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Aug 28, 2019, 9:01 PM

Jaguar Land Rover Developing Next Generation Head-Up Display

The company's engineers are working on a powerful new 3D head-up display to project safety alerts, such as lane departure, hazard detection, sat nav directions, and to reduce the effect of poor visibility in poor weather or light conditions.

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  Reuters | Aug 28, 2019

  Ex-Google Engineer Indicted For Stealing Self-Driving Car Secrets, Pleads Not Guilty

  Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer in self-driving car technology, was criminally charged on Tuesday with stealing trade secrets from his former employer Google before joining rival Uber Technologies Inc. The 33-count indictment made public by the U.S. Department of Justice largely mirrors allegations that the Waymo unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, where Levandowski had worked, made in a 2017 civil lawsuit against Uber, which later settled. His lawyers said Levandowski stole nothing, and that they looked forward to proving his innocence at trial.

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  Reuters | Aug 28, 2019

  US To Test Mirrorless, Camera-Based Systems In Cars

  The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional rearview mirrors in automobiles, a technology already allowed in other countries, the agency said on Tuesday. The planned test by the agency known as NHTSA would examine "driving behaviour and lane change manoeuvre execution" in cars with traditional mirrors and camera-based visibility systems, the department said in a notice offering the public a chance to comment.

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  Reuters | Aug 27, 2019

  Automated Buses Dodge Peacocks, Tourists & Plants In Singapore Test

  Roaming peacocks, meandering tourists and curbside bushes were all causing headaches this week for operators of one of the first autonomous bus shuttle services to hit public roads in Singapore. Passengers found themselves almost outnumbered by bus stewards checking their seatbelts were tightly fastened as ST Engineering began testing four vehicles in the coastal district of Sentosa. Singapore, ranked second behind the United States in its preparedness for wide-scale driverless transport in a recent KPMG report, plans to deploy autonomous buses in three districts of the island from 2022.

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  Sameer Contractor | Aug 27, 2019

  Hyundai Group Unveils New Integrated E-Scooter For Last Mile Mobility On Future Vehicles

  First and last mile connectivity still remains a concern for many and Hyundai Motor Group did showcase the integrated electric scooter concept back at the CES 2017 addressing this issue. The concept essentially included the scooter to be stacked up inside the car and could be easily removed to and used from the boot. Now, building on the same, the Korean carmaker has revealed a new version of the e-scooter with rear wheel drive, a lithium-ion battery and stylish front and rear lights. The latest concept features in future Hyundai Motor Group plans to enable first- and last-mile mobility through integrating the scooter with the future Hyundai and Kia vehicles.

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  Ameya Naik | Aug 26, 2019

  Honda Develops New Front Airbag Technology

  The new design is based on Honda's commitment to developing technologies that better protect vehicle occupants in a wide range of crash scenarios.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 14, 2019

  Infosys To Drive Toyota's Material Handling Arm In US On Cloud

  Global software major Infosys on late Tuesday said it would provide telematics software to car maker Toyota's material handling arm in the US on its cloud platform.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 11, 2019

  Remote-Based App Exposed Thousands Of Vehicles To Hackers

  A hacker who goes by the handle Jmaxxz has exposed a series of vulnerabilities in a remote-based automobile app that may have exposed around 60,000 cars to hackers.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 11, 2019

  Toyota Aims To Counter Mistakes Of Gas Pedal For Brake

  Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce a safety function as early as this year to help prevent accidents caused by drivers slamming the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

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