The Evolution of Car Stereos
The car stereo that we find today – be it in cheap or luxury vehicles – has a history of over 80 years. Let’s see how the stereo has evolved over the years…and you’ll feel old by the time you are done reading this.
Autonomous Software saves Car and Driver
The relentless progress of electric cars and automated driving aids have been a well discussed topic on this particular blog, and whilst the rise of the machines and how they are coming to control our lives do put some at unease, particularly when it comes to collision avoidance, there are a growing legion of fans.
Quake shuts down Japan’s Auto Production
The world watches with bated breath as Japan once again is hit with earthquakes that have, at the time of writing, killed 41 people. The first 6.2-magnitude quake struck the Kumamoto area on Thursday, followed by a second, stronger 7.0-magnitude temblor on Saturday.
Singapore could be first City with Driverless Taxis
One city is set to release driverless vehicles on the road, and surprisingly, it may not come from any of the seven major companies that are all aiming to do so by 2020. It could be happening much sooner, but thousands of miles away from them, in the small country of Singapore. A startup from the island city, nuTonomy, will embark on a pilot programme for driverless taxis this year, with the end-goal of having thousands of driverless taxis ferrying people around and across Singapore. nuTonomy will allow customers to order driverless taxis much the same way as they would using Uber.
Nigeria learns the Meaning of Ironic
In Africa’s largest oil producer, Nigeria, the petrol pumps are drying up as queues to the pumps are now averaging more than two kilometres long. In fact, the shortages have become so acute that people have taken to sleeping in their cars overnight on the off-chance that a tanker may arrive the next day to resupply the dry petrol stations.
CreativeSparx is X-1R Asia-Pac Distributor of the Year again
CreativeSparx, Inc. (CSI), the exclusive Philippine distributor of X-1R products, has bagged the 2015 X-1R Asia Pacific Distributor of the Year award, besting 33 other countries in the region. This is the second year in a row that CSI has won this award.