Apple’s latest iOS update features a Do Not Disturb While Driving Option. It will automatically prevent notifications from popping up when it senses the driver is in the car, The Daily Mail reports It is part of Apple's worldwide iOS 11 update.
A Gold Coast man has been banned from being a dealer for ten years after he was caught winding back odometers. Ivan Kaplun was also ordered to pay $3657 in fines by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT), the Gold Coast Bulletin reports.
A slump in consumer confidence has left dealers hurting. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index for the week to May 16 saw a dip of 2.6 points to 109.4 -its lowest level since September 2015.
Travellers at France’s Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport can now have their car parked by an automated valet called Stan.
The company recently reached agreement in principle to acquire the Ford and Mitsubishi dealerships at the Essendon Fields automotive precinct near Melbourne.
Intel has finalised an agreement to buy Israeli autonomous vehicle technology firm Mobileye for $US15.3 billion (A$20.2 billion).
Organised by Intelligent Transport Systems Australia (ITS), the conference is themed “Converging Smarter Tolling Technologies”. It will feature more than 40 speakers, including New South Wales minister for roads, maritime and freight Melinda Pavey.
Ford Motor Company has named Jim Hackett named as its new president and chief executive, succeeding Mark Fields, who is retiring. Hackett, who has lead Ford Smart Mobility LLC since March 2016, will report to executive chairman Bill Ford.
The new Jaguar I-Pace has been caught on video in Monaco. The British automaker was filming a promotional video with the all-electric car in the middle of the night at the tiny principality’s grand prix circuit, carscoops.com reports.
New research is predicting the cost of owning an electric car will fall to the same level as petrol-powered vehicles by next year.