Car Tech

Germany’s big three looking for controlling stake in Nokia’s Here mapping service

BMW, Audi, and Mercedez Benz are set to launch a takeover bid for Nokia’s Here mapping division in a bid to stop one of…

This Nissan GT-R smash is testament to modern car safety [video]

There are a few things a Nissan GT-R owner really shouldn’t do and this is definitely one of them. Russian national football player Andrey…

Watch out, Toyota: China’s hydrogen-powered tram is on your tail

Two things usually come to mind when thinking about China: smog and super fast bullet trains. In an evident trade-off between these two, a…

Self-driving cars? Pah! How about just meeting basic safety standards first?

Safety. This single word is ostensibly one of the major driving forces behind the global push towards the autonomous car. The self-driving vehicle, many…

If cars are no longer status symbols, how do you sell them?

On Monday, 4 June 1897, at 4pm, the first horseless carriage in South Africa made its debut in Brea Park, launching a love affair…

Toyota’s latest safety plan? Watching your eyes

Close as we are to autonomous motoring becoming a reality, it’s probably going to be a good few years before your car ferries you…

Take it down a gear: are car makers getting security right?

German researchers recently discovered a security flaw in BMWâ€™s ConnectedDrive software by spoofing a mobile signal, intercepting all of the communications, and gaining access…

Students bring hydrogen to the racetrack with Lotus-based Forze VI

Motor racing pushes the absolute limit of car performance, speed and technology. While hydrogen is not a staple fuel in the automotive arena yet,…

Gearbox gripes: Should we hate the CVT as much as we do?

Bundle a bunch of random people into a cramped room, surreptitiously lock the door and quietly introduce the topic of automobile transmissions. Chances are,…

A simple can of soda can make your Merc S Class semi-autonomous: here’s how

We love a good car hack here at Motorburn. We think it shows a pretty impressive level of ingenuity to take a look at…

Is this the best Ferrari-inspired simulator wheel ever? [video]

Simulators are cool, but they’ll never provide drivers with the authentic atmosphere and fear, for that matter, present in a real racing car. That…

Could the car as we know it be dead by 2035?

If the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is to be believed the very details which make a car, a car, will be…

Upcoming Volvo XC90 parades two ‘world first’ safety technologies

Volvo has an ambitious vision. The company wants to ensure that no serious injuries or deaths will come at the wheel of its cars….

Smart ForTwo versus Mercedes S-Class: the ultimate crash test [video]

Smart’s new ForTwo and ForFour are vastly improved over the previous models, both technologically and (definitely) aesthetically. But it can hold its own in…

Here’s why your driving style affects your pocket

2014 has already seen record spikes in the petrol price and analysts and economists have warned that there may not be a respite until…

Jaguar Land Rover flaunts self-learning personal assistant for future cars

Jaguar Land Rover has been undergoing some major changes recently. After bring bought out by Tata Motors in 2008, the company has been releasing…

Self-braking Hyundai Genesis slows down before speeding cameras

Breaking the cusp of technology is always an exciting prospect in the motoring world, but for drivers, breaking the speed limit comes with all…

Porsche developing a flat-eight, quad-turbo engine for 988 sports car [rumour]

According to the UK’s Autocar, Stuttgart-based Porsche is set to launch a slew of new models that include beefier engines, updated suspension geometry and…

Drive angry (or don’t): Ford could soon customise your drive according to your emotions

This is interesting and more than a little bit scary all at once. Ford is apparently testing facial recognition technology that will allow it…

Android Auto launches, is a lot like Apple CarPlay but the voice commands will probably work better

It’s been pretty obvious for a while now that the car would be the next space to be targeted by tech’s biggest players. It…

Bounce, bounce, charge: Audi working on energy-generating suspension

And now for something that’s bound to make every driver on the planet act in the most mature fashion possible: energy generating suspension! If…

8 common car features that could soon be consigned to history’s scrap heap

Confession time: I own a little vehicle bolted together back in the early 1970s. It was my first car and faithfully served as my…

Audi shows why electric is the next stage in turbo-charging

The problem with turbo-charged engines, as we all know is, turbo lag â€“ cured to most extents by variable vane technology or by employing…

MTN Clinches SA’s Best Network Title Again – Backed by Data and R14bn Infrastructure Push

Xiaomi’s “Screens for Change” Powers Township Esports With Purpose and Mandela’s Legacy

SAVCA 2025 Industry Awards Spotlight Africa’s Most Ambitious Private Capital-Backed Innovators

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves