Technology

By Dom Tripolone · 08 Feb 2025

Electric car sales plummeted in January in Australia and are stagnating in most major car markets, but help is on the way.

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How to jump start a car

By Tom White · 05 Feb 2025

There are few more frustrating feelings than coming out in the morning to find the battery in your car has gone flat.

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Stellantis announces new battery partnership

By Samuel Irvine · 31 Jan 2025

Claims of battery breakthroughs have lately been reserved for Chinese electric car brands, but this time the news has come from automotive mega-group Stellantis.

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French say no the PHEVs

By John Law · 29 Jan 2025

Renault is going full steam ahead on hybrid and electric cars. Plug-in hybrid development, despite offering one in its mid-size Rafale coupe SUV, is a dead end for Renault, CEO Fabrice Cambolive told Autocar.

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How BYD is taking the fight to Tesla

By Dom Tripolone · 20 Jan 2025

BYD is opening a new battlefront with fierce rival Tesla in 2025. The Chinese company will roll out its advanced autonomous driving technology to compete with Tesla’s Autopilot features to all its vehicles.

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Is voice control any good yet?

By John Law · 19 Jan 2025

Voice control seemed so futuristic, with KITT, the heavily modified Pontiac Firebird showing just how helpful it could be in Knight Rider.

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Are flying cars really on the way?

By Chris Thompson · 12 Jan 2025

Once upon a time, flying cars were a little bit of a Jetsons-style pipe dream. While they’re not exactly right around the corner, it’s starting to look like flying cars might be the ‘future transport’ tech that everyone wants to be the first to get right. Shame about the hoverboards from Back to the Future Part II.

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Five standard features all cars should have

By Samuel Irvine · 06 Jan 2025

Cars have come a long way in the last few years. Many features once considered high-tech or luxury in the not-so-distant past (take autonomous emergency braking for example) are now standard, offering improved convenience, functionality and, most importantly, safety.

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Are radar detectors and jammers illegal in Australia?

By David Morley · 20 Dec 2024

Is having a radar detector or jammer in your car against the law in Australia? In fact, are radar detectors illegal in Australia, even if they’re not in your car?

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AI powered car race - what could go wrong?

By Laura Berry · 20 Dec 2024

Before you go believing whatever your carmaker said about the self-driving capabilities of your vehicle, stop and remember just what a monumental mess occurred on the track for the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League’s inaugural race this year.

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