Automotive stories - Page 38

A new autonomous driving research project may help reduce the number of accidents NZ roundabouts in the future according to a local spokesperson.

Tesla's Model S redefines driving with cutting-edge tech and exhilarating performance. Our weekend road test reveals whether it lives up to the hype.

78% of 1100 examined codebases contained at least one open source vulnerability, with an average of 64 vulnerabilities per codebase.

New standards have been introduced by the country's largest body of panel beaters to cope with increasing numbers of EVs.

Uber's new VTOL aircraft promise to cut down commute times and reduce traffic congestion, but safety concerns cloud their aerial ambitions.

Kia New Zealand confirms the arrival of the all-electric Niro SUV in early 2019, boasting a range of over 380 km, joining its popular hybrid siblings.

Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks will share live hazard data to enhance road safety, raising questions about whether this advance is efficient or invasive.

Volvo announced it is working with Google to embed Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other Google services.

New Zealand startup Mevo and Wellington City Council debut Australasia's first free-floating car share trial. Audi e-trons are now a flexible transport option.

HAVAL unveils the P8, its first plug-in hybrid, set to debut at Auto China 2018 under the luxury brand WEY, promising 250kW output and impressive features.

Despite the industrial sector's plans to explore digital transformation, the adoption of cybersecurity capabilities and technology are still low.

More Kiwis are ditching car ownership for car-sharing, with Yourdrive leading the shift. The industry is set to reach USD $15.7bn globally.

Feel The View takes pictures that are turned into high-contrast monochrome images, these are then reproduced on the glass using special LEDs.

Point of No Return is the behind the scenes documentary of the world's first solar-powered flight around the world.

New Zealand's Ohmio Automotion has agreed to supply 150 of its autonomous shuttles to South Korean company SolaSeaDo.

EVs could reduce global conflicts driven by oil dependence, says a Flip the Fleet poll. Nearly half of owners cite green credentials as their main motivation.

The private car is typically the second-largest purchase people make - but the average car is used less than 4% of the time.

Mandatory Autonomous Emergency Braking in new vehicles could save hundreds of Kiwi lives and lower insurance costs, says Volvo NZ's general manager Coby Duggan.

Trillium has been recognized at this year's CyberTech Asia 2018 event in Singapore thanks to its cybersecurity suite for connected vehicles.

New Zealand businesses are increasingly embracing more sustainable transport options to get their employees from A to B.