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The platform that will enable vehicles to communicate with external devices.

The Japanese government has approved the use of external cameras that will be replacing conventional outside rear view mirrors (ORVMs) on cars and the futuristic feature will roll out in the country by the end of this year.

BMW Group announced a tie up with Intel and Mobileye for the development of autonomous cars with the aim to put them on the road by 2021.

Adding its name to the front runners for driverless cars, Chinese tech giant Baidu today pronounced it aim to initiate mass-production of driverless cars in 5 years in an endeavour to one-up rivals like Google and Tesla Motors.

Bentley has recently released the world's highest-definition car photo featuring the new Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase in Rose Gold over Magnetic duo-tone version crossing San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge.

Lamborghini has its roots in Italy, no doubt about it, but the company's future innovations, especially carbon fibre technology will be developed in Seattle, Washington. Called the Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory (ACSL), this new facility will operate as an entity outside Lamborghini's headquarters in Bologna. It will be responsible for unlocking new potential in carbon fibre.

The Driver Behaviour Project explores providing drivers with a personal score, based on various driver inputs, and accessed via a prototype driving app.

Now here's a helmet that sends out a distress call in case of a two wheeler accident. A Thai company is working on a helmet that makes use of basic smartphone tech such as a SIM card, GPS, impact sensors to send the precise coordinates of the accident site to emergency medical services.