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The costs to integrate hardware, software and data and the accelerating pace of development of self-driving vehicles has sparked a growing number of alliances between automakers and suppliers.

To fans of the Hasbro action figures which were developed in the action packed movies, the Transformers series is as much about the cars as Autobots or Decepticons to side with. In the fifth edition of the Michael Bay directorial, the Centenario Coupe stars as 'Hot Rod'.

Tata Motors has commenced the trial run of its 9 metre electric bus in Chandigarh. The Tata Ultra Electric 9 metre bus will run for a period of 15 days as part of the trial, in collaboration with the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) and the State Transport Department. Tata's pilot-run is part of the city administration's process of introducing electric buses under its Smart City plan.

Scientists have developed an inexpensive printed sensor that can monitor car tyres in real time, warning drivers when the rubber has grown dangerously thin and needs to be changed. The device will increase safety, improve vehicle performance and reduce fuel consumption.

In one of the early signs of the company acknowledging its work in autonomous technology, Apple - Chief Executive Tim Cook said for the first time that the iPhone maker is concentrating on technology for self driving cars, the Bloomberg reports.

Tamil Nadu Government has shown interest to purchase low floor, air conditioned electric vehicle CIRCUIT provided by Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland. The company will be showcasing an electric vehicle with battery swap technology in the coming days.

Scientists are developing a new system that can predict if a car driver is about to have a heart attack, a feature that would help avoid road accidents due to an unexpected cardiac event.When a person has a medical emergency behind the wheel,fellow passengers and motorists also face risk of death or serious injury.

Tesla recently announced that all the right-hand drive Model X cars will be getting a wireless update for fixing a software bug which might cause a potential airbag problem.