Technology

Kritika Sethi

Oct 9, 2016, 2:46 PM

Driverless Mercedes-Benz Cars Will Give Precedence To Occupants' Safety

Mercedes-Benz claims that its self-driving cars will be programmed to give precedence to occupants' safety over pedestrians.

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  car&bike Team | Oct 7, 2016

  Is Rinspeed's Oasis Concept The Ideal Electric Hatchback For The City?

  What youre looking at is Rinspeeds Oasis concept. Its a small hatchback developed primarily for urban areas that can seat two people and of course its pure electric and autonomous. The creator says that the Oasis concept can be described as the trendy buddy of Star Wars icon R2D2 due to its almost zero turning radius, which is why we said at the very beginning about it being for the urban areas.

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  PTI | Oct 6, 2016

  Motorcycle Helmets Equipped With Airbag Could Provide Six-Fold Protection: Study

  Airbag helmets may reduce impact by as much as six-fold compared to traditional bike helmets, drop tests from as high as two meters have shown.

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  car&bike Team | Oct 4, 2016

  Paris Motor Show 2016: Lexus Debuts UX Concept

  Lexus UX, the automaker's "vision for a compact SUV of the future", was recently unveiled at the Paris Motor Show.

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  Kritika Sethi | Sep 28, 2016

  Automotive And Telecommunications Giants Come Together To Form 5G Automotive Association

  Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia, and Qualcomm have banded together to form the '5G Automotive Association' in the interest of communications solutions for connected mobility. 5G is expected to become the dominating standard for mobile communications across the globe in the next decade.

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  Kritika Sethi | Sep 27, 2016

  Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners With Microsoft For Next-Gen Connected Mobility

  The Renault-Nissan Alliance is partnering with Microsoft Corp. for the development of connected services for cars powered by Microsoft Azure.

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  Agence-France Presse | Sep 25, 2016

  Paris Carries Out Its First Driverless Minibus Trial

  One of the self-driving shuttle buses, made by French hi-tech firm Easymile, ran along a special circuit in Paris on a pedestrianised street near the River Seine.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Sep 24, 2016

  Toyota Goes Down The Toilet, Literally

  In a bid to aid in solving the global warming crisis, Toyota might soon start using human waste to power its upcoming electric cars. Apparently, the Japanese auto giant has found a way to convert sewage sludge, which is mostly made up of human waste, into hydrogen that can fuel cars like the Mirai.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 22, 2016

  Fully Electric Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck Concept Revealed; Can Travel 200Km On A Single Charge

  Now, Mercedes-Benz had already shown this concept earlier in July 2016 but it wore a camouflage which was difficult to see through and of course, we had no idea what the eTruck would actually look like. What we knew back then was that it was green; extremely green.

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