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Toyota has filed a patent for a cloaking device which makes use of mirrors and bends the light around the pillars of a car, making it appear see-through. This technology will help improve safety and erase the problems of having blind spots in a car.

The future vehicles coming out of the JLR stable could turn out to be more aerodynamic and the new patent shows the companys plans for an extensive collection of tricks for channeling air around the side of the body.

Electric car maker Tesla is unlikely to open its base at the proposed JNPT SEZ, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has indicated. When asked if the Elon Musk-promoted, the US-based Tesla is coming to the proposed SEZ at JNPT which is the country's largest container port, Gadkari replied in the negative.

The Honda City is one of the most popular cars in India, especially in its segment. Essentially the sedan version of the Jazz (or the Fit as it is known internationally), a strange test mule of the City has been spied undergoing testing in Europe recently. The said test mule as you can see in the pictures is not just the standard city though but is longer than the usual car with a few inches of extra metal added to the rear doors along with protrusions on the rear bumper and a humped bonnet.

The Nissan Connect app comes with a host of over 50 features including a speed limiter alert, chauffeur tracker, curfew alert and even a driving score card to rate your driving practices.

Following on the lines of Volvo's development of an external airbag, Mercedes-Benz have patented a new A-pillar mounted external airbag setup that will help reduce the injury of the accident victims by reducing the impact between the pedestrian and the windshield.

It was at the end of 2016 that Elon Musk unveiled the SolarCity's glass solar roof panels and back then it was said that the installations for this will begin in 2017. Less than a year later, the first tiles have been fitted onto houses and are generating electricity, but here we have to tell you who are among the first few customers to get them installed.

High-speed transportation system Hyperloop One has successfully tested its prototype passenger pod, reaching a speed of up to 310 km per hour.