Monthly Archives: June 2015

Two Rival Self-Driving Cars Nearly Collide in California

It begins! Two self-driving prototype vehicles, one operated by Google Inc. and the other by Delphi, had a close call in California. The incident happened earlier this week and it is believed to be the first involving two self-driving cars. … Continue reading

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Land Rover Develops Remote Control App

Jaguar Land Rover is developing a remote control application for driving its SUVs. The technology doesn’t require someone to be at the wheel. The driver can use a smartphone or tablet to control steering, brakes and gears. The application lets … Continue reading

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Range Rover to Detect and Report Potholes

Jaguar Land Rover is developing new technology which will enable the new Range Rover models to detect potholes they encounter in the road and share the data in real time with authorities and other vehicles. The British car manufacturer has … Continue reading

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Oregon to test first pay-per-mile road tax

Oregon is launching the first-in-the-nation program that aims to tax drivers per mile and not for the fuel they use. According to a recent research, the combined impact of increased fuel efficiency standards and the increasing popularity of fuel efficient, … Continue reading

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