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After a Waymo was set on fire in San Francisco, is this the end of the road for self-driving cars? Don’t bet on it

Published 13 February 2024
By Will Dron
The road to fully autonomous vehicles becoming mainstream has been a bumpy one, to say the least, but on Saturday it became a fiery one, too.
Trump administration being sued by 23 states over fuel standards

Trump: EVs will make car workers' jobs obsolete

Donald Trump has made an extraordinary claim that people who work on traditional car production lines will be “out of business” within two years.
Published 28 September 2023
Ram Premature Electrification advert at Super Bowl LVII

Watch: The best car ads of Super Bowl LVII

In 2023 only three car manufacturer were represented during the Super Bowl LVII advert breaks. But there were still a few crackers in there.
Published 13 February 2023
Digital number plates in UK

Digital number plates gain popularity in USA

The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency says there are no plans to permit digital number plates for cars in the UK, despite US popularity.
Published 15 June 2022
The five richest people in motoring: Elon Musk

'Fun police' blamed in Tesla farting car recall

Tesla is recalling some 579,000 vehicles after an American safety organisation ruled that the cars’ “Boombox” function may endanger pedestrians.
Published 14 February 2022

Hyundai makes weirdest recall

Hyundai has recalled some 714 Santa Fe SUVs in the United States for really quite a strange reason: the dash instruments can appear upside-down.
Published 01 February 2022
President Biden

Biden aims for 50% electric cars by 2030

President Biden has announced a plan to advance America’s take-up of more environmentally-friendly vehicles, including a zero-emissions target.
Published 06 August 2021

Magnetised concrete to charge EVs on move

Magment is a magnetised concrete developed by a German company that could be used to charge EVs as they drive.
Published 29 July 2021
Volkswagen to change name to "Voltswagen" in America

Voltswagen name change was a 'joke'

Two days ahead of April Fools Day, Volkswagen said it will change its name to Voltswagen in the US. It was a "joke'.
Published 31 March 2021
Tiger Woods may have been asleep at the wheel before crash, experts suggest

Woods may have been asleep at wheel, claims expert

Tiger Woods may have been asleep at the wheel before his crash last week, an expert who visited the accident site has suggested.
Published 01 March 2021
Tiger Woods "awake, responsive and recovering" after crashing Genesis SUV

Tiger Woods recovering after huge crash

Golf legend Tiger Woods is "awake, responsive and recovering" after crashing a Genesis GV80 SUV yesterday in Los Angeles.
Published 24 February 2021
Jeep pulls Super Bowl ad after Springsteen drink driving charge

Springsteen ad pulled after drink driving charge

Jeep has pulled its Super Bowl ad after it was revealed that its star, musician Bruce Springsteen, was charged with drink driving last November.
Published 11 February 2021
Ken Block Hoonigan Climbkhana Ford F-150 Hoonitruck Tianmen Mountain Road

The 10 best Ken Block gymkhana films ranked

Ken Block: a man responsible for burning more rubber than the Springfield Tire Yard & generating many times more YouTube hits than Keyboard Cat.
Published 11 December 2020