Motor & Sport

Stand by for a mind-boggling game changer: revolutionary 3D printing is set to radically change how cars are designed

Could this be the year of the underdog? Less than 20 days into 2022, three fascinating games in the tussle for the World Test Championship 2023 (WTC) injec­ted some Botox into Test cricket’s sagging countenance.

The T20 format is now the biggest draw card in the world of cricket. Gone are the days when teams would tour mainly for Tests and hardly play any limited overs games.

Sri Lanka’s cricketers will take plenty of heart from their recent resounding victory over the West Indies to win the coveted Sobers-Tissera Trophy.

The SMMT calculates that by 2030 – when Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ban on new Internal-Combustion Engines (ICE) kicks in – the industry will require at least 60 gigawatt hours (GWh) of locally sourced batteries.

The motor industry is experiencing one of the greatest upheavals in its history. Executive Vice President of the Altran Group Pascal Brier sheds light on the four major trends for vehicles of the future – viz. electric, autonomous, connected and new architecture. Here are the main features.

Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technologies could help optimise the motor industry’s supply chains and logistics operations in the future, as players employ automation to increase efficiency and flexibility.

Here’s a typical morning commute in 2030: it’s a bright and sunny day, and you’re ready to head to work.

Fixtures, grounds and provisional squads all in one