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Apple Inc. has secured a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California. Apple has recruited dozens of auto experts in recent years, and the permit pulls the curtain back a bit on any possible plan.

The second largest CV manufacturer in India, Ashok Leyland, showcased its indigenously developed Intelligent Exhaust Gas Recirculation (iERG) technology at its annual global conference in Chennai. Along with the new technology, the company also displayed its entire range of future ready products which will make use of the iERG technology. As of now, it is just Ashok Leyland who has this technology in its armament, amongst the CV manufacturers in India.

In its flagship "Map the Future" conference, MapMyIndia announced the development of what is called the Digital Twin of the Real World as well as alliances with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Idea Cellular , Visit Health, Aatapaha Smart Lighting, Reverie Language Technologies and Udacity India, to develop India-specific solutions.

Scientists from Gujarat Technological University have developed a new system that combines a dashboard camera with an algorithm that can detect if an object near the vehicle is an animal and evaluate if its movements pose a risk to the vehicle.

We tell you about the difference between the BS III vehicles and BS IV vehicles and the options for manufacturers with regards to their stock of BS III vehicles.

Emflux Motors, a Bengaluru-based technological start-up, is in the process of designing and developing what will be India's first electric superbike. The electric sportbike will be comparable to 600-650 cc motorbikes with internal combustion engines in terms of performance, with a top speed of 170 kmph and 0-100 kmph acceleration in just 3.5 seconds.

Uber's investigation into the incident has cleared its self-driving cars to resume the project in Tempe, San Francisco, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Japanese electric motorcycle manufacturer Mugen Shinden has unveiled a new model - the Mugen Shinden Roku - the firm's sixth entry into the Isle of Man TT. "Roku" - Japanese for number "six" is so named to mark Mugen's sixth year in the iconic race. Piloted this year by John McGuinness and Guy Martin, this year's attempt will be to break the 120 mph (193 kmph) at the TT Zero event at the IOMTT.