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The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project is developing well, with work on various components such as depots, stations, land lines, and marine lines having achieved 32.42 percent completion.

Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh, chairman of the State Works, Transportation, and Infrastructure Committee, stated that the Johor government is dedicated to ensuring that the high-impact public transportation project is operational by 2026.

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Gordon Murray, designer of the Brabham and McLaren F1 racing cars and the McLaren F1  road car, has revealed the fourth product of his company, Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA). It’s the T.33 Spider, a topless version of the T.33 Coupe which was unveiled in January 2022.

Developed in parallel with the coupe and sharing the same ultralight carbonfibre monocoque construction, the T.33 Spider has been engineered with greater torsional stiffness as it does not have the roof structure. However, with the stringent and meticulous weight-saving approaches taken, the Spider is just 18 kgs heavier than the 1,090 kg coupe.

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Mercedes-Benz has just created new technology that will make it possible to validate transactions without a PIN number or smartphone confirmation using just a fingerprint sensor that is built into the car’s interior. The objective is to make it easier to pay for car-related services.

The German automaker is the first in the world to legally and securely include this kind of payment identification in a car. At first, this new feature will only be available to German users, and it only supports Visa. Mercedes Pay+ will gradually add and activate additional card systems as it is implemented throughout Europe.

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The improved version of Ford’s factory Bronco Raptor was approved by Hennessey’s engineering team following cold weather testing in the snowy mountains of Colorado, allowing production and delivery to start at the company’s headquarters in Texas.

The hypercar manufacturer calls it the Hennessey VelociRaptor 500 Bronco Raptor. Yes, that is a mouth full.

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Milltek Sport has developed a performance exhaust system to enhance the sound, weight, and driving dynamics of one of the most thrilling sports cars of the year, the Lotus Emira.

By collaborating with Litchfield to design a custom exhaust system for the renowned tuner’s supercharged 3.5-liter V6 manual-powered launch edition, Milltek Sport was able to expedite the construction of its newest exhaust.

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Along with seatbelts, the airbag has also saved countless lives around the world. The Supplementary Restraint Systems (SRS) – so-called because they should be used with seatbelts – have been around since the 1970s and are installed in virtually all modern cars.

Airbag systems initially began as just a bag inflating to provide a cushioning effect and prevent the head of the driver or front passenger from hitting the steering wheel or windscreen, reducing the risk of serious head injuries. But researchers have constantly tried to make airbags more effective in various ways and to provide cushioning and protection in a greater number of conditions.

Honda R&D has been hard at work for decades to make airbags better and developed a ground-breaking front passenger airbag design some years back. The airbag technology is designed to better manage lateral collision forces that can cause an occupant’s head to rotate severely at high velocity and slide off a conventional airbag, increasing the chance of serious injury.

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