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Sep 5, 2018, 10:13 PM

Pioneer Launches Smart Sync Infotainment System For Cars

Pioneer India has launched its new Smart Sync system which aims at providing all smartphone connectivity in one app. It basically serves as a more affordable substitute to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Sep 29, 2023

  Exclusive: Maruti Has Sold More Than 3.6 Lakh AMT Automatic Cars In the Last Four Years

  Maruti Suzuki, India's largest automaker is also India's largest seller of automatic cars. With the likes of popular models like the new Swift, Dzire and even the sub-compact Vitara Brezza SUV getting an automated manual transmission or AMT unit, urban buyers are lapping them up by the thousands. In figures shared exclusively with NDTV carandbike, Maruti Suzuki has revealed that since the introduction of AMT, or as Maruti Suzuki calls is - AGS (Auto Gear Shift), the automaker has sold 3.6 lakh cars in India with this gearbox. In comparison, sales of the CVT or standard torque convertor automatic on the likes of the Baleno and the Ciaz are said to be less than 10 per cent of the AMT's overall sales.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 29, 2018

  Jaguar Land Rover's Self-Driving Pod Seeks Trust From Humans

  Engineers record trust levels in the person before and after the pod makes 'eye contact' to find out whether it generates sufficient confidence that it would stop for them. Previous studies suggest as many 63 per cent of pedestrians and cyclists say they'd feel less safe sharing the road with a self-driving vehicle.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 23, 2018

  Volkswagen To Offer All-Electric Car-Sharing From 2019

  German auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday it would launch an all-electric car-sharing service in Berlin next year, hoping to show off new models and break into a fast-growing market.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 23, 2018

  VW Approached Self-Driving Startup Aurora

  Volkswagen AG is on the hunt for self-driving technology and recently tried to buy Aurora Innovation, an autonomous-driving startup founded by veterans of Tesla Inc. and Alphabet Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 23, 2018

  Continental India Inaugurates New R&D Facility

  Continental also operates a full-fledged R&D centre, called the Continental Technical Centre India (TCI) in Bengaluru, catering to Continental's entire automotive business globally.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 9, 2018

  Wipro And Genesys International Sign MoU To Develop Autonomous Vehicles

  Genesys International Corporation Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wipro Limited jointly tap the opportunity in the autonomous car sector. As per the MoU, Genesys will develop HD Maps and Content while Wipro will develop the navigational and control technology for autonomous system and smart mobility companies.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Oct 4, 2023

  Tata Nexon Subcompact SUV Now Gets Apple CarPlay

  The Tata Nexon subcompact SUV will now come with Apple CarPlay in all new models starting from August 2018. A company spokesperson has told us that the smartphone connectivity software will be officially rolled out for Nexon by mid-August.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Aug 6, 2018

  Tesla Files Patent To Make Electric Car Batteries Safer

  According to the patent, the new system has a feature or a material that will insulate battery cells from heat generated by surrounding battery cells. The material used will most likely be some sort of new age polymer. The system will also have cooled plates or 'heat pipes' that will help remove the heat generated from battery cells in general and also that generated from damaged battery cells. Other tech will involve air gaps between cells for cooling, a sleeve that will hold the system in place and a feature that will help direct hot gasses discharging from a damaged cell in a particular direction away from other working cells.

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