Mercedes-Benz has received certification from California state authorities for its Drive Pilot system, making it the first car manufacturer authorised to introduce a SAE Level 3 system in a standard-production vehicle for public freeways in California, US. This puts the company ahead of Tesla with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature that is still legally classified as a Level 2 system. Drive Pilot will be available as an option for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and EQS models in the US market, with

We’re no strangers to the Geely Xingyue L, Geely’s latest SUV based on the CMA platform. But one thing that the Xingyue L has been lacking since its launch was a hybrid engine option, now Geely has filled that missing piece with the introduction of the Geely Xingyue L Hi.X Hybrid at the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show. Even though this is a new addition to the Xingyue L’s variant line-up, Geely saw fit to give the car a quick change of looks to set it apart from its internal combustion engine (ICE) cou

ACO Group, one of Malaysia’s largest distributors of electrical products, has tied up with EV Connections, the developer of the JomCharge app and operator of 5 solar-powered EV chargers at petrol stations, to install a 180 kW DC fast charger at ACO Group’s headquarters in Taman Johor Jaya in Johor Bahru. ACO Group says the DC fast charger will be one of the fastest in the country, and the fastest in Johor. To encourage EV adoption, the service will be available to the public free of charge for o

Malaysia will continue to target investments related to renewable energy and electric vehicles, and that strategies to achieve such goals are being discussed between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in a recent Budget 2022 dialogue, said MITI Minister Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali at today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. Minister Azmin Ali said the pursuit of attracting such investments are in line with National Investment Aspirations (NIA) which also fo

We’ve talked about the Advanced Driving Assistance System (ADAS) in cars all the time, but yet many Malaysians are still of the mindset that it is an unnecessary system to have. Kia recently interviewed the engineers who worked on the ADAS in the all-new 2021 Kia Sportage and let them show us why we need it. The all-new fifth-generation Kia Sportage made its official world debut just last month and to fit with the new automotive safety regulation standards, the SUV now comes with a full suite of

When the Mazda MX-30 made its world debut at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, the car, which is based on the CX-30, was presented as Mazda’s first series production fully electric vehicle, and that it will go on sale sometime in 2021. However, many have speculated that the MX-30 won’t exist as an electric-only model range, and that a hybrid model will eventually join the MX-30’s variant line-up. A small capacity rotary-type range extender engine was also speculated to complement the electric-only vari