Motoring
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Standox – enabling more efficient refinishing with One Visit Application
Time is money, and in today’s economy, this has never been more accurate. That’s why in any busy bodyshop, energy savings, material consumption, efficient workflow and intelligent division of labour…
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Thousands of SEMA Members Oppose California Mandate Banning New Gas-Powered Vehicle Sales
Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) member companies and automotive enthusiasts have come out in strong opposition to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) “Advanced Clean Cars II” (ACC II) regulation…
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World’s first crash test using an X-ray camera conducted by Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz, in conjunction with the Fraunhofer-Institute for High-Speed Dynamics EMI (Ernst Mach Institute), has conducted the world’s first crash test using an X-ray camera. According to Mercedes-Benz, the technology demonstration…
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Fear of Self-Driving Cars Persists, according to AAA research
According to the American Automobile Association’s (AAA’s) latest survey on autonomous vehicles, most US drivers either express fear (66%) or uncertainty (25%) about fully self-driving vehicles – a fear that…
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Bosch and Microsoft develop generative AI solution to improve ADAS
Bosch and Microsoft have partnered to develop generative AI solutions for automated driving functions to overcome some of the technology’s current limitations, such as the inability of systems to anticipate…
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Toyota Launches a new accessories programme in South Africa
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has a rich sales and manufacturing heritage spanning more than six decades in the country and will now reward loyalists with even more of the…
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Innovative EV pilot training module launched in Eastern Cape
The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) and the Chamber of Crafts Erfurt, also more popularly known as Handwerkskammer Erfurt (HWK Erfurt), last year agreed to collaborate on a 12-month project…
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Mazda Australia to pay $11.5m for misleading consumers
The Australian Federal Court has ordered Mazda Australia to pay $11.5 million (R143 million) in penalties for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct, as well as making false or misleading…
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VW builds 1.5-millionth export vehicle
During the night shift on Monday, 19 February, the production team of Volkswagen Group Africa celebrated a milestone when the 1.5-millionth vehicle built for export in Kariega rolled off the…
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Study finds heavy-load vehicles major contributor to fatal road accidents
A study conducted by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says that 9.4 per cent of all fatal traffic accidents on South African roads involve heavy-load vehicles. Additionally, statistics attribute…
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Toyota Mirai’s hydrogen-powered fuel-cell technology explained
In January Toyota announced the second generation, 2024 Mirai, to its American market. With the Mirai, the Japanese giant seems to be betting on hydrogen power for passenger cars in…
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Stop relying on reverse automatic braking alone, says AAA
Recent American Automobile Association (AAA) research examined various simulated collisions across four popular 2023 model-year vehicles equipped with reverse automatic emergency braking (AEB) with rear cross traffic mitigation. Reverse AEB…