Tag: Vehicle Tech
Ford could be working on a camera system that automatically reports speeding vehicles
A recent patent filing by Ford titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” appears to show that the company is looking at a way of automatically snitching on speeding motorists. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the filing looks at ways Ford can use it…
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This sub-$13,000 EV has become a surprise smash hit – and it’s coming to a dealer near you soon
Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast has announced that the tiny VF 3 model, its social media sweetheart, has begun shipping and that the cut-price Suzuki Jimny lookalike has been a runaway pre-order success. It comes as no surprise, considering the cheapest model costs just 235 million VND, or about $9,248 (£7,250/AU$14,000)…
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I rode the world’s first fully electric adventure motorcycle – and it’s the future aside from one big drawback
There’s no stopping the impending march of electrification, as even the two-wheeled world is busy turning its back on the combustion engine and looking at ways to embrace batteries and electric motors. Harley-Davidson unleashed its LiveWire to the general public back in 2019, while the likes of Kawasaki, KTM and BMW…
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6 ways Tesla is promising to change the world next year, ranked in order of their actual likelihood
Elon Musk held Tesla’s second quarterly earnings call of 2024 earlier this week, where he delivered the news to investors that net income had fallen by 45 per cent and that its deliveries of electric vehicles had decreased, according to The Financial Times. As a result, Tesla’s share price tumbled…
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Rivian explains why its EVs will never embrace Apple CarPlay, but conveniently omits the real reason
After months of debate, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe recently told The Verge’s Decoder podcast that the door for Apple CarPlay integration in the company’s vehicles has been well and truly closed. Like Tesla, Rivian wants to forge its own path when it comes to the in-vehicle user experience, leaning on…
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Xiaomi goes wild with 1,526bhp version of its debut SU7 electric vehicle –and it’s heading to the Nürburgring to topple records
Xiaomi surprised the world when it revealed its debut EV earlier this year, claiming that it had notched up over 75,000 sales within the first 28 days, making it one of the most hyped cars in China (and outside) of 2024. Now, the tech company hopes to hog the headlines…
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