Category: Car stuff
CES 2019: Tesla-rival Byton readies futuristic car with 48-inch digital dashboard
Chinese motoring startup Byton has unveiled its smart intuitive vehicle at CES 2019. Among its futuristic features are a 48-inch digital dashboard, a touch screen embedded in the steering wheel and support for 5G and Amazon Alexa. The Tesla competitor provided an update on its plans at CES 2019, the main tech event of the…
Nissan unveils Invisible-to-Visible ‘connected car’ concept at CES
At the upcoming CES Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nissan will unveil its future vision for a vehicle that helps drivers “see the invisible” by merging both real and virtual worlds to create a connected-car experience. Invisible-to-Visible, or I2V, is a future technology created through Nissan Intelligent Mobility. It claims to support drivers by merging…
Hyundai announces smart fingerprint technology for starting cars
South Korean motor manufacturer Hyundai has announced the world’s first smart fingerprint technology that allows drivers not only to unlock the doors but also start the vehicle. Hyundai plans to implement the technology initially in the Santa Fe SUV model that is due to be released in select markets during the first quarter of 2019.…
Elon Musk unveils The Boring Company’s traffic-busting underground tunnel
Image: Press Association Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled his ground-breaking underground transportation tunnel, which he hopes will provide an answer to “soul-destroying traffic” across the world. Reporters and invited guests took some of the first journeys in the subterranean tube system beneath the surface of Los Angeles, which could…
Two thirds of drivers forget where they have parked, claims Nissan survey
Nearly two thirds of UK drivers (65.1%) – or around 21.4 million motorists – have forgotten where they parked their car with multi-storey car parks being the place where they are mostly likely to lose them. According to the survey of 2,000 motorists carried out by Nissan, one in three (33.75%) said they do so…
Review: AUTODOC car parts app
This week I took my car, an Audi A5 Sportback, for a service at the local car repair shop in North London. It cost me a few hundred pounds and I didn't really need that much in the way of new parts. Just a new Xenon headlight. God only knows why they are expensive. Had…
Podcasts and streamed music replacing radio in car, Nissan survey shows
Millions of Brits are now shunning the radio on their commute – in favour of podcasts and playlists. Researchers who carried out a survey of 2,000 UK motorists on behalf of Nissan found one in six now prefer opting for pre-recorded podcasts, downloaded playlists or streamed music from their phones. Five years ago, this was the case…
Happy Birthday Traffic Lights! 150 years old today
Image: Press Association Today (December 9th, 2018) marks 150 years since the world’s first traffic light was installed close to Westminster Bridge in London - though its first appearance in the UK was brief following a disaster. The gas-powered traffic light was installed at the junction of Great George Street…
Vauxhall unveils all electric GT X concept car – no wing mirrors or door handles required!
Car design hasn't really changed that much in the last few years. However new technology means that in the not so distant future, cars will not only respond in a different way than they do today (largely thanks to increasing automation) they will also look much different too. Take the GT X concept car…
UK Government announces £25 million for autonomous vehicle trials in London and Edinburgh
Business Secretary Greg Clark is shown an autonomous car by Professor Pal Newman at Oxbotica (Aaron Chown/PA) Autonomous vehicle trials serving London and Edinburgh have received a funding boost from the Government as the UK ramps up its self-driving ambitions. Three pilots have been announced, ranging from self-driving taxis to…
