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Could the car repair and servicing garage of the future look something like this?

Published 24 April 2019
By James Allen
According to industry experts, car repair centres in the UK will be "more akin to laboratories than workshops" by 2050.

Clarkson predicts "terrifying" future for car fans

Jeremy Clarkson reckons the rapid pace of change that's afoot in the motor industry is meaning "the passion we have [for cars] is dying out".
Published 11 October 2018
The Future of Transport: The co-pilot takes over with driverless cars

The future of transport: The co-pilot takes over

The key to a driverless future is artificial intelligence, which will enable self-driving cars to take decisions like a human.
Published 29 October 2017
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CES 2014: World’s first driverless vehicle is just...

FIFTY YEARS since it was first predicted, a driverless vehicle has gone on sale that can guide itself harmlessly through crowds of people.
Published 07 January 2014