ABU DHABI – Technical difficulties put the brakes on the hopes of a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) team of winning an autonomous car race in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on April 27, with experts pointing to issues surrounding the use of such technology.

Team Kinetiz, a collaboration between NTU and UAE technology group Kintsugi, was one of eight teams from around the world competing in the inaugural event of the