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Video: Ford's new Feel The View tech helps blind car passengers take in a view

Blind passengers Feel the View thanks to Ford

It is all too easy for drivers and their passengers to take the views out of the windows for granted. But for the visually impaired, the passing
Published 01 May 2018
Safety training urgently needed for mechanics working on electric and hybrid cars

Electric cars endanger mechanics' lives

The government has said every new car on sale from 2040 to be electric or hybrid but a leading industry body says new laws are needed to protect
Published 01 May 2018
Tesla owner filmed in passenger seat using Autopilot says he was "unlucky one who got caught"

Tesla Autopilot user caught in passenger seat

The owner of a Tesla Model S who was caught on camera using his car’s self-driving Autopilot function while sitting in the passenger seat...
Published 30 April 2018
Video: J-Deite Ride car-robot is a real-life Transformer

J-Deite Ride car-robot is a real-life Transformer

Transformers, more than meets the eye. Transformers, robots in disguise." It's a theme tune that millions of people around the world will recogni
Published 27 April 2018
Could new NOx emissions tech from Bosch save the diesel engine?

Could NOx emissions tech from Bosch save diesel?

Amid the chaos and confusion over the future of the diesel engine, which led to a 17% fall in UK sales of new diesel-burning motors last year, co
Published 27 April 2018
Car makers told to fit cyclist detection systems to save lives

Car makers told to fit cyclist detection systems

Changes are being made to the way new cars are assessed for safety, to encourage the widespread fitment of bicycle detection systems and help cut
Published 26 April 2018
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Phone signals used to predict UK traffic flow

Sensors are to be used to track cars’ movements around cities to control traffic lights and cut congestion.
Published 25 April 2018
New driving test needed for autonomous cars, say experts

New driving test needed for autonomous cars

Motorists who can't wait for the day they can hang up their driving gloves and let a car's computers take care of the driving while they sit back
Published 23 April 2018
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VW's new ID R electric racer is as fast as F1 car

The Pikes Peak hillclimb is widely believed to be one of the most dangerous motor sport events in the world, and no place, you'd imagine, to whee
Published 23 April 2018
Drivers to get new police portal for dash cam footage

Drivers to get new dash cam police portal

Sales of dash cams have boomed yet despite the popularity of the in-car video cameras, that record a vehicle’s surroundings, most drivers who fil
Published 12 April 2018

App tells you which streets are safest

Drivers are no strangers to using navigation apps, typing their destination into their phone in order to be told the quickest route. However, par
Published 09 April 2018
Apple's self-driving car may use VR to simulate escaping a zombie horde

Apple self-driving car will let you fight zombies

Fully self-driving cars may be a long way off, especially since the fatal Uber accident last month, but that isn't stopping some technology...
Published 05 April 2018