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Steelbird India which predominantly is a helmet and auto accessories maker is also known for exploring various businesses, be it the entertainment industry or exporting garments. Marking 55 years of its presence in the Indian market, the company today ventured into the technology space with a rather unique form of social networking and E-Commerce platform- the Steelbird connect. The fanciest bit about the Steelbird Connect is its share & earn feature. People can earn money by uploading and sharing content on this platform. For instance, if you upload a video on this platform with a bid of Rs. 10, the amount will be credited in your wallet every time someone shares your video on any social network including Steelbird connect. In-turn, the person sharing it will also receive the allocated part of the amount.

The next big thing in transportation is the possibility of autonomous flying cars. And if Intel's drone chief, Anil Nanduri, is to be believed, we may be seeing flying cars as early as in the next five years. In an exclusive interview with Cnet, Nanduri talked about the future of technology with flying cars as the most definite innovation. While the flying cars won't be available at scale, but Nanduri believes, it surely will start showing up in the sky.

Hyundai Motor Group announced the development of a Digital Key, which allows users to unlock and start a vehicle via their smartphone. Replacing a traditional physical key, the new Digital Key can be downloaded via an app and can be used by up to four authorised people.

Fuell is a new company founded by Erik Buell with two new partners, and the first two electric two-wheelers have been announced - the Flow and Fluid.

Olectra-BYD, the joint venture between Olectra Greentech and BYD Auto Industry Company, has announced deploying 40 units of its 12-metre eBuzz K9 electric buses in Hyderabad.

Delhi today got its first ever fully Automated Driving Test Centre (ADTC). Developed in collaboration with Maruti Suzuki India, the test centres will be maintained by the carmaker for three years.

Avan Motors already has the Xero + which was launched last year and comes with a price of Rs. 47,000 (ex-showroom).

Porsche is testing autonomous driving in the companys own workshop. This project involves Porsche working with start-up Kopernikus Automotive to install a test field on the companys premises in Ludwigsburg. Kopernikus Automotive specialises in technology for self-driven cars, and the aim of the joint project is to enable vehicles to drive from their parking space to the lifting platform and back again, fully autonomously. It is intended that mechanics will be able to manoeuvre the sports cars to the correct position in the workshop, quickly and automatically, using a tablet. The technology shall provide vehicle orientation and independently detect objects.