Networked Car

With consumers becoming increasingly comfortable using smartphones and tablet PCs, touch screens are now increasingly making their way into their vehicles, too.

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday, April 20, welcomed the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City to junk the petition against ride-hailing applications such as Uber and Grab.

The new trainset, which uses diesel and batteries for its power system, is intended for use by the Philippine National Railways (PNR).

There will be booths placed in designated areas at the terminals where booking agents will assist passengers. Even non-app users will be allowed to make reservations at the booths.

GrabJeep units are equipped with wireless Internet, television, and air-conditioning system and will have free daily trips along EDSA.

Japanese carmaker Nissan recently unveiled its ?Intelligent Parking Chair?, an off-shoot of its self-parking technology derived from its cars experimenting with automatic steering.

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued an order dismissing a petition filed by party-list group 1-Utak against ride-sharing apps Uber and Grab.

The GPS tool will be able to monitor the speed of the bus and locate its position as a means to enforce the law and ultimately guarantee public safety, the government said.

Despite being provoked, the LTFRB asserted that using a metal pipe to threaten the life of the passenger is unnecessary and unreasonable.

Under the memorandum of agreement, the buyers and sellers will have the option to have their vehicles inspected by Rapide professionals so that Carmudi could issue a certification describing the actual state of the vehicle.