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Driverless cars to be tested on Scotland's roads later this year
Driverless vehicles will be tested on Scottish roads later this year on a trial basis that will include delivery vehicles. The Scottish Government is keen to catch up with developments south of the Border in England, where they are already trialling autonomous vehicles for the past three years. The head of the commission which has been tasked with examining the...
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Gardaí stop driver with fake licence on Fathers Day
Gardaí stopped a van yesterday on Father’s Day only to discover the tax has been out of date since 2015 and no CRW (Certificate of Roadworthiness). To top it off, the driver produced a fake driving licence. The biggest give away, among many notable mistakes, was the fadas facing the wrong way. (this is similar to the French accent over...
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Volvo sets new goal for autonomous cars
Volvo is betting on the future of autonomous cars being big. The Scandinavian carmaker believes that driverless vehicles will make up one-third of its deliveries by the middle of the next decade. They are now setting the auto industry's most ambitious target yet for the new autonomous technology. Half of the cars the Swedish company offers will be available through...
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What should you do if you accidentally put the wrong fuel in your tank?
What happens if you accidentally put the wrong fuel in your tank? If you have been driving for a while you have probably heard of the situation where someone fills their tank with the wrong fuel. You may have even so yourself. One only needs to do it once to learn the lesson, never to make that same...
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Hydrogen-fueled cars will be common sight on the roads in the future
Rapidly, hybrid and electric cars are competing with petrol and diesel powered ones for space on the road. Besides the advent of the electric car and the common sight on the roads of hybrid cars, Hydrogen is another interesting source of power, and has been described by the European Commission as an energy carrier with "great potential for clean,...
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Why don't Irish drivers maintain their own cars which they use for work?
Irish drivers are not maintaining their cars which they use for commuting In the last few years, its been noticed by researchers that Irish business travellers who use their own cars for work instead of say, a company vehicle, are not carrying out basic safety checks on their vehicles. These private vehicle drivers are designated ‘grey fleet’ drivers. This possibly...
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Car insurers concerned about labeling 'autonomous' vehicles as autonomous
Certain sectors of the motor insurance industry is warning car manufacturers against the use of the word "autonomous" in their marketing. This concern is particularly coming from the motor insurance sector in the UK. A report for the Association of British Insurers says the way some advanced vehicles are described can convince motorists that they have self-driving cars when that...
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Electric cars in Ireland – are we there yet?
One owner of an electric car recently wrote to the Irish Times outlining his specific experience with ownership and general daily motoring and the difficulties that electric car drivers are having in this country at the moment. Mike Gibney from Blackrock explained that he has been driving an electric car for almost a year. He lives in a terraced house...
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Cadillac to put SuperCruise hands-free driver system in all its cars
Cadillac to install hands-free driver systems Cadillac will put SuperCruise 'hands-free' driver system on all cars beginning in 2020. The company’s driver-assistance system is currently on the marquee CT6, allowing drivers to take their hands off the wheel on some freeways. From 2020, the famous American car manufacturer is going to let a lot more of its drivers take their...
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Remote operation of autonomous cars takes its first steps toward public trials
A Silicon Valley startup is developing technologies for operating driverless vehicles remotely. Phantom Auto is partnering up with three European firms, NEVS (formerly SAAB Automobile), Einride and Transdev, to start deploying its systems in real-world vehicles. The European firms will start testing Phantom Auto's technology in vehicles and remote control operation centres. NEVS, Einride and Transdev will collaborate with Phantom...