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Today’s Tech Digest: Pigs play video games, TikTok sale shelved
Pigs are highly intelligent animals capable of playing video games, scientists have found, after putting four fun-loving swine to the test. Four pigs - Hamlet, Omelette, Ebony and Ivory - were trained to use an arcade-style joystick to steer an on-screen cursor into walls. Researchers said the fact that the pigs understood the connection between…
Preview: VW ID.4 electric vehicle
As part of its e-offensive, the Volkswagen brand plans to offer electric cars in all major vehicle segments by 2022 and aims to become the world market leader in e-mobility in the coming years. Chris Price preveiws the second EV in its line-up, the ID.4... Following the launch of its electric hatchback, the ID.3, VW…
VW and Uber partner for ‘Uber Green’ in Berlin
Volkswagen has partnered with Uber in Berlin for the pilot launch of a new ride hailing service called Uber Green. In September, Uber announced that it intends to evolve into a zero-emission mobility platform by 2040, with 100 percent of the rides offered using zero-emission vehicles, public transport or micro-mobility offerings. The objective of the…
Volkswagen ID.3 limited edition comes to UK
Four years after the I.D. concept was first announced, a limited edition of the Volkswagen ID.3 is now available in the UK. The manufacturer's third electric vehicle after the Beetle and the Golf, The ID.3 is produced in Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant in the east of Germany. The Zwickau factory is entirely powered by renewable energy,…
Volkswagen working with Amazon to improve worldwide factory efficiency
Volkswagen is partnering with Amazon to develop cloud computing capacity aimed at improving efficiency and co-ordination across the carmaker’s global factory network. Volkswagen, the world’s largest carmaker by unit sales with 10.83 million vehicles sold last year, says that combining data from its 122 factories will allow it to standardise production planning and management of…
Common misconceptions about electric cars revealed by poll
Brits have some weird and wonderful misconceptions about electric cars - including a belief they can't be driven through puddles. It also emerged others don't think they can be used in the rain at all. One in 20 even believe electric cars are fundamentally less safe, and nearly one in five believe an electric car…
Tesco to roll out free electric car charging points for shoppers in partnership with VW
Tesco is to roll out free charging points for electric cars at hundreds of its stores from next year. The supermarket chain, which is the largest in the UK, will work with Volkswagen to develop more than 2,400 electric vehicle (EV) charging points by 2020. A standard 7kW charger will be free, with a faster…
VW and Snapchat create augmented reality game for GTI fans
Volkswagen UK and Snapchat have joined forces to launch a mobile phone-based GTI race which uses the latest Augmented Reality (AR) technology. Creative agencies Tribal Worldwide London and adam&eveDDB are behind the new Snapchat lens, which from today lets users interact with the GTI race track in the form of a bespoke 3D model of…
Top 10 car features including golf ball gear knob and Skoda integrated umbrella
The nation’s favourite 'hidden car features' have been named – with the iconic, but perhaps not so hidden, Volkswagen Golf GTI golf ball gear knob, pictured above, coming out on top. The dimpled gear shifter topped a poll of 2,000 drivers by video technology company CitNOW to find the nation’s most popular secret features that…
Affected by emissions scandal? Legal firms take action against VW on behalf of diesel car owners
Legal action has been announced against VW on behalf of diesel car owners in England and Wales affected by the emissions scandal. Harcus Sinclair UK Limited, a leading UK law firm specialising in large group litigation, has applied for a group litigation order in claims against VW, Audi, SEAT and Skoda arising out of the…
