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The Future of In-car Technology

January 12, 2018

Automologist MAC brings us the best of latest automotive technologies from the CES.

The headline may be a little on the grandiose side, but the annual Consumer Electronics Convention (CES) is once again on in Las Vegas and this is the show that normally sets the tone for what to expect in the coming year from the tech companies. Wearables and voice-activated assistants are once again on show along with super sleek televisions. This year, though, all of the household wizardry and gadgetry are being overshadowed by the cars—well, as long as you don’t count the massive power failure that left the LV Convention Centre in the dark for a couple of hours, that is.

New Parking App Ease Parking Woes for Beijing Residents

January 11, 2018

In any developing city, finding a parking space can be an agonising affair. In October of 2016, we reported on the Malaysian start-up company called Bayz, a company that is looking to launch the very first parking sharing app. Now, in Beijing, one of the very first apps designed to better maximise the parking slots available has gone live in Huangsi No. 24 Community in downtown Beijing, where a community of 1,600 homes and 800 cars get to share a measly 400 parking bays.

VIDEO: BMW M5 drifts into The Guiness Book of World Records

January 11, 2018

When you once held the world record for an accomplishment and then had it taken away by a rival, the desire to recapture bragging rights is strong and you don’t let anything get in the way. The chaps over at BMW know exactly how that feels. You see, back in 2013, they set the record run (sorry, drift) with 51 miles completed, piloted by driving instructor Johan Schwartz.

Meat is Murdering Us as the Cows Keep On Farting

January 9, 2018

Just turn on your evening news and I almost guarantee that there will be some report or other on how we need to reduce the world’s carbon emissions by burning less fossil fuel, but the chances are the burger you ate for lunch is actually a bigger problem than the car you drove to the restaurant in.

Can You Use Bitcoin to Buy a Car in Malaysia?

January 8, 2018

A Proton dealer in Seri Kembangan made headlines recently when he hung a banner announcing that the dealership accepts Bitcoin and Ethereum (another cryptocurrency) as payment for cars. Of course, it got netizens talking (or rather, typing). So many questions!

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Vehicle-Sharing

January 5, 2018

Car- and bike-sharing services are on an upward trend. BlueSG launched its service last year in Singapore, amid much fanfare; in a little over three weeks, it had more than 3,300 members and 5,000 rentals. However, we have already heard news of misuse by consumers and faulty cars. In Malaysia, similar services like oBike are also facing the same issues.