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- News.com.au
How China's Hybrid EV Utes are changing the game in Australia
A new breed of hybrid powered utes are hitting the road in Australia, and they really are reshaping the driving game. Motoring journalist David McCowen shows you why.
Daily Mail
06-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Instant karma! Moment aggressive biker attempts to punch man in a van before getting an embarrassing dose of payback
Watch the moment this 'rude and aggressive biker' picks a fight with a van driver next to him on the road, before crashing into a railing as he tries to speed away. Click above to watch the video in full.
Auto Car
04-06-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Car
Quarter of motorists unhappy with driver assistance systems
Widespread confusion regarding the capabilities and limitations of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is developing a 'trust gap' with modern cars. That's the conclusion of a new survey from technology specialist DG Cities, which warns that in order to buck this trend, dealers and car makers need to explain the tech better to buyers. From its findings, 40% of respondents report receiving insufficient information at the point of purchase. Assistance systems such as blind-spot monitoring and lane centring were made standard on new cars through the European Union's recent General Safety Regulations 2 (GSR2) with the aim of halving road deaths. Highlighting some of the findings from the survey, DG Cities behavioural scientist Lara Suraci said: 'A quarter of motorists were not happy with their cars' ADAS features while one in 10 were unhappy with its accuracy.' ADAS are deployed in different ways by different car makers. Researchers say this is confusing buyers and warn that it is key in the trust gap developing. 'We believe this variance between car makers risks confusing customers who shop around,' said Balázs Csuvár, director of innovation at DG Cities. He added that because ADAS 'wasn't a key selling point' for car makers and because 'there's no marketing gain' to be had, 'it is not anyone's clear responsibility to promote and make ADAS acceptable and to function better'. Yousif Al-Ani, principal engineer of ADAS at Thatcham Research, agrees that inconsistency between systems and their reliability and accuracy could be compounding the problem. 'Models that appear to be relatively new may be using old technologies and cheaper cars are more likely to have older tech and lower computing power,' he said. However, he added: 'Despite these problems, I believe ADAS is getting better with each new model.' Meanwhile, some organisations are trying to improve customers' understanding of ADAS. The Motor Ombudsman, an impartial dispute resolution service, now requires the car dealers among its membership to explain the function and operation of ADAS at the point of a vehicle's handover. Managing director Bill Fennell said: 'With ADAS features becoming more complex and commonplace, and sometimes varying between makes and models, the codes now make reference to retailers providing clear information on their function and limitations during the purchase process.'
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Kamikaze drones so lethal that if you're spotted by one, you're dead: These new un-jammable weapons are devastating, reveals RICHARD PENDLEBURY. No wonder Ukrainians call them 'The Monster'
It's like the monster from your dreams, soldiers here say. The one you can't escape, however hard you try. If you're chosen as the target, well, that's it for you, game over. A favourite tactic of this recently introduced, but already widely feared, predator is to lie in wait in a field beside a road.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Huntsville man dies in Morgan County wreck
May 24—A Huntsville man died in Morgan County on Saturday morning in a single-vehicle wreck, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Jeremy S. Lumpkin, 39, was fatally injured when the 2009 Lexus RX SUV he was driving left the roadway, overturned and struck a tree. Lumpkin, who was not using a seat belt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene, ALEA said. The crash occurred at 10:55 a.m. on Alabama 67 near Ryan Loop Road, about 3 miles north of Hulaco. — eric@ or 256-340-2435
