Vehicles to get smarter with 6G arrival by 2030
09 December 2023
STUTTGART: Researchers and engineers around the world are already working on the next generation of mobile communications, 6G, which should be available by around 2030.
Vehicles...
No discount for JPJ summonses, says Loke
09 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry will not offer discounts for Road Transport Department (JPJ) summonses as part of measures to educate the people.
Transport Minister Anthony...
Deal or no deal: Britain's car dealers vote Margaret Thatche...
09 December 2023
LONDON: "Straight-talking" late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is the British leader car dealers would most jump at the chance to hire.
But "untrustworthy" Tony Blair beats "c...
Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordabl...
08 December 2023
LONDON/DETROIT: The rise of inexpensive Chinese electric vehicles has upped the pressure on legacy automakers who have turned to suppliers, from battery materials makers to chipmak...
Come down hard on road bullies, says crime expert
08 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: Harsh penalties should be imposed on road bullies as a deterrent and to ensure the safety of motorists.
Criminologist Datuk P. Sundramoorthy of Universiti Sains M...
How electric vehicles are accelerating the end of the oil ag...
08 December 2023
WASHINGTON: There is plenty of hand-wringing on display at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai about the slow pace of reducing the consumption of fossil fuels to fight climate ch...
RM25mil to improve traffic flow in Shah Alam
08 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has unveiled a comprehensive traffic masterplan in a move to ease traffic woes by 30%.
The plan outlines a three-phase approach ...
Driver in high-speed chase from PJ to Cyberjaya jailed a mon...
08 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: The driver who went viral for being chased by 28 police cars from Petaling Jaya to Cyberjaya was jailed for one month and fined RM10,000 by the magistrate's court he...
Penang Bridge to close for marathon on Dec 17
08 December 2023
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Bridge will be closed for the Penang Bridge International Marathon from midnight to 10am on Dec 17.
A PLUS statement on Dec 7 said all vehicles can use a...
Morgan’s XP-1 hints at future electric sports car
08 December 2023
LONDON: British sports car firm Morgan has revealed a new prototype that shows its "ongoing development" of electric cars.
Produced over 12 months, the XP-1, standing for "exper...
Chery's Jaecoo J7 AWD arrives in Malaysia for trials and eng...
07 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Jaecoo sub-brand from China's Chery Automotive Group is making its first foray into Malaysia with the arrival of the first two units of the right-hand drive Jaeco...
Road rage: Ex-IT employee sentenced to 16 years' jail for ca...
07 December 2023
SHAH ALAM: A former information technology employee was sentenced to 16 years in prison by the High Court here today, for causing the death of bank manager Syed Muhammad Danial Sye...
Govt to launch electric motorcycle use scheme tomorrow
07 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Electric Motorcycle Use Scheme, which offers a RM2,400 rebate to qualified buyers for the purchase of electric motorcycles, will be launched tomorrow, said Invest...
Dec 7-13: Fuel prices unchanged
06 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Dec 7-13.
The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that RO...
Fast and furious chase across Selangor
06 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: A 50km pre-dawn chase, with 28 police cars from four districts screaming through the streets of Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Serdang and Sepang ended with the arrest ...
BSI complex works causes power cut, disrupt Malaysia-Singapo...
06 December 2023
JOHOR BARU: Maintenance work at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (BSI CIQ) here caused a power disruption for eight hours, affecting Malaysi...
New leader of GM's Cruise acknowledges 'all-time low' amid s...
06 December 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has hit an “all time low,” said its new leader, while promising to restore trust with regulators and the public after ...
Revived Moskvich car brand breaks into Russia's top 10
06 December 2023
Sources have said that the Moskvich 3 model is a JAC Sehol X4 from China. — Reuters
MOSCOW: Russia's Soviet-era Moskvich car entered the country's list of top 10 best-selling bran...
Why Malaysia discouraging CBU cars with small engine capacit...
05 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Allowing the import of completely built-up (CBU) cars with small engine capacity will lead to the dumping of such vehicles in the local market and hamper the governme...
China issues safety guidelines for autonomous public transpo...
05 December 2023
BEIJING: China today issued safety guidelines for the use of autonomous vehicles in public transport, the latest in a series of measures preparing for the increased use of driverle...