News & Reviews:   driving

Pos Malaysia is embarking on a pilot project to integrate autonomous vehicles into its operations, with the goal of boosting productivity and operational efficiency in handling postal items, particularly within internal facility operations. The initiative marks one of the first uses of autonomous driving technology in Malaysia’s postal sector and signals a step toward modernising the service in line with current technological advancements.

During the 18th Global Analyst Conference in Shenzhen, it seems that Huawei mentioned that they have invested more than USD1 billion in smart car components and R&D in order to manufacture the Huawei EV in the near future. Not only that, but Huawei claimed that their upcoming EV is able to achieve up to 1000KM range of autonomous driving on a single charge, which is significantly more compared to Tesla.

It seems that Singapore has started a new 3-month trial for self-driving buses which can be booked via an app when you’re around the Singapore Science Park area. Based on what our source mentioned, while this isn’t the first time self-driving buses were tested in the city, it is the first of its kind to charge a fee of 0.20SGD (~RM0.60).

Based on a statement by rnggt.com, it seems that there could be a possibility that Grab and Gojek might merge into a single entity. While not much is known in regards to when the merge might happen, a report by Bloomberg mentioned that a discussion is currently ongoing between the two companies.

Based on a statement by TheStar.com.my, Anthony Loke has mentioned that the new e-testing system will eventually replace the current testing methods used by Malaysian driving schools. Not only will the system be more cost effective and efficient, it will also make it harder for students to bribe their tests so that they can illegitimately obtain their drivers license.

Waze introduced a new function in the US, as well as Canada, which allows the user to see the price of a toll along the route to their destination. Not only is this informative, but it could help drivers plan out their expenses while driving on the road.

ZDNet and Reddit have spotted a recent addition to Google Maps, which enables the application to detect speed limits as well as speed traps in more than 40 countries. The aforementioned features were initially available on another Google-owned application, Waze.

If you are a constant user of Waze – this will be a treat for you. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are now on Waze as a voice pack that you can download to give you navigation on the road.