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  • Irish company, Cubic Telecom raises $40m to advance driverless cars technology

    Irish global connectivity platform provider, Cubic Telecom has raised $40m to advance driverless cars technology. The new funding will allow the mobile tech company to expand its value to $200m Cubic Telecom was started in Dublin five years ago. The chief executive, Barry Napier, said that the company is developing network and software systems that can allow cars to communicate...

  • DHL promoting their new Streetscooter electric delivery van

    StreetScooter is an electric vehicle manufacturer located in Aachen, Germany. They were bought out by DHL Deutsche Post DHL Group in December 2014. The Deutsche Post DHL Group explained that their electric vehicles were part of GoGreen initiative to reduce CO2 emissions. The group is producing and selling its own electric delivery vans as a response to the ongoing debate...


  • Eastlink toll charges to be reduced

    Motorist will now pay reduced tolls at the Thomas Clarke Bridge, formerly the East-Link, from Friday as VAT is removed from the current price. The charge will now be reduced from €1.75 to €1.40. The East-Link bridge was originally a private enterprise but it was eventually acquired by Dublin City Council in 2015. The removal of VAT from State-owned tolls comes...

  • Norway, tough on speed limits and drink driving

    Speed limits out on the roads can only properly be useful to society where they create an atmosphere and environment of widespread compliance and enforcement. In Norway, for example, there are no shades of grey when it comes to enforcement of the speed limits and especially towards drinking and driving . In places like Norway, if you are slightly over...

  • Do you want a car that runs for a million miles?

    Many people say that they would like their car to run forever but is that actually a good or bad idea? Mercedes once had a famous ad campaign that boasted of their cars lasting a million miles. Nothing could be less desirable today. Back in the good old days, companies like Mercedes-Benz made a "good solid car" and they were...

  • Driverless cars just around the corner in Ireland

    Driverless cars just around the corner in Ireland Automated driving is just around the corner, but are Irish roads ready for it? All the world's major manufacturers are leapfrogging each other with technology that will eventually lead to autonomous driving. Motor industry chiefs worldwide are urging governments to encourage partial and eventually full automatic vehicles with suitable infrastructure. Many are...

  • Hay fever and driving WARNING: Common medication could see motorists face hefty punishment

    Experts have revealed that there are certain common over-the-counter allergy medications such as antihistamines could have a detrimental affect on your driving. As a result, hay fever sufferers could very well face prosecution for driving under the influence of legal drugs. Many hay fever sufferers have to take these medications in order to alleviate their symptoms. These medicines can actually...


  • Danny Healy-Rae Blames The Bad Road Conditions in Kerry on the Fairies

    News broke all over Irish Twitter yesterday morning, that Independent Kerry TD, Danny Healy-Rae has blamed the poor road conditions on fairies. Danny Healy-Rae is no stranger to controversy and alternative opinions. Regarding one particular road condition, Danny said that the disappearance and reappearance of a dip in a Kerry road are due to the presence of fairy forts. The...