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It will be legal to park your car by remote control on UK roads from June

Parking your car by remote control to be legal

New laws will allow drivers to use their car's key fob or smartphone app to remotely park their vehicle on British roads.
Published 17 May 2018
Bloodhound SSC car will make its 1,000mph land speed record attempt in autumn 2019

Bloodhound SSC will attempt 1,000mph in 2019

Richard Noble has had it with delays. In a rousing statement sent out this morning, the Bloodhound SSC Project Director announced...
Published 16 May 2018
One-of-a-kind Mini celebrates Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Royal wedding — and you could buy it

One-off Mini celebrates Royal wedding

Mini is renowned for its mixing of proudly-British themes with contemporary flair and bold design, so it should come as no shock that it has...
Published 16 May 2018
Qantas called it a world first, as the all-electric SUV successfully towed the Dreamliner as part of a Guinness World Record attempt, as the heaviest tow by an electric production passenger vehicle.

Another car has towed a jumbo jet

If PR stunts can become clichéd, cars pulling jumbo jets has surely reached that status after Qantas and Tesla used a Model X to pull a 787.
Published 16 May 2018
Former Aston Villa star Jlloyd Samuel killed in car crash after dropping kids at school

Former footballer Jlloyd Samuel killed in crash

A former Trindad and Tobago international footballer who played for English teams Aston Villa and Bolton Wanders has died in a car crash after dr
Published 16 May 2018
Has Bernie Eccleston bought Ayrton Senna's old racing car

Did Bernie Ecclestone buy Ayrton Senna's race car?

Ayrton Senna's 1993 Monaco Grand Prix-winning Formula One car has sold for €4.1million (£3.7m) in an auction in Monaco.
Published 15 May 2018
Watch professional driver take on roborace driveless racing car

Watch driverless racing car battle human racer

Twenty-one years ago the Deep Blue supercomputer beat reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov in what was a landmark 'man vs machine'...
Published 15 May 2018
Video shows freak hailstorm battering cars in Romania

Video shows hailstorm battering cars in Romania

Motorists in Fagaras, Romania had to watch as their cars received a battering from hailstones yesterday (Monday, May 14).
Published 15 May 2018

Uber's driverless car ‘chose to hit’ woman who...

A self-driving car operated by Uber that killed a pedestrian allegedly detected her as she crossed the road but “chose” not to alter its course.
Published 14 May 2018
Driving Rich List 2018: Francois Perrodo

Perrodo family tops Driving Rich List 2018

A family that owns one of Europe's leading oil and gas companies has gone straight to the top spot of the Driving Rich List 2018.
Published 13 May 2018

Potholes a "national disgrace" says AA

A rise in the number of potholes has led to more claims for damage being made in the first four months of the year than the whole of 2017.
Published 11 May 2018
Video: family runs for their lives chased by cheetahs after leaving their car at a safari park

Video: Family chased by cheetahs at safari park

The appeal of a drive-through safari park is that you can get close to wild animals in an environment that's more natural than a zoo pen. But one
Published 11 May 2018