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Feb 17, 2015, 8:07 PM

Ford Looking to Tie-Up With Chatting App WeChat

Ford envisages drivers syncing their phone to the car's software system and controlling specific WeChat functions, chosen by Tencent and then certified by Ford as safe, through voice commands or limited use of buttons.

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  Ameya Naik | Feb 13, 2015

  Mercedes And Cigarette Racing Unveil the AMG GTS Inspired Speed Boat

  Cigarette Racing and Mercedes-AMG have officially unveiled the Cigarette Racing 50 Marauder GT S concept at the Miami International Boat Show. We have already seen the sketches of these but now what you see is the real deal.

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  Ameya Naik | Feb 12, 2015

  Nissan Puts Glow-in-the-Dark Paint on the All-Electric Leaf

  We've seen Nissan go ballistic about the self-cleaning paint earlier but now they've taken a step ahead and has become the first manufacturer to apply glow-in-the-dark car paint to showcase the all-electric Leaf.

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  Ameya Naik | Feb 11, 2015

  Here's An Electric Car With a Range of 800km and a Top Speed of 300km/h

  We've all seen the Quant e-Sportlimousine at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and NanoFlowcell is now bringing out the redesigned Quant F. The car is all set to make a world premiere at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show on March 3.

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  Reuters | Feb 9, 2015

  Google Can Disrupt Car Industry But is No Automaker: Daimler

  Technology companies such as Google are unlikely to become mass car manufacturers, even if they have the potential to disrupt an industry increasingly focused on software and automated driving, the head of German carmaker Daimler said.

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  Kritika Sethi | Feb 6, 2015

  EyeLock Myris: Technology Through Which Human Eyes Could Start a Car

  A New York-based company that provides advanced iris based identity management technology solutions - EyeLock - is working on an iris identity authentication technology to validate the driver and authorise the start of the vehicle.

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  Ameya Naik | Feb 5, 2015

  Meet Salamander, the Amphibious Tricycle

  Many of us wait for the monsoon to come but when the rain gods hit hard, you're mostly stuck in deep waters. It's a yearly occurrence now in cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Pune to name a few. It is at times like these that you hoped you had something which could wade through this flood and well guess what there's someone in Philippines who's thought and acted over it.

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  Vikas Yogi | Feb 4, 2015

  Tata Motors' Air Car - Airpod - Might Launch in 2015

  Tata Motors had partnered with Motor Development International (MDI) - a French firm - to work on this project about 7 years ago. The company's silence on the project led us to believe that the project had been shelved.

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  NDTV Auto Team | Feb 4, 2015

  Google to Rival Uber In Ride Share Business?

  Google has come a long way, from becoming a search engine, which ensures information at your fingertips, to making technology accessible, to paving the path for new technology in the automotive world. Just when you thought they'd sit steady and say they've conquered a lot, there's news that Google is all set to enter the ride share business and to be specific, become a rival to Uber.

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