Category Archives: General Talk

Cabinet ministers to trial electric cars

Cabinet ministers to trial electric cars

Cabinet ministers could soon swap their luxury limousines for electric vehicles, in a bid to set an eco-friendly example.

Visteon – Renault collaboration presenting connected cockpit concept at CES

Visteon presents its new connected cockpit electronics solution developed in collaboration with Renault at the 2014 International CES® at the Las Vegas Convention Center, (Central Plaza #20) from 7-10 Jan. .

Unveiled at the LeWeb’13 Paris event in December, Visteon’s cockpit demonstrator offers an insight into ways drivers and passengers can interact with autonomous driving features for driver delegation.

Hyundai Blue Link to support wearable devices

Hyundai Blue Link to support wearable devices

Hyundai’s next generation of products, starting with the all-new 2015 Genesis, will allow owners to connect with their vehicle using wearable devices.

guidance on new copper-free brake pad rules

These laws were designed to significantly reduce the amount of copper, cadmium, chromium VI, mercury, lead and abestiform fibers contained in brake pads sold in the following states beginning in 2014.

A collaborative task force of automotive aftermarket associations and leadership representing brake pad manufacturers, distributors, retailers, dealerships, and service providers announced the launch of an informational web site to ensure industry compliance to the “better brake laws” enacted in California and Washington State, the California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers’ Association (CAWA).

Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge concept previewed

Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge concept previewed

The first full image of the Formula One-inspired Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge concept has been released ahead of its world premiere at January’s Detroit auto show.