Car-maker Ford is trialling technology that can slow down vehicles to reduce speeding and to remove the need for speed limit signs. Ford is trialling an innovative geofencing technology - a type of virtual geographical boundary - where special rules can be set around specific locations. The company is hoping to
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Tesla Inc. customers might love the carmakers' nifty keyless entry system, but one cybersecurity researcher has demonstrated how the same technology could allow thieves to drive off with certain models of the electric vehicles. A hack effective on the Tesla Model 3 and Y cars would allow a thief to unlock
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Leading digital identity and consumer analytics technology company, VerifyMe Nigeria, has unveiled a digital plate number verification service that verifies motor vehicle and motor owner data instantly via plate numbers. A statement signed by the Co-founder/CEO, VerifyMe Nigeria, Esigie Aguele, said the plate number verification service was designed to fill the
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Assisted driving systems installed in Tesla, Hyundai Motor and Subaru vehicles all failed to avoid head-on collisions in testing done by the American Automobile Association (AAA). The AAA, a US consumer and travel services organisation, said current assisted driving and automated braking systems fall short of true autonomous driving, and require
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The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has initiated a N200 billion vehicle financing scheme to enable Nigerians own brand new vehicles at ease. The Director General of the Council, Jelani Aliyu disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Sokoto at the weekend. Aliyu, who revealed that the private sector
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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are teaching microscopes to drive discoveries with an intuitive algorithm, developed at the lab’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, that could guide breakthroughs in new materials for energy technologies, sensing and computing. “There are so many potential materials, some of which
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Toyota is recalling about 460,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a software problem that can inadvertently disable the electronic stability control system. The automaker says that when the vehicles are restarted, in rare cases the software may not automatically switch the system into the "on" mode. That can disable the
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German automaker Porsche has announced that it is planning on building its own network of electric vehicle charging stations. The company said that to achieve this ambitious goal, Porsche is investing in premium charging stations together with partners — and additionally in its own charging infrastructure. “In 2025, half of all
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Fully autonomous vehicles in the US will not need to come with manual driving controls following updates to the highway safety rules by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Previously, autonomous vehicles needed to come equipped with a steering wheel and pedals so that human drivers could take control if
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Recycling of electric car batteries can be easier, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly, according to a new scientific article from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, which outlines an optimized recycling process. The research, published in the journal Waste Management, has been carried out by some of the world's foremost experts
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