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New technology combats drowsy driving

Auto supplier Takata is introducing a new driver-alertness warning system to the commercial trucking industry to keep drivers awake. The SafeTrak electronic vision system sounds an alert if a trucker is driving erratically or unintentionally drifting from a lane. A recent AAA study for traffic safety found that drowsy driving is a contributing factor in 16.5 percent of fatal car crashes in the United States.

2014 Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet facelift revealed

The 2014 Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet (pictured) gets a bit of a facelift for 2014 The Renault Megane range has had a bit of a facelift for 2014, and so far we’ve had the reveal of the Hatchback, Coupe and Sports Tourer Meganes and their UK prices. But now it’s the turn of the Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet to bow in with its facelift. The facelift tweaks for the Megane Coupe-Cabriolet are not exactly startling, as they’re much the same as the rest of the Megane range with a titivated nose with new headlights, a new bumper and a big Renault logo bang in the middle.

Jaguar Project 7 F-Type is the Special Operations Goodwood reveal

The Jaguar F-Type Project 7 revealed ahead of Goodwood FoS There were very few dissenting voices when Jaguar revealed their Project 7 F-Type Roadster Concept, homage to Jaguar’s D-Type, and it seems the almost universal approval of Jaguar’s creation has persuaded JLR that a production version of the Project 7 should be Jaguar’s first Special Operations division production car. And here it is. Due to be revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this week, the Jaguar F-Type Project 7 is a limited run, more powerful, more dynamic and more extreme version of Jaguar’s regular F-Type Roadster.