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A ‘sensory steering wheel’ that can be quickly heated and cooled could tell drivers when and where to turn, when to change lanes, or when approaching an intersection. >>

The new tech enables you to use your phone to lock and unlock your car, start it, save your individual settings, and control it remotely in ride sharing.>>

Trillium's global research and development centres develop cybersecurity solutions for vehicle fleets.>>

BMW has launched a factory-fitted, fully integrated inductive charging facility for the high-voltage battery in a plug-in hybrid vehicle.>>

A group of citizen scientists are planting tracking devices in electric vans and cars to measure their performance every minute of the day.>>

HAVAL unveiled a raft of new vehicles boasting new engine technologies.>>

New standards have been introduced by the country’s largest body of panel beaters to cope with increasing numbers of EVs.>>

According to Uber vertical takeoff and landing aircraft will bring far-reaching changes to global cities.>>

An all-electric version of the Kia Niro SUV has been unveiled at a special event.>>

From 2018, live and anonymised data will be shared between selected Volvo trucks and cars.>>

HAVAL has previewed its first plug-in hybrid ahead of its official reveal.>>

An industry expert says local uptake of peer-to-peer vehicle renting is part of an international trend.>>

Feel The View takes pictures that are turned into high-contrast monochrome images, these are then reproduced on the glass using special LEDs.>>

“This is a significant development for Ohmio and a major ‘vote of confidence’ in what we have developed.">>

This month’s flip the fleet poll asked EV owners their main reason for buying their cars.>>

AEB is already standard in many new vehicles sold in NZ but is not yet compulsory.>>

New Zealand businesses are increasingly embracing more sustainable transport options to get their employees from A to B.>>

Vehicles can be categorised according to the ADAS features they offer and there are six levels of automation.>>

Meridian Energy is supporting the opportunity to increase the uptake of EVs created by Government’s new transport plan.>>

The two companies aim to develop the world’s first premium self-driving electric vehicle.>>

"New Zealand now has a global reputation for technology leadership in space, GPS, artificial intelligence, IoT, agritech and creative technologies.">>

A startup in Rotorua wants to make second-hand electric vehicles more affordable to encourage the use of sustainable transport.>>

The silent convoy will give Hutt City residents a chance to test drive some electric cars.>>

The I.D. Buzz is the second EV concept that VW has revealed for production.>>