Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications technology has the potential to make driving safer and less stressful, so it’s alarming to hear that WiFi signals could interfere with them. As noticed by Consumer Reports, Ford’s Executive Director of Connected Vehicle and Services wrote the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to tell them their research has shown […]
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After the fifth-generation Toyota RAV4 miserably failed the moose test of Swedish publication Teknikens Värld, the Japanese car manufacturer has updated the vehicle’s software to improve its performance. To put the updated SUV to the test, Teknikens Värld headed to Spain with Toyota and a tweaked RAV4 equipped with out-riggers in the place of the […]
Read MoreHundreds of thousands of customers have already expressed their interest in purchasing the Tesla Cybertruck in North America and other markets, but it seems that the electric pickup truck won’t be approved for selling in Europe – at least not in its current form. Quoted by AutomobileWoche, German authorities state that the vehicle’s structure is […]
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Euro NCAP has published its second-to-last release of the year, during which a dozen vehicles were totaled for the sake of safety, against the 2018-2019 protocol. One of the stars of this session was the Tesla Model X, which managed to crash its way into a 5-star safety rating. The European New Car Assessment Program […]
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You know those stickers that say ‘no airbags, we die like real men’? Well, it’s going to be a horrible death should you be in a car that lacks this safety feature, which is mandatory in Western markets. Latin America is one of the few places where legislation doesn’t force automakers to equip the base […]
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The head of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), the leading crash test authority in Australia, has expressed serious concerns about how the controversial design of the Tesla Cybertruck could pose unnecessary dangers to occupants and other road users. Speaking with News, ANCAP chief executive James Goodwin said the shape and stainless steel body […]
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Buyers of new BMW models will be able to add more functions to their vehicles post purchase via the company’s updated ConnectedDrive Store. BMW owners will be able to activate functions such as the High-Beam Assistant, the Active Cruise Control (ACC) driver assistance system with Stop&Go, and the BMW Drive Recorder, with the German brand […]
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Euro NCAP, the body that conducts crash tests in Europe awarding up to five stars for its best performers, has released the safety ratings for the new generations BMW 1-Series and 3-Series, as well as the latest Peugeot 208 and Jeep Cherokee. The two Bavarian models achieved a maximum 5-star safety rating, with the European safety […]
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The 2019 Volkswagen Arteon has just missed out on a Top Safety Pick award from the IIHS due to its LED headlights. In recent testing of the sleek four-door, the IIHS awarded the Arteon with good crashworthiness ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and […]
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Electric scooters are plaguing cities across the globe and hundreds of Germans have found a new reason to hate them. During an Oktoberfest celebration in Munich, 414 people were caught scooting under the influence. While that doesn’t sound too bad, CNN reports 254 of those people ended up losing their driver’s license. That seems a […]
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