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Exclusive: Ford Cars Will Now Get In-Car Alexa Personal Assistant
The new In-Car-Alexa voice command system comes from Amazon, and will be integrated into Ford cars through the latest Microsoft SYNC 3 AppLink. US and Europe launch expected in second half of 2019, India likely to get the service by 2020.

Oslo Becomes The First City In The World To Get Wireless Charging Systems For EVs
Mar 25, 2019 03:08 PM
From 2023 onward all taxis in Oslo will have to be zero emission and Norway wants all new cars to be zero emission by 2025. Among other nations, Britain and France have similar goals for 2040.

Electric Bike Brand GoZero Mobility To Enter Indian Market
Mar 22, 2019 07:25 PM
British brand GoZero Mobility will launch two electric bicycles in India on March 27, 2019.

Volvo Cars To Deploy In-Car Cameras To Fight Against Intoxication And Distraction
Mar 22, 2019 07:10 PM
Volvo Cars revealed a new step in its ambitions to end fatalities in its cars by addressing the issues of intoxication and distraction with installing in-car cameras and other sensors.

Audi Seeks Closer Ties To Porsche In Cost-Cutting Drive
Mar 15, 2019 07:40 PM
Audi will make greater use of vehicle platforms and technologies developed with Porsche and Volkswagen as it embarks on a 15 billion euro cost cutting and efficiency drive, Chief Executive Bram Schot said.

Virtual Pedestrians Pave Way To Safer Roads For Driverless Cars
Mar 15, 2019 04:18 PM
A "virtual human" suddenly steps out at a blind bend, but the engineer in the Volvo car's driving seat on the test track doesn't flinch, leaving it to software to take evasive action.

Steelbird Launches New Social Networking and E-Commerce Platform
Mar 13, 2019 11:43 PM
Steelbird India which predominantly is a helmet and auto accessories maker is also known for exploring various businesses, be it the entertainment industry or exporting garments. Marking 55 years of its presence in the Indian market, the company today ventured into the technology space with a rather unique form of social networking and E-Commerce platform- the Steelbird connect. The fanciest bit about the Steelbird Connect is its share & earn feature. People can earn money by uploading and sharing content on this platform. For instance, if you upload a video on this platform with a bid of Rs. 10, the amount will be credited in your wallet every time someone shares your video on any social network including Steelbird connect. In-turn, the person sharing it will also receive the allocated part of the amount.

Bid Goodbye To Traffic, Intel Top Boss Says Flying Cars Will Become Reality In Five Years
Mar 12, 2019 12:47 AM
The next big thing in transportation is the possibility of autonomous flying cars. And if Intel's drone chief, Anil Nanduri, is to be believed, we may be seeing flying cars as early as in the next five years. In an exclusive interview with Cnet, Nanduri talked about the future of technology with flying cars as the most definite innovation. While the flying cars won't be available at scale, but Nanduri believes, it surely will start showing up in the sky.

Hyundai Develops Smartphone Based Digital Key
Mar 8, 2019 07:42 PM
Hyundai Motor Group announced the development of a Digital Key, which allows users to unlock and start a vehicle via their smartphone. Replacing a traditional physical key, the new Digital Key can be downloaded via an app and can be used by up to four authorised people.

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