Taxis and e-hailing vehicles can cross districts and states ...
23 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Taxis and e-hailing vehicles in Peninsula Malaysia are allowed to operate across districts and states, but only if they are transporting passengers with the approval ...
US firm GlobalFoundries pours US$4bil into Singapore chip pl...
23 June 2021
An artist's impression of the Singapore plant once it's completed.
TAIPEI: GlobalFoundries Inc. will build a US$4 billion chipmaking plant in Singapore slated to start in 2023, c...
June 24-30: Fuel prices unchanged
23 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol as well as diesel remain unchanged from June 24-30, says the Finance Ministry.
In a statement today, the Finance Minis...
Oshkosh wins bid to build new US Postal delivery vehicles
22 June 2021
WASHINGTON: Oshkosh Defense said today it will build next-generation US Postal Service (USPS) delivery vehicles in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and expects to hire over 1,000 emplo...
Cambodia's first expressway expected to be ready earlier
22 June 2021
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's first expressway is expected to be completed ahead of schedule, says the country's Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol.
Jointly funded by ...
Global chip shortage making a dent in Malaysian auto sector
21 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: The combination of rising raw material prices and chip shortage, which is having an impact on global car prices, could affect the Malaysian automotive industry if th...
Sabah woman seen ranting at cops in viral video detained
21 June 2021
KOTA KINABALU: The woman entrepreneur seen ranting at policemen in a viral video has been arrested.
Kota Kinabalu City police chief Asst Comm Mohd Zaidi Abdullah said the woman ...
India auto hub lets car plants run at full capacity despite ...
21 June 2021
A 2012 image of the Ford plant in Chengalpattu on the outskirts of Chennai. — Reuters
CHENNAI: Car factories, including those of Renault-Nissan, Hyundai nd Ford, can operate with ...
Airspeeder makes historic first flights
20 June 2021
ADELAIDE: The world’s first electric flying racing car has made its historic first flights.
The successful execution of these Airspeeder flights means that uncrewed electric fly...
Siemens introduces Sicharge D — a smart EV charger that scal...
20 June 2021
SINGAPORE: Siemens has launched Sicharge D, a new public fast charging and high-powered compact electric vehicle charger, in the Asia Pacific region.
The Sicharge D boasts one o...
Volunteer GoVax Heroes needed to shuttle the elderly for vac...
19 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: The GoVax Heroes programme is calling for volunteer drivers to assist in providing senior citizens aged 60 years and above and persons with disabilities with free ri...
Radio presenter volunteers to ferry the elderly for Covid-19...
19 June 2021
Haniff and Madam Koo, whom he helped ferry to and fro for her vaccine appointment at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre vaccine dispensing centre (PPV) on Monday.
PETALING JAYA:...
Snapchat's 'speed filter' gets the axe
19 June 2021
LOS ANGELES: Snapchat said it is putting the brakes on a controversial feature that let users of the social network share how fast they were moving.
The feature referred to as a...
Hopium unveils hydrogen-powered sedan prototype, pre-orders ...
18 June 2021
PARIS: French fuel cell electric vehicle maker Hopium has unveiled its first rolling prototype during the Viva Technology week here.
Announced in October 2020, this vehicle call...
China new energy vehicle sales to grow over 40%/yr in next 5...
18 June 2021
SHANGHAI: China's new energy vehicle (NEV) sales are expected to grow more than 40% each year in the next five years, a senior official at the China Association of Automobile Manuf...
Joyson finds falsified seatbelt test data at ex-Takata plant...
18 June 2021
TOKYO: US automotive component maker Joyson Safety Systems' (JSS) Japan unit said today that it has found 1,000 cases of data falsification in seatbelt tests at two plants it acqui...
London’s Oxford Circus is kicking out cars
18 June 2021
A rendering showing how Oxford Circus might appear after adaptation. The actual design will be selected later this year. — Rendering courtesy of Westminster Council
LONDON: One of...
China must develop unified, open-source smart car OS, says e...
18 June 2021
SHANGHAI: China, the world's biggest auto market, should develop its own unified, open-source operating system (OS) for smart vehicles, as well as auto chips, to maintain its advan...
Rear view cameras — giving your car eyes in the back of its ...
18 June 2021
BONN: Parking in a tight space can get really stressful. As you manoeuvre and strain your neck to see through the rear window, impatient drivers back up behind you and honk their h...
Flat battery? Everything you need to know to jump-start your...
18 June 2021
HAMBURG: If your car battery is completely flat, the starter motor will only make a dreaded clicking sound - and the engine will not start.
Older batteries in particular are con...