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The plastic may not meet the most up to date international safety guidelines. (Photo: Pixabay)

Second-hand plastic toys could pose health risks to kids

Scientists from the University of Plymouth in the UK analysed 200 used plastic toys which they found in homes, nurseries and charity shops.

29 Jan 2018 3:26 PM

Microwaves 'alone' emit as much carbon dioxide as 7 mn cars: Study

This is despite the fact that microwaves spend more than 90 percent of their lifetime being idle.

18 Jan 2018 12:01 PM

Indian automotive space saw a lot of action this year.

Most trending cars and bikes of 2017

Google has released list of most trending 4-wheelers and 2-wheelers in 2017 and the list has some surprising names.

15 Dec 2017 4:14 PM

One of the most widely used sustainable alternatives to petrol world-wide is bioethanol. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cheers! Scientists turn beer into fuel

Ethanol is not an ideal replacement for petrol as it has issues such as lower energy density.

07 Dec 2017 12:26 PM

Researchers suggested that young men and extroverted or neurotic people are more prone to distraction. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women may be better drivers than men: study

People who felt that distracted driving was more socially acceptable.

19 Nov 2017 11:45 AM

The tour included giving more than three dozen reporters rides in Chrysler Pacifica minivans traveling through faux neighborhoods and expressways that Waymo has built on a former Air Force base located in the Californian Central Valley city of Atwater.

Google's Waymo to shift robotic cars into next gear

Waymo showed off its progress during a rare peek at a testing facility located 120 miles (193 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco.

01 Nov 2017 4:15 PM

Three companies are now testing self-driving cars in Boston's Seaport District.

Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl

The study included a computer simulation of how downtown Boston traffic would change with the advent of self-driving cars.

17 Oct 2017 2:47 PM

The study released is the latest by University of Utah professor David Strayer, who has been examining the impact of infotainment systems on safety for AAA's Foundation for Traffic Safety since 2013. Past studies also identified problems, but Strayer said the "explosion of technology" has made things worse. (Representational image)

Your high-tech car could soon prove fatal: Study

The amount of modern technology crammed into today’s cars worsens driver distraction.

07 Oct 2017 9:57 AM

In-car tech is more accessible than ever before with numerous luxury car features now seeping into everyday cars.

5 futuristic car features available today

These features will make the car smarter as a commodity.

28 Sep 2017 1:10 PM

The new autonomous driving investment comes after the South Korean company completed its acquisition of Harman.

Samsung steps up push into autonomous driving technology

Samsung is the world's largest maker of memory chips and smartphones.

16 Sep 2017 9:33 AM

Besides Apple, it will join Waymo, a division of Alphabet Inc, which supplies the Android operating system that runs on Samsung’s phones.

Samsung secures self-driving car permit in California

With the foray into the US self-driving car landscape, Samsung will jostle with its friends and foes.

01 Sep 2017 1:33 PM

The proposal before the Cabinet was to hike the cess rate on these cars to 25 per cent. (Photo: Deepak Kurkunde)

Cabinet clears Ordinance to allow hike in GST cess on cars

Highest pre-GST tax incidence on motor vehicles worked out to about 52-54.72 per cent, to which 2.5 per cent.

30 Aug 2017 1:33 PM

Cars attract the top tax rate of 28 per cent. (Photo: File/Representational)

Cabinet may this week consider hike in GST cess on cars

Small petrol cars of less than 4 meters and 1,200 cc attract a cess of 1 per cent.

27 Aug 2017 2:32 PM

If you drive a car, and prefer to keep your windows rolled down while driving, we recommend that you stop this practice, unless you are concerned about your health.

Turn on your car air conditioner to cut down air pollution

A research has highlighted that air conditioners are the most effective method of keeping your cabin air clean.

12 Aug 2017 12:55 PM

Toyota Kirloskar Motor said it will not change its plans for hybrid vehicles in India despite increase in tax rates. (Representational Image)

Toyota to keep prices of hybrid vehicles unchanged after GST

Hybrid vehicles are in same slab as luxury cars at 28 per cent GST plus 15 per cent cess at present.

11 Jul 2017 3:41 PM

The company, which blamed "severe shortfall" of new battery packs that constrained vehicle manufacturing until June, reiterated on Friday that combined deliveries of Model S and Model X in the second half of 2017 will likely exceed deliveries in the first half.

Tesla Q3 deliveries to include 3,500 vehicles in transit

Tesla delivered about 47,100 electric sedans and SUVs in the first half of 2017.

08 Jul 2017 6:17 PM

Nissan will slash prices to pass on GST benefits to customers.

Nissan slashes car prices by 3 per cent to pass on GST benefit

GST, is expected to benefit all the stakeholders as it will lower the cost of goods and services.

07 Jul 2017 11:50 AM

To people, rain can appear as elongated streaks that seem to fill the air. To high-speed cameras, however, rain consists of sparsely spaced, discrete drops. (Representational image)

Science makes navigating roads during rain, snowfall easy

The system invented by researchers improves visibility by redirecting light to shine between particles of precipitation.

05 Jul 2017 11:18 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

This monsoon, keep yourself safe on roads

Avoid speeding in the rain is one of the important rules.

02 Jul 2017 11:20 AM

With the increasing fuel prices and third-party insurance premium in India, you must make a wise decision about which car to buy keeping your requirement and budget in view even if you’re buying one on EMIs.

Five new car expenses your dealer won’t tell you

Expenses you need to incur after officially holding the keys of your new car

25 May 2017 1:25 PM

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