After 23 cars self-combusted...
After 23 cars self-combusted, the French manufacturer was forced to recall and fix 28,000 vehicles built before May 2003. The fires, which all happened in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, only related to 1.6 or 2.0-litre petrol versions. All the cars went up in flames while the engine was turned off.
Forgotten where you...
Forgotten where you put your car keys? These specs will help you find them! The Smart Goggle records everything the wearer sees, and also recognises objects – so it can show you where you last saw them. The glasses were developed by boffins at Tokyo University, and while this prototype is too large for practical use, scientists are working on miniaturising the electronics.
Inventor Yasuo Kuniyoshi claims the Smart Goggle – which incorporates the world’s most advanced object-recognition software – will eventually be more intelligent than the person wearing it, and able to identify items even they can’t recognise.