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Tesla owner filmed in passenger seat using Autopilot says he was “unlucky one who got caught”

Published 30 April 2018
By James Mills
The owner of a Tesla Model S who was caught on camera using his car’s self-driving Autopilot function while sitting in the passenger seat...
Tesla owner filmed in passenger seat using Autopilot says he was "unlucky one who got caught"
Environmental audit committee launches enquiry into hand car washes

Opinion: Hand car washes must clean up their act

Over the last 15 years hand car washes have become a familiar sight in car parks and forecourts across the UK. There are anywhere between 10,000
Published 30 April 2018
Councils cut pothole payouts to drivers by using loophole

Councils cut pothole payouts to drivers

Councils are avoiding paying compensation to drivers whose cars have been damaged by potholes by insisting that the roads in question were schedu
Published 30 April 2018
Bridge crash creates world's first Range Rover Velar convertible

Crash creates first Range Rover Velar convertible

The Range Rover Velar has been acclaimed as one of the most stylish SUVs on the road, and some fans say the only thing that could be cooler is a
Published 30 April 2018
Jenson Button to take on Fernando Alonso at Le Mans this year

Jenson Button to take on Alonso at Le Mans

Jenson Button has announced that he'll be competing in the World Endurance Championship this year, setting up a mouth-watering battle against for
Published 27 April 2018
Me and My Motor: Jonathan Palmer, former F1 driver turned circuit owner

Me and My Motor: Jonathan Palmer

Jonathan Palmer, the former Formula One driver, never quite made it onto a grand prix podium but he does now own some of Britain’s best-loved...
Published 27 April 2018
Video: J-Deite Ride car-robot is a real-life Transformer

J-Deite Ride car-robot is a real-life Transformer

Transformers, more than meets the eye. Transformers, robots in disguise." It's a theme tune that millions of people around the world will recogni
Published 27 April 2018
Top Gear presenter Rory Reid just horrified car purists with this question

Top Gear presenter just horrified car purists

What would you say to a person who was considering adding a bodykit from a hot Porsche Cayman GT4 to a standard 981 series model?
Published 27 April 2018
Simon Taylor's HWM Stovebolt Special: Unique ex-Stirling Moss racing car, driven by Kirk Douglas in movie The Racers, to star at Classic & Sports Car Show

Extraordinary history of 'unsung hero' racing car

Although true motor sport geeks will have heard of it, the “Stovebolt Special” is arguably one of the car world's unsung heroes.
Published 27 April 2018
Could new NOx emissions tech from Bosch save the diesel engine?

Could NOx emissions tech from Bosch save diesel?

Amid the chaos and confusion over the future of the diesel engine, which led to a 17% fall in UK sales of new diesel-burning motors last year, co
Published 27 April 2018
easyCoffee drive-thrus to sell coffee from £1 a cup (exclusive)

easyCoffee drive-thrus to sell coffee from £1

It may look like a giant coffee cup discarded in Teletubbyland, but expect to see one next a motorway near you before too long.
Published 26 April 2018
The iX3 is powered solely by its battery, which is said to hold more than 70kWh of capacity, and gives the electric car the equivalent of 268bhp

BMW's new iX3 electric SUV takes on Jaguar I-Pace

BMW is ready to send shockwaves through the SUV market, when it launches a new electric SUV to take on Jaguar's I-Pace.
Published 26 April 2018