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Faraday Future, which has been quite a secretive electric car startup is gearing up for a big reveal next week at CES, the annual technology conference in Las Vegas. This is their first vehicle and their target is a big one too Tesla.

With growing concerns over air pollution in the country, air purifiers are gaining momentum in terms of sales. And Philips' automotive division Lumileds has taken this opportunity to launch an in-car air purifier, the Philips GoPure Compact 110, priced at Rs. 7,999.

Automotive technologies have been advancing at a rapid rate over the past few years in order to address issues like pollution, safety and convenience. Here's a look at 2015's top 5 automotive technologies.

Google has been toying with its own autonomous city car concept since 2009. It's now ready to launch a self-driving taxi firm that will rival Uber under its Alphabet corporate umbrella. Uber itself has been researching autonomous vehicles and has already invested heavily in the self-driving taxi space.

Controlling things by using ones brain, how often has this been a dream? There are those who atleast create the illusion of doing so and then there are the ones like Charles Xavier from who have the power and use it for good. Well, researchers in China have also followed the good path and have developed a mind-controlled car.

German component maker ZF AG has created a centre airbag system that helps reduce injury risk to front row occupants by limiting horizontal displacement in the event of a side-impact accident. The issue of inter-occupant contact injuries is currently being studied by road safety organizations world-over and the centre airbag solution may in fact become mandatory in future European cars.

Volvo has unveiled a mysterious time machine concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Named after the average daily work commute of 26 minutes, according to the folks at Volvo, the Concept 26 is a futuristic interior that is designed for use with fully autonomous vehicles.

Tyre punctures and blowouts have always been the bane of motorists and there have been countless cases where they have led to fatal accidents, especially when the vehicle is moving at a fairly decent speed.