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Automotive technologies have been advancing at a rapid rate over the past few years in order to address issues like pollution, safety and convenience. Here's a look at 2015's top 5 automotive technologies.

Google has been toying with its own autonomous city car concept since 2009. It's now ready to launch a self-driving taxi firm that will rival Uber under its Alphabet corporate umbrella. Uber itself has been researching autonomous vehicles and has already invested heavily in the self-driving taxi space.

Controlling things by using ones brain, how often has this been a dream? There are those who atleast create the illusion of doing so and then there are the ones like Charles Xavier from who have the power and use it for good. Well, researchers in China have also followed the good path and have developed a mind-controlled car.

German component maker ZF AG has created a centre airbag system that helps reduce injury risk to front row occupants by limiting horizontal displacement in the event of a side-impact accident. The issue of inter-occupant contact injuries is currently being studied by road safety organizations world-over and the centre airbag solution may in fact become mandatory in future European cars.

Volvo has unveiled a mysterious time machine concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Named after the average daily work commute of 26 minutes, according to the folks at Volvo, the Concept 26 is a futuristic interior that is designed for use with fully autonomous vehicles.

Tyre punctures and blowouts have always been the bane of motorists and there have been countless cases where they have led to fatal accidents, especially when the vehicle is moving at a fairly decent speed.

Blaupunkt launched the San Marino - 330, a drive less 6.2 inch multimedia with touch system in India. The company has priced it at Rs. 14,990. It combines a wide variety of different entertainment options and connection of most types of portable media that includes Bluetooth (HFP, PBAP & A2DP), USB, SD Card and also has an Aux-in.

We've seen Kawasaki come up with the supercharged Ninja H2 and H2R but the company, in a presentation at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, discussed about the evolution of its supercharger technology and this is when the company revealed that they are developing a full lineup of forced induction motorcycles.