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Test Bench: Sleep aids

Struggling to nod off at night? It might be worth looking at sleep aids like these.
Published 15 July 2018
Apps: Google's music apps

Apps: Google's music apps

The lowdown on Google's three premium music player apps
Published 15 July 2018

OK Google, er, cancel the driverless taxi

AI can imitate speech — and pauses — but in unpredictable arenas such as conversation and driving it is still liable to come a cropper.
Published 15 July 2018
Watch the Roborace driverless racing car wow the crowds at Goodwood

Watch Roborace driverless racing car at Goodwood

The driverless Roborace racing car has made its first public run up the hillclimb course at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, wowing the...
Published 13 July 2018
Norfolk Council announces trials for roadside mobile phone detection tech

Trials for tech that detects drivers using mobiles

The first trials for technology that can detect if someone is using a mobile phone when driving are now being conducted in Norfolk.
Published 13 July 2018
2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 is go! (gallery)

There's an intoxicating buzz at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. View our gallery from day one for a taste of what visitors can expect.
Published 12 July 2018

Stolden Goldfinger DB5 could be in Middle East

The long lost Aston Martin DB5 from the James Bond film Goldfinger could be found, if a rumour on the iconic car's whereabouts is to be believed.
Published 12 July 2018
Bugatti confirms £4.5m limited-run Chiron Divo on the way

Bugatti confirms £4.5m Chiron Divo in the works

The already brutally fast Bugatti Chiron is set to become even more extreme, courtesy of a new "light and nimble" limited-run version of the car.
Published 12 July 2018
Watch Martin Brundle nearly take out a cameraman in hovercraft race with Kimi Räikkönen

Watch Brundle, Herbert, Raikonnen hovercraft race

Four years ago, at the British GP, Martin Brundle and Johnny Herbert, the Sky Sports F1 commentators (and ex-F1 drivers, of course), took on...
Published 12 July 2018
UK Government confirms ban on conventional petrol and diesel cars in 2040

2040 petrol and diesel outlined by Government

The UK Government has confirmed it will ban new conventional petrol and diesel car sales by 2040, as part of its 'Road to Zero' policy.
Published 11 July 2018
Classic Ford Mustang will attempt first ever autonomous Goodwood hill climb run

Classic Mustang in autonomous Goodwood attempt

The technology firm Siemens will conduct the first ever autonomous hill climb run at Goodwood, in perhaps the most unlikely of cars.
Published 11 July 2018
Racing driver shows sublime car control in rally-ready Porsche 911

Video: Rally driver's sublime car control

It's been a while since works Porsches went rallying, but privateers have shown the Porsche 911 is a great car to tackle a special stage in.
Published 11 July 2018