Technology
Dongfeng is joining the robot race. The Chinese carmaker says its humanoid robot, called Xiaodong, will enter its factories in October to handle sorting and quality inspection tasks, ahead of small-batch trial …
Driverless taxis are officially coming to our neighbour down south. Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing unit of Google parent Alphabet, will begin accepting bookings for rides in its self-driving cars in Singapore from …
TQ Wuling has announced on Facebook that SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) and the Tan Chong Motor Group have signed an agreement for local assembly of EV batteries in Malaysia, without revealing further details. However, …
Horse Powertrain - a joint venture between Geely and Renault - has revealed the B20, a new engine that the company says is fully waterproof. Meeting IPX8 waterproofing standards, the B20 can …
IJM this morning launched its Smart Highway Traffic Control Centre at the Sungai Besi Expressway's (Besraya) Loke Yew toll plaza lay-by. The centre uses technology such as AI, data analytics and the …
In March 2025, automotive component maker Sapura Industrial Berhad (SIB) signed an MoU with Zhejiang Zhongze Precision Technology Co Ltd (ZZ Tech) to make EV battery components in Malaysia, and a joint-venture …
The 2026-model year GWM Tank 500 HEV now comes with app support. With the GWM Intelligent Application, owners can start/stop the engine, control the air-con (including making it turn on at a …
You recognise this of course, from the Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) 2026, but this time at the Global Automotive and Technology Expo (GATE) 2026, Proton's HEV hybrid system appears to …
Deputy investment, trade and industry minister (MITI) Sim Tze Tzin has revealed that some Chinese companies have approached the ministry about using Malaysia as a testing ground for urban air mobility technologies, …
BMW Group Malaysia and Universiti Malaya (UM) has installed a solar-powered smartphone charging station running on second-life BMW EV batteries at the university’s Central bus stop. The initiative, which serves a location …
China's EV charging speed war has a new entrant. Dongfeng Motor has rolled out its first fully in-house developed ultra-high-power charging pile, and the headline number is a big one – 1,500 …
One of the understated perks of running a fully electric vehicle is how little scheduled maintenance it needs – no engine oil, no spark plugs, no gearbox fluid, just the occasional brake …
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) says it will accelerate the drafting and release of a dedicated 15th Five-Year Plan for the country's intelligent connected new energy vehicle (NEV) industry, …
Yinson GreenTech has revamped its ChargEV app, which it says "delivers a faster, simpler charging experience". Highlights include a cleaner interface, one-click charging, AutoCharge, enhanced maps, live activity monitoring and improved trip …
Pic from CarNewsChina Geely's Galaxy sub-brand has unveiled the 'Thunder' 16-in-1 electric drive system, CarNewsChina reports. There are two claims - that it's a world first and that it achieves a production-record …
Chinese autonomous logistics firm Neolix has been named among the first batch of companies approved by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to begin public-road sandbox testing of driverless delivery vehicles in Malaysia. …
Battery company CATL has announced at the London Climate Action Week that it has teamed up with BMW, Renault, Volvo, and Xiaomi as well as Google for the establishing of the Global …
For many car buyers that have taken warmly to the idea of a premium Chinese EV, they automatically choose between a BYD or a Geely, via Zeekr. These brands have done extremely …
Besides the C2 Concept, new model teaser, QV-E G+ concept and Aruz Space concept, Perodua also has on display at the ongoing Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) 2026 some EV-related technology …
Apple used its WWDC 2026 keynote to preview iOS 27, and while the headlines were dominated by a rebuilt, AI-powered Siri, there's a quietly significant set of upgrades coming to Apple CarPlay …
