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Driverless cars on UK roads this year after rules relaxed

Driverless cars on UK roads this year

Fully driverless cars could take to Britain’s roads this year under plans to scrap the requirement for a safety driver to be in control at all ti
Published 23 March 2018
Driverless cars not fit for purpose say experts after Uber Volvo kills pedestrian

Driverless cars not fit for purpose, say experts

Trials of driverless cars on Britain's roads should be halted, according to technology and road safety experts.
Published 21 March 2018
Pedestrian killed by Uber self-driving car in America; company suspends tests

Pedestrian killed by Uber self-driving car in US

Questions will be raised over the safety of testing self-driving cars on public roads, after a 49-year old pedestrian was killed by an autonomous
Published 19 March 2018
Driverless buses planned for Gatwick airport

Driverless buses planned for Gatwick airport

Gatwick airport could get "the world’s first autonomous shuttle service" as part of efforts to cut costs, improve safety and make...
Published 19 March 2018
Driverless cars may take over if humans are drowsy

Driverless cars may take over if humans are drowsy

The scene: a drizzly and dark M4 in the near future. A semi-autonomous truck is nearing its turn-off and the driver is alerted that he needs to t
Published 23 February 2018
Tough talking: new Land Rover Explore smartphone revealed

Tough talking: new Land Rover Explore smartphone

Mobile phone users who find themselves frequently cursing the short battery life and fragile screen may want to head to their nearest Land Rover
Published 22 February 2018

Video: SkyRunner flying car crashes during takeoff

Despite flying cars first getting off the ground as long ago as 1949, when Moulton “Molt” Taylor, an American inventor, took to the skies in the...
Published 14 February 2018

Elon Musk blasts Tesla Roadster to Mars

Elon Musk, the techpreneur founder of PayPal and Tesla, declared himself “giddy and happy” last night as he prepared to launch his new Falcon...
Published 07 February 2018
New 2018 Mercedes A-Class: AI for family hatch but no eco hybrid versions

New 2018 Mercedes A-Class with AI

Drivers would be forgiven for assuming cars with Artificial Intelligence and self-driving technology are the preserve of one-of-a-kind concept ca
Published 02 February 2018
Jaguar I-Pace versus Tesla Model X charging times

Jaguar I-Pace will charge in 45mins… but where?

Jaguar's first pure-electric car, the new I-Pace, is capable of being charged to around 80% of its capacity in less than 45 minutes, the British
Published 31 January 2018
Special glasses to tackle motion sickness in driverless cars

Special glasses for driverless cars

Driverless cars will bring a revolution in the way we spend our time. Rather than sitting in traffic drumming our fingers on the steering wheel i
Published 30 January 2018
Big Brother is driving you: how new cars collect data to sell

How new cars collect data to sell

The beat generation imagined disappearing into the night on an open road and countless baby boomers rejoiced in the freedom granted by a car with
Published 24 January 2018