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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.