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  • BMW Megacity to feature carbon fibre structure

    BMW Megacity to feature carbon fibre structure

    BMW's upcoming Megacity electric vehicle will be the world's first volume-produced car with a passenger cell made from carbon fibre, according to the company. 2

  • BMW to support iPod Out

    BMW to support iPod Out

    BMW has announced its intent to support possibly the most overlooked new feature in Apple's iOS 4: iPod Out, which allows an iPhone/iPod to be displayed and controlled directly within the vehicle's entertainment system. 11

  • Audi Google Earth nav system wins award

    Audi Google Earth nav system wins award

    As if handwriting recognition and audio by Bang & Olufsen weren't enough to make us drool over the upcoming Audi A8, the company then showed off Google Earth integration in its navigation system. That system has now been honoured with an award. 1

  • Solar car disguised as a shrub

    Solar car disguised as a shrub

    If we saw a giant shrub headed down our street, we'd probably just think our neighbour was disguising himself as an evergreen again. However, we now found out we'd better look more closely, as it could be a solar-powered shrub car! 1

  • Nissan's Leaf rustles loudly

    Nissan's Leaf rustles loudly

    Due to hybrids startling pedestrians in parking lots because of their silent running, there has been some talk of putting synthetic sound-emitting devices in the vehicles, with Nissan's first EV, the Leaf, about to oblige. 3

  • Electric car goes 1000km on one charge

    Electric car goes 1000km on one charge

    Last week a car group in Tokyo drove an electric car 1003.184 kilometres on a single charge, breaking its own record for longest distance travelled without recharging. 2

  • Car hacking and security Q&A

    Car hacking and security Q&A

    With computers firmly in control of our cars and connectivity on the rise, car hacking could be the next big security issue. We speak with two researchers behind a paper on automobile and computer security. 1

  • Subaru's New EyeSight watches the road for you

    Subaru's New EyeSight watches the road for you

    Subaru has just announced that it has completed the development of a new driver aid system dubbed New EyeSight that watches the road ahead and can brake to avoid collisions. 5

  • Williams' F1 IT support: man v machine

    Williams' F1 IT support: man v machine

    Engineers at Williams' Grove factory in the UK will be just as crucial to the success of its two drivers as its track-side engineers at the Grand Prix in Melbourne, according to Williams' co-founder and engineering director, Patrick Head. 2

  • Apps for the car: still five years away

    Apps for the car: still five years away

    We've seen the future of computing technology in cars, but it's not coming anytime soon.

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