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Prince Charles was seen using his all-electric Jaguar I-Pace crossover for the first time for an official engagement, in London.

Pioneer India has launched its new Smart Sync system which aims at providing all smartphone connectivity in one app. It basically serves as a more affordable substitute to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Maruti Suzuki, India's largest automaker is also India's largest seller of automatic cars. With the likes of popular models like the new Swift, Dzire and even the sub-compact Vitara Brezza SUV getting an automated manual transmission or AMT unit, urban buyers are lapping them up by the thousands. In figures shared exclusively with NDTV carandbike, Maruti Suzuki has revealed that since the introduction of AMT, or as Maruti Suzuki calls is - AGS (Auto Gear Shift), the automaker has sold 3.6 lakh cars in India with this gearbox. In comparison, sales of the CVT or standard torque convertor automatic on the likes of the Baleno and the Ciaz are said to be less than 10 per cent of the AMT's overall sales.

PUBG or Player Unknown's Battlegrounds is taking the world by storm is possibly the most famous game today. Available on PC, console and most popularly a mobile medium, the game basically is an online multiplayer first shooter which gives more importance to survival than the sheer number of kills. So how does Mahindra have anything to do with it? Well, in a rather surprising discovery as seen in the picture above, the tractors used in the game as a part of the general landscape in the popular map 'Erangel' actually has 'Mahindra 265 DI' markings on the side engine cover!

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is without a doubt the world's greatest classic and vintage car event. With cars from every part of the world participating in this fest of paint, chrome and lovely old leather, just being invited to be a part of the event is quite the honour. The 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was won by an absolutely stunning 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta owned by David & Ginny Sydorick, Beverly Hills, California. But this year was extra special for us in India as there were two classes reserved exclusively for cars with an Indian history. The cars were divided into two categories, F1 - The Cars Of The Raj - Bentley and Rolls-Royce and F2 - The Cars Of The Raj.

Pininfarina, one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) coachbuilder is usually known for its phenomenal Ferraris, Maseratis and Alfa Romeos. But strangely however, some of the earliest cars made by the coach builder and founder Batista 'Pinin' Farina actually have a connection with India! And one of these cars just won a Best In Class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance! And it isn't even Italian. In fact, surprise surprise, it is a Cadillac! The 1931 Cadillac 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster used to belong to the Maharaja of Orchha, a town in Madhya Pradesh before it was exported out of the country. The car now belongs to Anne Brockinton Lee and Robert M. Lee's Automobile Collection in the city of Reno, Nevada and won the F2 Cars - Motor Cars Of The Raj class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

SRK opens up about his misadventures concerning child safety with AbRam. And how it turned him to a better father, and more conscious of safety.

We chat with Shah Rukh Khan and speak to him about road safety in India.