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After Uber's fatal crash, will driverless cars ever become a reality?

Will driverless cars ever become a reality?


Nick Rufford looks at how pedestrian death involving a modified self-driving Volvo has slammed the brakes on the autonomous vehicle dream.
'Corsa Cannibals': Vauxhall hatchbacks are being stripped of bodywork by vandals

'Corsa Cannibals': Vauxhalls stripped by vandals


In the 1980s it was VW badges but car vandals today are taking much more substantial — and noticeable — trophies from cars, it seems: entire sect
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Litter thrown from cars kills millions of animals


Millions of voles, shrews and other tiny mammals could be dying each year after becoming trapped inside discarded drinks cans and glass bottles,
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Witness to sinking car tragedy to sue victims


A woman who helped to rescue a baby from a car that slid off a pier, killing five members of a family, is taking legal action against the victims
What's Inside a Mercedes car seat? Watch as the mind-bogglingly clever seats of a Mercedes S-class are ripped open

Video: Watch as Mercedes S-class seat is cut open


Are you sitting comfortably? Probably not as comfortably as a driver of the latest Mercedes S-Class. Its seats are so sophisticated they can...
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Video shows Volkswagen dieselgate 'graveyard'


Astonishing new aeriel video footage show the huge scale of the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal.
Ford addresses men's mental health 'elephant in the room' with new advertising campaign

Video: Ford addresses men's mental health in TV ad


The Ford Transit may be the self-professed "Backbone of Britain", and "white van man" a key pillar of both our economy and society, but that does
Plug-in hybrid Ferrari caught testing, SUV on its way

Video: Plug-in hybrid Ferrari caught testing


In an age where nearly everyone has a smartphone with a camera, and anyone can buy and learn to fly a drone, ensuring a top-secret sports car...
Two heart-stopping school bus crashes caught on camera in same week

Video: Two school bus crashes caught on camera


Footage of two separate crashes has been released, involving school buses in the same school district in America.
John Surtees' BMW 507 set to sell for £2m

John Surtees' BMW 507 set to sell for £2m


John Surtees was one of Britain’s most successful Formula One drivers and motorcycle racers and now super-fans with deep pockets can big for his...
Watch as vandal sets fire to red-light camera

Watch as vandal sets fire to red-light camera


A helmet-wearing vandal has been caught setting fire to a traffic camera in Windsor, a suburb of Melbourne, on April 2.