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Android Auto launches on mobile handsets

Android Auto update works with all cars

Drivers whose car does not have a swish multimedia module could soon forget their touchscreen envy
Published 07 November 2016
Opinion: Self-driving cars still need a human touch

Opinion: Self-driving cars need a human touch

When is a self-driving car not a self-driving car? Most of the time, actually. When the cab-hailing firm Uber announced it was launching...
Published 04 November 2016
Driverless lorry makes late-night beer run

Driverless lorry makes late-night beer run

It was after midnight and the executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation was at the back of a convoy escorting an...
Published 03 November 2016
Tesla says all cars it produces are now fully self-driving

Tesla: all our cars now capable of self-driving

While the rest of the world continues to grapple over self-driving car legislation and fairly important matters such as whose safety...
Published 20 October 2016
Mercedes says self-driving cars will save occupants at all costs

Mercedes in self-driving car crash admission

As car makers steer a course towards cars that can drive themselves, drivers have been asking just one question: if a crash is inevitable
Published 14 October 2016
Digital driving licence app coming to smartphones

Driving licence app coming to smartphones

Anyone who has been caught out after leaving home without their photocard driving licence will welcome the news that a digital version is being developed...
Published 18 May 2016
Eco engines are among the most polluting according to new emissions index

Eco engines are among the most polluting according...

A new independent ratings system for vehicle emissions suggests that cars marketed as having some of the cleanest petrol engines available...
Published 22 April 2016
Tesla Model 3 pictures

Everything you need to know about the 2017 Tesla Model...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, the space transport company, is a man not averse to taking risks. Whether it’s changing the way people...
Published 31 March 2016
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Ford's Uber-rivalling Go Ride taxi service to come...

The Uber taxi service is set to face serious competition with the impending launch of Ford’s new GoRide project...
Published 22 February 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Volvo to introduce "digital car keys" that can be shared...

Volvo has announced that it will be the first car manufacturer to introduce keyless vehicles that won't require a fob to access and start.
Published 19 February 2016
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Test your knowledge: When and where were the first...

Traffic lights: godsend for the pedestrian; scourge of the impatient driver; invisible to the cyclist. It is reckoned that 15,000 road junctions in...
Published 27 January 2016
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Headphones that could prevent road accidents

They are a modern-day curse for cyclists and drivers alike: iPhone zombies who step off the kerb
Published 11 January 2016