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Blow whistle on foreign vehicles filling up with RON95 petro...
07 January 2020
JOHOR BARU: When you see someone with a foreign-registered car filling up with RON95 petrol, snap a photograph and send it to the complaints hotline of the Domestic Trade and Consu...
Sony to test self-driving cars to boost sensing, safety tech...
07 January 2020
TOKYO: Sony Corp said it would start testing self-driving cars as early as this year to beef up the company’s sensing and safety technologies, as the Japanese electronics and enter...
Amazon revs up auto ambitions with in-car TV, Alexa integrat...
07 January 2020
The Alexa digital assistant would be expanded from the home to the auto segment. — AFP LAS VEGAS: Amazon unveiled plans Monday to be a bigger player in the auto sector, announci...
Uber and Hyundai Motor team up to develop electric air taxi
07 January 2020
SEOUL: US ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor plan to jointly develop electric air taxis, they said today, joining the race for flyi...
Ghosn took bullet train to Osaka en route to Lebanon, says K...
07 January 2020
File pic of Ghosn and wife Carole in Tokyo last March.— Kyodo/AP TOKYO: Former Nissan and Renault boss Carlos Ghosn began his astonishing escape from Japan with a bullet train rid...
Drunk driver who dragged bike for 1km arrested
07 January 2020
GEORGE TOWN: A man was arrested after a three-minute video showing a car allegedly driven by him dragging a motorcycle went viral. George Town OCPD Asst Comm Soffian Santong sai...
Qualcomm launches autonomous driving computer, aiming to hit...
07 January 2020
A demo car equipped with the new Snapdragon Ride autonomous driving computing system is seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan 5. — Reuters LAS VEGAS: Qualcomm ...
CNY rewards for new Honda Malaysia customers
06 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia is offering triple rewards amounting up to RM10,000 comprising Prosperity Rebate, RM888 Extra Bonus and Exclusive Gift to those who register selected ...
Citroen C5 Aircross SUV Hybrid launched
06 January 2020
BRUSSELS: The new Citroen C5 Aircross SUV Hybrid will be unveiled at the 2020 Brussels Motor Show, to be held from 10 to 19 January. The new C5 Aircross SUV Hybrid has a PureTec...
Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV debuts at CES 2020
06 January 2020
LAS VEGAS: Fisker Inc has revealed its Ocean luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 in Las Vegas. With a projected production of more tha...
Virtual Visor: Bosch re-invents humble sun visor
06 January 2020
LAS VEGAS: Bosch has designed a Virtual Visor that could reduce sun glare-related car accidents. The Bosch solution is a transparent LCD and camera unit, which replaces the trad...
Dego Ride to be test-bed for how much regulation required
06 January 2020
Loke using the Dego Ride service in Kuala Lumpur today. — Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: The regulatory framework for motorcycle e-hailing services will be set up six months after the impl...
BMW beats Mercedes in US sales for first time since 2015
06 January 2020
NEW YORK: BMW AG outsold Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz in the United States for the first time in four years after blowing out its rival in the final month of 2019. BMW sold 35,746...
Ford serves up Ranger deals this CNY!
06 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor for Ford in Malaysia, is ushering in the Year of the Rat with a few attractive "prosperity" deals. From now...
Mitsubishi enlists Israeli startup as Japan plays catch up o...
06 January 2020
TOKYO:Mitsubishi Motors Corp has signed on to Israeli startup Otonomo's car-data marketplace as Japanese automakers race to make up ground on US and European rivals to provide in-v...
Mitsubishi offers Chinese New Year promotions
06 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) is offering a low interest rate of up to 0.88% for selected Triton variants only  with hire purchase loans from Maybank or Public Ban...
Ford working on helping the blind see via 'Feel The View' sm...
06 January 2020
COLOGNE: The sighted often take their vision for granted. But for those who are blind, views are something they miss in their experience of the world. Until now, that is. For...
Tesla’s Model 3 is the only EV doing real volume in the US
06 January 2020
DETROIT: If automakers learned anything from 2019, it’s that the have and have-nots of the US electric-vehicle market are Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 — and everything else. The Model 3...
US EPA to advance plan to cut heavy-duty truck emissions
06 January 2020
WASHINGTON: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce today it is seeking public input as it works on new rules to significantly decrease emissions of smog-forming...
3D printed LOCI podcar as transport solution
06 January 2020
BERLIN: BigRep’s LOCI Podcar offers an effective, accessible and sustainable mobility solution as a fully 3D printed, autonomous electric last-mile transportation solution. ...