Technology Reviews

Swedish auto manufacture Volvo Cars has announced that the new 2017 range of its 90 series cars will now come with Microsoft's collaborative productivity app, Skype for business. The company claims that the addition of something like Skype for Business will promote in-car productivity and it is the first car manufacturer to offer such a feature.

Google has decided to not directly go venture into production autonomous cars but partner with existing car manufacturers to develop the technology. And right now, Waymo is in talks with Japanese auto giant Honda Motor Co. to integrate its self-driving technology with their vehicles.

Renault has opened China's first experimentation zone for self-driving cars in the country's central city of Wuhan. An electric autonomous driving (AD) car by Renault will operate on a two-km-long lakeside road in the Sino-French Wuhan Ecological Demonstration city in Wuhan.

Audi's newest vehicle-to-infrastructure program, the German manufacturer is now fitting some selective cars that can communicate with the traffic grid in a city. Essentially, the car will be able to pull up to a set of traffic lights and tell the driver when the red light will turn green. This will be done through a timer on the dashboard.

According to a set of recently leaked patent images, Kawasaki appears to have started working on its first all-electric road motorcycle. The patent images reveal that the bike will have a street fighter like stance and it is likely to get the manufacturers latest style cues.

Audi is working on a new autonomous AI technology using a special miniature Q2, as part of its 'Deep Learning Concept' project. This model is capable of finding a parking spot and park in entirely on its own.

The German carmaker says the new headlamps have a resolution of over 2 million pixels and not only aid the driver but also facilitate communication.

Self-driving mobility scooters could be the next big thing in driverless vehicle technology as the University of Singapore is testing single-seater mobility scooters that can travel at speeds up to 6 km/h on footpaths and intended to curb accidents caused because of overtly phone savvy people.