Car News recent articles in category Human Interest
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The odd and unusual things people leave in their cars
A study in the UK has revealed some of the weird and wonderful things people have kept in the cars. Some of the odd and unusual things that people have kept in cars are Mannequins, bales of hay, 52 pies and a false leg the study has found. More of the wackier things have been a wicker reindeer, two single...
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Canadian Cop Tries To Give Car Made Of Snow A Parking Ticket
Car made of snow almost gets a parking ticket! We all know cops like to do their job and enjoy giving out parking tickets but the one Canada cop took his job to a new level of commitment. Getting a parking ticket can be is frustrating of course but imagine a car literally made out of snow getting a ticket....
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Tesla Model 3 display cars attracts large crowds
The first official Tesla Model 3 display vehicles arrived at two of Tesla’s retail stores in Los Angeles and Palo Alto. The Tesla Model 3 is attracting crowds akin to a new Apple product launch day. Last Friday, Tesla’s Stanford Mall in Palo Alto and its Century City Mall in Los Angeles became the company’s first two retail locations to...
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New car ferry route from Cork to Spain announced
New car ferry route from Cork to Spain announced BRITTANY Ferries announced a new route from Cork into northern Spain. Starting at the end of April, the car ferry service will link Cork and Santander, making two return-sailings a week. This will be the first time there has ever been a ferry service linking Ireland and Spain. A new ship...
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Self-driving cars could be ‘weaponised’
Autonomous vehicles could be weaponised The tech giant has warned global car manufacturers the vital need to address security concerns over autonomous vehicles. It has been identified that Autonomous vehicles have can have security vulnerabilities and are in danger of being hacked by terrorists and turned into “weapons”. This is leading governments around the world to block cars operated by...
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Young student scientists believe CDs and human hair can stop deer hitting cars
Young student scientists from Kerry believe official figures of deer accidents are hugely underestimated. They have discovered that the true number of deer being struck by a vehicle on Irish roads is hugely underestimated. The young scientists are students at St Brendan’s College in Killarney, Co Kerry and they have combined official statistics on such incidents and their own survey...
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NVIDIA unveils its powerful Xavier SOC for self-driving cars
NVIDIA to unveil the Xavier SOC for autonomous cars A new NVIDIA computer processing system can process 30 trillion operations per second. At the moment, there is a huge need for more powerful processors in the emerging self-driving and semi-autonomous car grows. NVIDIA is making sure it stays ahead of the current trend in A.I. autonomous computer processing. At CES,...
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Misleading car history adverts in the UK could mean that millions of Britons could be entitled to a refund on used cars
Misleading car history adverts in the UK could mean that millions of Britons could be entitled to a refund on used cars. Brits who bought an ex-rental vehicle without knowing it could be eligible to receive up to 100 per cent damages, according to lawyers. Motorists in the UK, could be owed thousands of pounds in refunds as part of...
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Hyundai and Kia developing AI assistants for cars
From 2019, Hyundai and Kia vehicles will have a voice-powered virtual assistant with built in artificial intelligence (AI) The Hyundai and Kia AI voice assistant is being dubbed “Intelligent Personal Agent,” The new AI voice system will leverage the connectivity provided by connected cars combined with voice recognition software which will in turn tap into users’ other services to provide...
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Bus driver arrested at Garda checkpoint on M1 motorway with passengers on board
A bus driver was arrested on Saturday morning at a garda checkpoint on the M1 motorway with passengers on board Gardai carried out a Mandatory Intoxicant Checkpoint on the M1 motorway between Swords and Balbriggan on Saturday morning. Unusually, when the bus approached the checkpoint it was pulled over even though it was carrying passengers. The driver may not have...