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New Ford technology eliminates night driving fears

A new poll, commissioned by Ford, has shown that worries over night blindness and the fear of hitting someone top a list of nighttime driving fears. For the latter at least, there is now a solution that…

15 PH teams compete in Shell Eco-marathon Asia in Singapore

Singapore—Fifteen teams from various engineering schools in the Philippines are set to compete against 109 squads from 19 other Asia-Pacific countries in this year’s Shell Eco-marathon Asia on Friday. The four-day annual event is hosted here for…

Waze and Spotify’s duet means musical commuting

A new joint feature allows users to get turn-by-turn navigation within their Spotify app or, if they prefer access to their Spotify playlists while using Waze. It means that voice instructions or alerts will temporarily mute out…

Uber requires drivers to take selfies

Ride-sharing service Uber launched on Monday a new security feature meant to reduce fraud, help drivers guard against “compromised accounts” and provide passengers an additional measure of safety. The improved security procedure involves requiring Uber drivers to…

California gives green light to self-driving car tests

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — The US state of California is easing its rules for autonomous car testing, by allowing testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver. The new rules have yet to be…

Chevrolet to offer unlimited 4G LTE plan for drivers of their cars

Chevrolet car owners in the United States will soon be able to turn their cars into mobile hotspots. Starting March 3, owners may avail of an unlimited plan for $20 a month. Subscribers will be given access…

Jaguar and Shell launch world’s first in-car payment system

Jaguar drivers can now use their car’s touchscreen to pay for fuel with a new cashless payment app developed in conjunction with Shell . The Shell app is one of several new enhancements to the 2018 Jaguar…

Volvo Cars’ 90 series cars receive safety, powertrain and connectivity updates including Android Auto

Volvo Cars, the Swedish premium carmaker has announced several important updates to its 90 series cars, delivering new safety, powertrain and connectivity updates. Volvo’s smartphone integration offer, which already includes Apple CarPlay, will now come with Android…

Ford and Toyota establish SmartDeviceLink

LAS VEGAS—Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Company are forming SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit organization working to manage an open source software platform with the goal of giving consumers more choice in how they connect and control…

P300 per kilometer?! Cabbie charging ‘kilo-kilo’ fare nabbed

A taxi driver reportedly involved in the “kilo-kilo” modus operandi in which he forces passengers to pay him P300 per kilometer for a ride from the airport has been arrested. Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager…

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