Car Tech

Ford launches ‘park the car’ campaign

Ford is at the forefront of future mobility, with strong demand for its new battery-powered bakkies far outstripping supply. It has a strategic target…

Microprocessor crisis could be over for Toyota

The automotive chip supply crisis remains unresolved, but some of the world’s biggest car companies are revealing new strategies and partnerships to manage it….

BMW’s 4 Series Gran Coupé has trick suspension tech

An unheralded technical breakthrough on the 3 Series and 4 Series, shows that software can’t solve every automotive engineering challenge. BMW’s 3 Series has…

Nickel prices force a rethink on electric car batteries

Scaling and improved process engineering have dramatically reduced the cost of lithium-ion battery packs during the last decade. But a nasty inflation shock could…

Audi brings electric vehicle fast-charging to South Africa

Audi is betting the house on a future of electric vehicles (EVs). In the South African context, it has compelled the German luxury vehicle…

VW launches mobile game tie-in for local Golf GTi 8 launch

VW South Africa has launched GTI8OnTour, a mobile game to tie in with the local launch of the eighth generation of the Golf GTi….

Converting and driving a bulletproof bakkie

Emergency begets innovation and South Africa is, by nature, a specialist in armoured vehicles. SVI engineering has been making transport safe for two decades…

Has Tesla discovered the limits of AI? [Opinion]

What Elon Musk has achieved with Tesla is extraordinary. He can claim to have forced all legacy car companies, with huge R&D budgets and…

Huawei enters automobile market with electric car debut

Huawei has officially entered the automobile market, having built an electric car that it plans to sell at its flagship stores in China. The…

The bZ4X is Toyota’s Rav4-esque electric vehicle

Toyota moves the market. Especially in South Africa. The Japanese automotive giant has initially been hesitant to embrace the trend towards fully electric passenger…

BMW powers into the future with iX

For BMW, the future is now. As German legacy automotive brands convert their existing products from petrol and diesel power, to batteries, there has…

FX4 Ranger bakkie brings new Ford Connect tech

The introduction of a new FX4 variant to the Ranger bakkie portfolio ushers in a new era of digital technology for local followers of…

Prado: Better engine for Toyota’s ‘junior’ Land Cruiser

For the last few years Toyota has managed to outsell all its luxury SUV rivals, with a diesel Prado that was powered by an…

Kia Seltos gains diesel engine option

Kia has added a potent new engine to its Seltos crossover range – a four-cylinder turbodiesel engine. Since launching locally earlier this year, the…

BMW i4: how far and how hard will BMW’s latest electric car go?

BMW was the first legacy car company to really embrace the possibility of battery vehicles. Although many of its German rivals are now scrambling…

Mazda debuts Apple CarPlay, Android Auto accessory kits in South Africa

If you’re sick of using your smartphone as a dedicated driving dock in the car, Mazda’s latest announcement with put a smile on your…

Intel is using drones, AI to make better race drivers, races

Motorsport is one of the most data-heavy disciplines out there, as sensor-rigged cars generate a ton of info during a race. But Intel thinks…

Important car technology that isn’t AI

While artificial intelligence and self-driving cars are all the rage right now, it’s important not to forget other pieces of technology that have improved…

Audi, Volvo models will soon run a full version of Android

We’ve already seen Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto power in-car infotainment systems. But what about a smartphone platform powering the car itself? Well,…

Your future car will have facial recognition, but will it be secure?

Today’s cars have a number of cool tech-related features, but you can soon add facial recognition to the list. A number of automotive brands…

Jaguar, Shell announce wireless cashless payments for fuel

Motor manufacturer Jaguar, in partnership with Shell, has announced an easier method of paying for your fuel through their cashless payment app. Instead of…

Samsung Exynos chips to power Audi infotainment

Samsung’s Exynos chips are among the most powerful mobile processors around, but Audi is also getting in on the action now. The move will…

10 easy mods to improve your car in 2017

A new year is upon us, but is your car ready? You’ve probably already picked a purposeful, pragmatic New Year’s Resolution, or maybe you’ve…

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