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Cars today are not only machines on wheels, but an inseparable communion of software and hardware. (Representative image: Pixabay)

Data analytics: A prerequisite to Artificial Intelligence mobility

Self-driving and Artificially Intelligent automobiles are no longer future concepts.

30 Jun 2018 1:44 PM

Vehicles heat up through the greenhouse effect, the combination of heat from the exterior surfaces of the vehicle and sunlight entering through the windows can turn it into an oven unbelievably fast.

Baby girl dies when left in hot car all day by dad who forgot about her

Child was discovered by adoptive mum and was rushed to Vanderbilt hospital where she was pronounced dead.

24 May 2018 5:22 PM

The retired psychiatric nurse found a pay and display bay and then spent half an hour walking back to the hospital. (Photo: Pixabay)

Elderly couple reunited with car after 5 days trying to remember where it was parked

Couple was finally reunited with the vehicle when it was discovered by builder Martin Tyler in a car park half a mile from the hospital.

24 May 2018 4:38 PM

The E-type was built between 1961 and 1975, and described by Enzo Ferrari as "the most beautiful car in the world". (Photo: AP)

Saw the sexy jaguar Prince Harry was driving? Here’s its tragic story

The E-type once belonged to Jamiroquai musician Toby Grafftey-Smith, who died last year aged 46 after a six-year battle with cancer.

22 May 2018 4:40 PM

Cycling to work can help you live longer

More active patterns of travel were associated with a reduced risk of incident and fatal CVD and all-cause mortality in adults.

22 May 2018 1:45 PM

Witnesses said the Tesla car did not brake prior to impact, the police said in a statement, adding it was unknown if the autopilot feature in the Model S was engaged at the time.

Tesla Model S crashes into truck in Utah

The Tesla car was travelling at 60 miles per hour when it hit the mechanic truck.

14 May 2018 7:46 PM

Poor sleep quality explains some racial differences in drowsy driving

Sleepiness is thought to be a factor in anywhere from 2 percent to 20 percent of all crashes resulting in fatalities or hospitalization.

11 May 2018 1:35 PM

Local media reports say that the cat was intentionally thrown from the ninth-floor window by its drunk owner. (Youtube Screengrab: DailyMail)

Cat survives nine-storey fall, lands on its feet, literally!

Local police are currently investigating the issue, however no arrests have been made so far.

25 Apr 2018 4:43 PM

The Zicom Street Smart is nothing but a simple OBD-II (On-Board Diagnostics II) device that plugs into almost all modern vehicles available today.

Zicom Street Smart review: A must have for all cars

Street Smart is a vehicle passenger safety solution that helps drivers analyse the vehicle, his driving and keeps owners at peace.

29 Mar 2018 12:08 PM

Portronics Car Power X is priced at Rs 1,099 and is available for purchase on both online and offline stores.

Portronics launches High Capacity Car Charger 'Car Power X'

Car Power X has a Qualcomm QC 3.0 port, a Type-C USB fast charging port and a micro USB charging port – all in one.

22 Mar 2018 8:10 PM

Leggy and heavily made-up models still adorn the stands at the Geneva show, though there seems to be a bit show than previous years. (Photo: Pixabay)

In #MeToo era, some question need for 'car girls' at shows

There are still women draped on cars as we walk around the show. (Photo: Pixabay)

08 Mar 2018 3:52 PM

The problem majorly lies in the incorrect correlation of air pollution to just smog, pollen, and other outdoor air quality problems. Most people never even think about the quality of the air inside their cars, where harmful dust mites, antigens and other toxic elements get sealed up.

Need of the hour – car air purifiers

Irrespective of what time of the day it is, air quality can be 5x worse than outside with traffic, smog and round-the-clock air pollution.

27 Feb 2018 9:49 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Prison time for Las Vegas man who faked theft of his car

U.S. District Judge Carolyn Ellsworth also ordered he pay $600.

19 Feb 2018 8:07 PM

California requires automakers, technology companies and startups that test their self-driving vehicles on public roads to provide an annual compilation of miles traveled in autonomous mode and the number of “disengagements.”

Google Waymo tests self-driving car in California

Alphabet is out ahead of rivals based on a key measure of autonomous driving performance.

02 Feb 2018 9:26 AM

Pictures showed the car on the back of a flatbed truck as it was handed over to the sultan (Photo: YouTube)

Malaysian sultan gets replica of car from 'Flintstones' for his birthday

It will take pride of place in a house he built in the coastal town of Mersing inspired by the Flintstone's home from the 1960s cartoon.

17 Jan 2018 8:17 PM

Drugged driver crashes car into second story

Luckily no one died in the incident and only two people suffered minor injuries.

15 Jan 2018 7:37 PM

According to investigators, Cai's mother, Tralyn Crosby, 35, was backing her vehicle up when she struck her son. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Mum accidentally runs over and kills one-year-old son

Louisiana mother caused the tragic accident while reversing out of their driveway.

05 Jan 2018 6:55 PM

Customers will not be charged for using the service or the data transmitted to and from the car while making transactions.

GM puts an e-commerce marketplace in the dashboard

GM’s Marketplace technologywill be uploaded automatically to about 1.9 million model-years 2017.

06 Dec 2017 4:51 PM

The current estimates for the cost of a self-driving hardware and software package range from $70,000 to $150,000.

Self-driving costs could drop 90 percent by 2025, Delphi CEO says

Delphi wants automakers to rethink the way vehicles are engineered, built and make money by autonomous electric vehicles.

05 Dec 2017 5:03 PM

Severe injuries were 10 times more likely with motorcycle crashes. (Representational Image)

Motorcycle crashes are more dangerous than car accidents, says study

Study finds that overall, the injury rate for motorcycle crashes is three times the injury rate for car crashes.

24 Nov 2017 8:31 AM

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