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NDTV Auto Team

May 12, 2015, 3:33 PM

Google's Self-Driving Cars Involved in 11 Accidents in 6 Years

These accidents involved Google's cars being hit from behind 7 times, mostly at traffic lights.

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  NDTV Auto Team | May 11, 2015

  Uber Aims to Raise $2 Billion; Expected Valuation to Touch $50 Billion

  Uber is planning to raise $1.5 billion - $2 billion in the next round of funding. If the ride-sharing company manages to raise that amount, it will become worth about $50 billion, which could give it the status of the most valuable venture-backed startup.

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  NDTV Auto Team | May 8, 2015

  Bosch Working on Affordable Safety Features for India

  India's track record has not been good when it comes to road safety. 1.4 million people die every year due to road accidents and the number is increasing as the days pass. Safety of the occupants and pedestrians cannot be taken lightly and even car manufacturers have started to realise that.

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  NDTV Auto Team | May 6, 2015

  Daimler Trucks Drives World's First Autonomous Truck on Public Road

  We'd told you about the autonomous technology that Daimler Trucks was working on and now they've become the world's first manufacturer to be granted a road license for an autonomous heavy-duty truck.

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  NDTV Auto Team | May 6, 2015

  Maps Will Help Save More Fuel, Says Audi

  The predictive efficiency assistant recognizes curves, roundabouts and intersections, descents and ascents, as well as municipality border signs and speed limit signs - often before the driver even sees them. Drivers who fully utilize this features can reduce fuel consumption by up to ten percent.

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  Ameya Naik | Apr 27, 2015

  Porsche and BMW Reveal Their Apps For the Apple Watch

  BMW and Porsche have unveiled their new apps for the Apple Watch which will allow their respective users to have all the information they need about the car at their fingertips.

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  Kritika Sethi | Apr 24, 2015

  Audi Starts Production of Water-Based E-Diesel

  The toll that conventional fuels take on the environment has been the subject of several discussions all over the world and rightly so. Taking another step in this direction, Audi has come up with a synthetic fuel that could contribute significantly to climate protection - Audi e-diesel.

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  Ameya Naik | Apr 21, 2015

  Engineering College in Gujarat Builds Autonomous Car in 28 Days

  2 professors, Kaushal Jani and Nirav Desai from the Amiraj College of Engineering, Gujarat, along with a bunch of 15 students, embarked on a project to build their own version of a driverless vehicle.

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  Ameya Naik | Apr 13, 2015

  MINI Working on High-Tech Eyewear

  We've seen Google glass change the way people look at eye wear. The technology in this field has gained immense traction with companies like BMW using them for quality control purposes. We know where this technology is heading and that may be one reason why Mini decided to add some style and introduce their Augmented Vision system at the Shanghai Motor Show.

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