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Renault Pitches Affordable Self-Driving Technology

RENAULT is the latest company to dip its toe into the waters of self-driving car technology. Pitching its contribution as a way of combating tiredness and stress plus allowing drivers to multitask and let the car take the strain, the French firm is looking to 2020 as the year when its bold vision could become a reality. There is a catch though, as Renault’s vision of an autonomous driving future centres around the provision of ‘protected’ roads devoid of pedestrians or other hazards to make the reality of hands off driving possible.

ICEM Style creative design software launched

ICEM Ltd, known for its ICEM Surf Class A surface development software, has launched ICEM Style, a new software product developed specifically for use by creative designers in the transportation design and industrial design industry. The launch presentation highlighted the integrated workflow from concept development in ICEM Style, through to refinement in ICEM Surf, enabling designers and engineers to share the same model data throughout the design process. According to ICEM, it is now possible, for the first time in a concept design tool, to design in a photo-realistic modelling environment, without using third-party visualisation products, or to wait for a static rendering to be generated.

Buy an Infiniti FX – win a Red Bull Racing Factory Tour

Infiniti FX - win a Bull Racing Factory Tour To celebrate the Red Bull F1 success in 2011, Infiniti are offering buyers of the Infiniti FX the chance to win a tour of the Red Bull Racing Factory in Milton Keynes. As competitions go, the prize is half decent – a tour of the Red Bull Racing Factory in Milton Keynes. But the entry requirement is quite steep – you have to stump up for a new Infiniti FX.