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Volvo promises pioneering safety tech for all-new XC90

Darren Moss, Autocar UK     calendar23 Jul 2014

Volvo claims the all-new XC90 SUV – which is due to go on sale later this year – will be one of the safest vehicles ever made.

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European research project reveals its findings for improved mileage from full EVs News International
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At its final review in Vigo, Spain, on July 17 and 18, the European research project OpEneR presented collaboratively ...

Lanxess hybrid tech helps make airbag housing 30 percent lighter News International
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By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar16 Jul 2014

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IEEE survey: By 2035, cars will not have wheels, horns or rearview mirrors News International
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By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar15 Jul 2014

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Continental readies Augmented Reality HUD for production in 2017 News International
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International automotive supplier Continental is presenting a new evolutionary stage of its head-up display (HUD).

JLR reveals advanced new passenger car tech News International
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By Hilton Holloway, Autocar UK calendar11 Jul 2014

Jaguar Land Rover has revealed some of its future technologies, which could usher in the end for conventional instrume...

Bosch develops smartphone app that reads traffic signs News International
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By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar08 Jul 2014

Bosch’s technology will now actively assist drivers with indicators not to exceed speed, among other things.

Wunderbar! Mercedes-Benz’s Future Truck 2025 drives itself News International
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By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar04 Jul 2014

Daimler Trucks and Buses’ Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 has had its world premiere today.

GM opens new brake test lab in Michigan News International
GM opens new brake test lab in Michigan

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar04 Jul 2014

Engineers at General Motors’ new 14,000 square-foot brake testing facility at the GM Proving Ground in Milford, Michig...

Volkswagen to take over Blackberry’s European R&D centre to grow vehicle connectivity expertise News International
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By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar02 Jul 2014

The Volkswagen Group is taking over BlackBerry's European research and development centre in Bochum (Germany).