Category Archives: Cars

The Future of Travel: The Robotic Hotel Room on Wheels

Self-driving suite will ferry guests from place to place. Drones will deliver room service through the sunroof. Toronto-based Aprilli Design Studio has designed a hotel suite housed within a self-driving vehicle. The battery-powered hotel-room-on-wheels is equipped with the basic sleeping, … Continue reading

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Jaguar Land Rover is Developing Tech to Combat Motion Sickness

Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has made a breakthrough in the battle to curb motion sickness. Drivers are less likely to suffer from motion sickness, but passengers are susceptible to it, so the move towards driverless cars has revved up … Continue reading

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Your Tesla Will Soon Be Able to ‘Follow You Like a Pet.’

Elon Musk: “Your car will drive to your phone location and follow you like a pet if you hold down summon button on Tesla app.” A Tesla will soon be able to drive itself for short distances, or it could … Continue reading

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BMW to Recall 1.6 Million Vehicles Worldwide over Fire Risk

Automaker BMW is recalling about 1.6 million diesel vehicles worldwide to fix a potential fire hazard in their engines. BMW investigation found coolant could leak from the car’s exhaust recirculation module, part of the emissions reduction system and the defect … Continue reading

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1962 Ferrari is the Most Expensive Car in the World

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is officially the most expensive car in the world after it was auctioned off for a record-breaking US$48.4 million. The 250 GTO race car took the title of the world’s most expensive car sold at … Continue reading

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Volvo Reveals New Electric Robo-Taxi in Race to Autonomy

Volvo unveils transforming robo-taxi,  fully autonomous concept car that turns into a BED and an office. The Swedish carmaker Volvo presented a prototype for a new Robo-taxi in mid-week, as the company races to meet an ambitious target for driverless … Continue reading

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BMW iNEXT is About to Take Flight

A Lufthansa Cargo plane will ferry the BMW iNEXT on a five-day tour. In a round-the-world sprint Lufthansa will fly the iNEXT in a Boeing 777 Freighter to press events in Europe, the U. S. and China. BMW is teaming … Continue reading

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Toyota Invests $500 Million into Uber

Toyota is investing $500m in Uber for self-driving car programme. The aim of the partnership is to use technology from both companies to bring an on-demand autonomous ride-hailing service to market and the deal includes a $500 million investment from … Continue reading

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Jaguar to Sell an All-Electric E-Type

Jaguar will make an electric version of 1960s sports car, the E-Type, and it will be available to eco-conscious fans from 2020. Jaguar will also convert existing E-types into electric vehicles. Last spring, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drove away … Continue reading

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Tokyo to Install Eco-Friendly Solar Roads for 2020 Olympics

The Tokyo metropolitan government is planning to build “solar roads” that collect energy from the sun via solar panels installed beneath the surface of the roads. The effort aims at promoting the Japanese capital as an eco-friendly city ahead of … Continue reading

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