are sneered at at Munich auto show
07 September 2021
MUNICH: The car industry has been electrified. After years of being accused of greenwashing their SUVs and ignoring their role in climate change, manufacturers now appear to be mak...
To benefit the climate, Indonesia's electric vehicle push ne...
07 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia's electric vehicle drive is likely to overtake its ambitious biodiesel programme within a decade, but will only achieve its aim of helping curb climate chan...
Magna nears deal to make more models in China
07 September 2021
MUNICH: Magna International Inc. is in advanced talks with automakers to produce more vehicles in China that could compete on the international market.
The Austrian-Canadian par...
Man lucky to be alive as car crushed in KL pile-up
06 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: A motorist escaped with only light injuries to his face after the car he was driving was crushed in a six-vehicle pile-up caused by a runaway lorry.
City Traffic I...
JPJ counter services resume nationwide
06 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Counter services for all Road Transport Department (JPJ) branches nationwide resumed operations today.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong was at the Wa...
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