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New technology could save the lives of children and pets left in cars.

Hyundai has unveiled its Uber flying taxi concept that could take to the skies over Melbourne this year in a trial program before rolling out to the rest of the world.The full-scale aircraft concept was shown at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

When carmakers think they have the answers, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) changes the questions.

Urban mobility company Lime has announced a new subscription service for its scooter and e-bike services in Australia.The LimePass subscription forgoes the $1 per ride fee that users would usually pay - instead, customers who are frequent users can subscribe to the service for $5.99 per week.So, if you use a Lime scooter or e-bike more than six times a week, you’ll be ahead. The service offers unlimited unlocks of bikes or scooters to users, though the usual distance-based charging remains.Mitchell Price, Lime’s head of government relations, said this subscription plan is the first of its kind in the world or urban mobility.“We know that more than 50 per cent of our riders worldwide trust Lime for their commutes and personal daily trips around the city. With our new LimePass service, we’re proud to offer them a more cost-efficient way to get around town and manage their busy schedules.”The subscription service is able to be activated through the Lime smartphone app.The company has also announced a new Group Ride function recently, which launched in Brisbane. Group Ride allows a single user to unlock multiple scooters using one account, and the brand reckons it could appeal to those who want to see their city with their friends or family.

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Ford has revealed a plans to lower the cost of your next new car, with the brand's CEO Jim Hackett telling media the trend of vehicles getting more expensive would end "fairly soon".Speaking to US outlet Autonews, the Ford boss said that his brand wo

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Australia is offering a free Apple CarPlay and Android Auto retrofit to select customers.The retrofit can be installed in models with the British company's latest-generation Touch Pro and Touch Pro Duo multimedia systems,

Renault Australia's engineering team and customers are currently working together to test a retrofit for the R-Link 2 multimedia system of select Koleos mid-size SUVs that is expected to deliver Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support next year.T

Car subscription and car sharing may be fairly new to Australia, but there's a lot of promise - depending on what your needs and requirements are.

While some people are still questioning whether its real or just a publicity stunt, nearly 200,000 others have placed an order for Tesla's new Cybertruck.Unveiled Friday (Australian time) the sci-fi looking ute has attracted plenty of attention - for good and bad reasons. From it outlandish looks to the failed armour glass test on stage the Cybertruck lives up to Tesla's promise of doing things differently.And it seems there are plenty of people who like it that way, with Musk tweeting this morning (Monday) that the Cybertruck has already secured 187,000 pre-orders since its unveiling. There's obviously no way to know how accurate those numbers are, with Tesla not revealing any official data or proof of the order bank.It's also worth noting that those pre-orders only require a US$100 deposit, which is fully refundable. By contrast the Model 3 required a US$1000 deposit, and that much-hyped small sedan attracted more than 450,000 pre-orders; although Tesla hasn't confirmed how many of those orders turned into vehicles sold.Musk will be hoping those orders do turn into sales, with the controversial unveiling of the electric pick-up making a dent in its share price, not just the glass. At the close of trading on Friday in the US Tesla's share price had dropped by six per cent, enough to wipe US$768m off Musk's personal net worth.Still, the founder of PayPal still reportedly has US$23b in the bank, so it's unlikely to phase him too much. Still it will be interesting to watch the Tesla share price when US stock markets open on Monday US time, especially in the wake of Musk's claims about pre-orders.While some are still wondering if Tesla will build the Cybertruck as is, Musk took to Twitter to explain why it looks like it belongs in a BladeRunner movie. While some have questioned its radical design and if it will make production in this form, Musk said it the shape was largely down to the company's decision to use ultra high-strength steel.Musk wrote: "Reason Cybertruck is so planar is that you can't stamp ultra-hard 30X steel, because it breaks the stamping press."He added in a second tweet: "Even bending it requires a deep score on inside of bend, which is how the prototype was made."If nothing else Musk has succeeded in attracting plenty of attention to Tesla with the Cybertruck as it bids to break into the highly-competitive ute market in the US.