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EON & Sahabat Autofest 2024 lucky draw winner bought a Saga, driving home a Proton S70 Flagship

May 7, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Autofest, bought, draw, driving, EON, flagship, Home, Lucky, Proton, S70, SaGa, Sahabat, winner

EON is celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri with an open house at its headquarters at Glenmarie today, and the company used the occasion to announce the winners of the EON & Sahabat Autofest 2024 lucky draw. How about buying a Proton Saga and getting an additional Proton S70 Flagship too? That’s the luck of grand prize [...]read moreEON & Sahabat Autofest 2024 lucky draw winner bought a Saga, driving home a Proton S70 Flagship

2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Cabriolet combines performance and open-air driving

May 6, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Cabriolet, CLE, combines, driving, MercedesAMG, openair, performance

We recently were able to drive both the new Mercedes-Benz CLE 450 Cabriolet, as well as the Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Coupe. We liked both of them a lot. Though at least at the time, there wasn’t a way to combine them. Unsurprisingly, Mercedes wasn’t going to leave things that way, and now we get to [...]read more2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Cabriolet combines performance and open-air driving

Americans Are Driving Their Cars To Death In Order To Save Money

Here at Jalopnik, we know there’s nothing wrong with keeping a beloved old beater running for mile after mile, and we regularly celebrate high mileage heroes. Now, it turns out the rest of America is catching onto this way of thinking as the savings of holding onto an old car for longer begin mounting up. [...]read moreAmericans Are Driving Their Cars To Death In Order To Save Money

These States Have The Most Aggressive Drivers: Study

Photo: Denis Torkhov (Getty Images) People tend to assume their state, and especially their city, has the worst drivers in the country. We tend to chalk that up to the fact that you’re going to notice a lot more bad behavior in the place you live compared to somewhere you’re visiting, but ultimately, somewhere has [...]read moreThese States Have The Most Aggressive Drivers: Study

These Are The Irrational Driving Fears That Haunt Jalopnik Readers

May 5, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto driving, Fears, Felsen, Goldberg, Haunt, Irrational, Jalopnik, John, Readers, SarDeliac, SolamenteDave, The Dead Zone

Photo: Keystone Features (Getty Images) Serial killer. Hook hand. Back seat. Suggested by SolamenteDave As an aside: When I was taking drivers’ training, our instructor was absolutely insistent that we begin every drive by walking around the car to inspect our tires, peer in the backseat, and check underneath in case there are any unwanted [...]read moreThese Are The Irrational Driving Fears That Haunt Jalopnik Readers

Luminar, maker of lidar for autonomous driving, lays off 20 percent of its workforce

May 4, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology autonomous, driving, lays, lidar, Luminar, maker, percent, workforce

The company, which just announced shipments of its next-generation laser sensors to Volvo, said that it will transition to an “asset light” business model that will see more of its production outsourced to its partners. As part of the restructuring, at least 147 people will lose their jobs. Luminar has at least 730 employees based [...]read moreLuminar, maker of lidar for autonomous driving, lays off 20 percent of its workforce

GM’s Super Cruise Is Handy, But It Definitely Has Its Quirks

My friend group was recently looking at taking separate cars on a road trip from Los Angeles to Yosemite when we were saved from that logistical nightmare by a big Pearl Beige Metallic GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate. This Yukon is called the Ultimate for a reason; it was equipped with GM’s Super Cruise, a rear [...]read moreGM’s Super Cruise Is Handy, But It Definitely Has Its Quirks

2024 Proton X70 facelift confirmed with Level 2 semi-autonomous driving – lane centring assist included

May 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Assist, centring, Confirmed, driving, Facelift, included, Lane, Level, Proton, semiautonomous, X70

Proton held a media briefing regarding its quality control performance at its Tanjung Malim plant today. As part of the presentation, the national carmaker publicly confirmed the presence of the facelifted X70 for the first time, the refreshed SUV set to be launched sometime this year. Little has been made known about the new X70, [...]read more2024 Proton X70 facelift confirmed with Level 2 semi-autonomous driving – lane centring assist included

JPJ announces new International Driving Permit (IDP) adhering to the defined standard in colour and size

May 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto adhering, Announces, colour, defined, driving, IDP, international, JPJ, Permit, Size, standard

The road transport department (JPJ) has announced the introduction of a new International Driving Permit (IDP) in line with the model defined for the document under the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic from 1949. While not stated by the department in its announcement made on its Facebook page, the new IDP should be fully compliant [...]read moreJPJ announces new International Driving Permit (IDP) adhering to the defined standard in colour and size

These Are All The Things You Wish Had Been Taught In Driver's Ed

April 28, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto Driver039s, driving, Fiat 126, Ford E100, Jalopnik, Passing lane, Taught, Toyota Corolla

American roadways are increasingly more dangerous every year, and our lackluster driver education system isn’t helping. Drivers are seemingly ever more checked out and aggressive with each passing day. Cars are easier to drive and require less engagement to get where you’re going as technology improves, but drivers… Read more… Source link