The largest consumer electronics fair in the world, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), will be held from January 5 to 8 next year in Las Vegas.

In addition to presenting their new electric SUV model iX M60, BMW leaders also announced the presentation of technology that will change the exterior color of the vehicle by pressing a switch in the cabin, reports Jutarnji.hr.

In a brief statement, BMW said it would 'make the first demonstration at CES of technology that changes the exterior color of a vehicle by pressing a switch'.

For now, the Bavarians are not revealing what exactly it is about and how they intend to harmonize the change of body colors with the law, but they announce that it is not about shades but about a complete change of car color.

Where are the thieves most active? The British portal for Confused.com compared the frequency of car thefts in 35 European countries from 2011 to 2019.

It should be said that the frequency of thefts was calculated in relation to the number of inhabitants (thefts per 100,000 inhabitants), and not in relation to the number of vehicles. According to Destatis, an average of 569 out of 1,000 people in the EU own a car (since 2019); However, in some EU countries, the rate of car ownership is significantly lower, writes HAK Magazine.

However, the comparison shows in which countries the owners are most likely to be victims of car theft. Italy took the infamous first place with 276 stolen cars per 100,000 inhabitants. According to Confused.com, 19 cars are stolen in Italy every hour. The Czech Republic, Sweden, France and Greece are also among the top 5. The lowest number of car thefts is in Denmark (five thefts per 100,000 inhabitants), and next to Denmark are Liechtenstein, Croatia and Slovenia with the lowest number of thefts.

Following the UX 300e, Lexus is preparing another electric crossover, called the RZ 450e.

Current announcements say that the new electric Lexus can be expected next year, as well as that it will be a global model.

The base will be the e-TNGA platform developed for a number of Toyota and Subaru models, while the design is inspired by the look of the LF-Z Electrified concept unveiled earlier this year.

With this concept, Lexus announced its new direction and intentions in the future, ie the beginning of the "next generation of Lexus". By 2025, Lexus will introduce 20 new or modified models, including more than 10 all-electric models, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

For now, there are no specific details, but it is expected that the Lexus RZ 450e will have more than 215 hp than the Toyota bZ4X has.

In addition, all-wheel drive, focus on performance and handling are mentioned, as well as a degree of autonomous driving.

The famous early video of Tesla, in which the company promotes its self-driving system Autopilot 2.0 without any human influence and which was published in 2016, was edited according to a group of former employees.

Namely, two former members of the "Autopilot" team spoke anonymously for the New York Times, that the car used a three-dimensional digital route map that was planned in advance, which is a feature inaccessible to drivers using a commercial version of the system, writes Jutarnji.hr.

It is even more alarming that allegedly at one point during the filming, while using the autopilot, the car hit the fence along the road on the Tesla property, and it had to be repaired, claim the people who worked on the video. The video was edited to remove footage of the crash, and continues to be used to promote the system to this day.

In 2016, when Autopilot 2.0 was introduced, Elon Musk said at the conference that all new Tesla cars use cameras, computers and all the other hardware they will need for 'complete autonomy'. And indeed, the video was released under the title ‘Autopilot Full Self-Driving Hardware (Neighborhood Long)’.

Musk's claims at that conference in 2016 surprised his engineering team, with some feeling that he was promising something that is not possible. They accuse him of ignoring the concerns of his own engineers for years and reselling the capabilities of Tesla's advanced driver aids, in a report the New York Times interviewed a total of 19 people working for the company at the time.

'Cameras are not eyes! Pixels are not retinas! F.S.D. the computer is nothing like the visual cortex! ' said Schuyler Cullen, who oversaw Samsung’s autonomous driving team. Amnon Shashua, CEO of Mobileye, meanwhile, accuses Tesla of being more driven by sales than facts. 'One should not be preoccupied with what Tesla is saying. The truth is not necessarily their ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is to build a business'.

The model year 2022 will be the last for the Audi TT RS on the American market, so a special Heritage edition has been prepared on that occasion.

The Audi TT RS Heritage Edition will be available in early 2022, priced at $ 81,450, as opposed to the standard TT RS model which costs $ 73,200.

The series is limited to only 50 copies, and several special color combinations will be available.These are Alpine White exterior with Ocean Blue leather, Helios Blue Metallic with Diamond Silver leather, Stone Gray Metallic with Crimson Red leather, Tizian Red Metallic with Havanna Brown leather and Malachite Green Metallic with Cognac Brown leather.

In addition, there are five-spoke alloy wheels of 20 inches, mirrors in aluminum finish, sports exhaust system with black exhaust pipes, Alcantara in the interior, RS logo on the floor and a special Heritage Edition logo.

Under the hood is a 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbo engine with 294 kW / 400 hp and 480 Nm of torque.

The engine is paired with a seven-speed S tronic transmission, four-wheel drive quattro, and in terms of performance, the TT RS Coupe accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 3.7 seconds.

Showrooms in Italy, Spain, Belgium and Serbia are starting to accept orders for the new Jeep Wrangler 4xe for 2022 today, and sales in other European markets are expected to begin in December.

Introduced last summer, the new Jeep Wrangler 4xe Plug-in Hybrid is the most powerful but also the most efficient Wrangler ever introduced in the European market and marks an important milestone in the brand's history and an additional step towards electrifying the entire range.

With the introduction of the 2022 version, the full range of Wrangler models is offered in a plug-in hybrid version in European markets where it is driven on the left. This provides a solid basis for the brand's plan to electrify 70% of all Jeep vehicles sold worldwide by 2025.

For 2022, the Wrangler 4xe range has been further enhanced with advanced technology and a range of state-of-the-art driving assistance systems, including automatic high beam control, full-speed head-on collision warning with advanced braking assistance and adaptive cruise control with stop option - they are all part of the standard equipment on the 2022 model with standard dead center monitoring with detection of obstacles when driving backwards, rear cameras and a system for assisting parking forward and backward from the model for the previous year.

Performance has also been improved: the Wrangler 4xe accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.4 seconds, and has a maximum combined power of 380 hp and a torque of 637 Nm. In addition, it has 4 × 4 drive in all-electric mode and can provide an autonomy of more than 50 km in all-electric mode with zero emissions (in urban WLTP cycle).

The new Wrangler 4xe has been developed to offer the latest technology and connectivity to meet the needs of increasingly demanding customers. It is equipped with Uconnect services with specific programs for electrified driving and advanced connectivity, such as My Assistant, My Car, My Remote and My eCharge.

The Wrangler 4xe models will also feature a factory-fitted Jeep Performance Parts (PPP) windshield made of Corning Gorilla Glass (standard on the Rubicon version and optional on the Sahara version), which uses the same chemical boost technology as the screens on mobile phones. The combination of the ultra-light Gorilla Glass inner layer with a 52% thicker outer layer makes this windshield lighter, more durable, and up to three times more resistant to cuts, cracks and bumps from rocks and debris.

As of today, it is possible to order a plug-in hybrid Jeep Wrangler 4xe from us, and for now, the starting price for the Rubicon equipment package is 72,000 euros.

Porsche SCG with the Volkswagen brand will present its 100% electric SUV ID.4 and all-electric ID.3 for the first time at this year's car show.

On Thursday, December 9, 2021. at 12:15 on the stand will be held a lecture on the future and progress of electromobility on the plans of Volkswagen AG and the automotive industry globally.

- We will discuss many issues related to climate change, how much transport affects global warming and what is the share of the automotive industry in the emission of harmful gases, as well as the plans of Volkswagen A.G. and other car manufacturers - announced by Porsche SCG.