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Volvo has implemented its controversial speed limit on its new cars, limiting the top speed of its SUVs, sedans, and wagons in the name of road safety. Announced last year, the plan also sees each new Volvo come with the automaker’s Care Key, a special key that allows extra limits…

A photo of Bytedance's office in Shanghai. (Image credit: TechNode/Shi Jiayi) Tiktok owner Bytedance is quietly developing an auto infotainment system that will allow users to navigate content on Douyin and news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, becoming the latest tech giant vying to enter the car connectivity market. Why it matters:…

CHANGSHA, China, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China Report:"The unmanned taxi ride went almost as smoothly as the regular one does," applauded Zhang Jun, a resident of Hunan's provincial capital Changsha, after a test ride of Apollo Robotaxi, a type of self-driving taxi developed by Chinese…

CHANGSHA, China, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China Report:"The unmanned taxi ride went almost as smoothly as the regular one does," applauded Zhang Jun, a resident of Hunan's provincial capital Changsha, after a test ride of Apollo Robotaxi, a type of self-driving taxi developed by Chinese…

In a way, this was predictable. As with other sectors, Chinese automakers have been improving rapidly. And as they improved rapidly, they have slowly started selling their cars not just domestically but also abroad. This trend, even though fast in terms of what usually happens in the automobile world, takes…

(Repeats for additional subscribers with no change to text) By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh YUYAO, China/SHANGHAI, May 19 (Reuters) - In the eastern Chinese city of Yuyao, a group of five face-masked workers at a Geely auto plant, stood almost shoulder to shoulder behind an SUV as they conducted…

Toyota In turbulent times like this, there’s a lot to be recommended for consistent, dependable performers – and there are none more so than Toyota and its offshoots. This is a company that has almost everything to ensure that it can retain a measure of relative stability and therefore be…

Toyota In turbulent times like this, there’s a lot to be recommended for consistent, dependable performers – and there are none more so than Toyota and its offshoots. This is a company that has almost everything to ensure that it can retain a measure of relative stability and therefore be…

HONG KONG/BEIJING(Reuters) - Challenged by the arrival of Tesla in China last year, domestic electric vehicle (EV) start-ups were struggling even before the economic shock wrought by the coronavirus, but now for some it has become a battle for survival. FILE PHOTO: A charging plug is seen on an electric…

In Cars, Local News, Proton, Technology / By Mick Chan / 8 May 2020 4:19 pm / 19 comments Earlier this week, Proton had revealed that its X70 SUV is to be updated with an N95 cabin filter which will provide better air filtration compared to the existing dust and…