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News: UK to allow driverless cars on public roads from...

Like it or not, the steady cruise towards driverless cars is looking increasingly inevitable after the UK government today set out its plans to follow...
Published 30 July 2014
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Drivers go back to basics to defeat hi-tech thieves...

Organised criminals make light work of hi-tech keyless entry systems, so police are recommending a radical solution, reports Nick Gibbs. Now where...
Published 28 July 2014
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News: Eagle-eyed Volvo takes risk out of turning right

Volvo is preparing to launch a car that will watch traffic at junctions and then hit the brakes if you’re about to pull into the path of another...
Published 28 July 2014
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Look, no hands: How close is the car of the future?

What is the car of the future? When will it get here? And how will we recognise it?
Published 18 July 2014
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Land Rover technology gets handsy

Land Rover calls it gesture control but to the rest of us, it could be a demonstration of the law of unintended consequences...
Published 14 July 2014
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News: Rivals play ketchup as Ford and Heinz develop...

Ford has teamed up with Heinz, makers of the famous ketchup, to develop a bio-plastic made from tomato fibres that could be used for storage compartments...
Published 10 June 2014
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News: Smartwatch launches offering traffic jam alerts

Drivers will have a new weapon in the battle to beat holiday jams this summer: a smartwatch that monitors their location and notifies them of nearby...
Published 02 June 2014
Google begins production of driverless car fleet (video)

Google begins production of driverless cars (vid)

Internet giant Google is turning car maker as it prepares to manufacture 100 self-driving vehicles in its continuing development of autonomous...
Published 28 May 2014
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News: Volvo unveils new XC90 - the car for the connected...

Three months before it unveils its new XC90 SUV, the car maker has revealed the model’s high-tech interior
Published 27 May 2014
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News: "Empathetic vehicles" could predict road rage...

New research into “empathetic vehicles” that can detect the onset of motorists’ anger and stress could help reduce road rage incidents.
Published 08 May 2014
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News: Horse tail-mounted camera will catch out over-eager...

Say ‘gee-gees’, driver; you’re on horse camera
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Mexican wave of light could replace Catseyes...

A HI-TECH replacement for Catseyes that can switch itself on when it detects a car and change colour to warn drivers of danger will be tested this...
Published 05 May 2014