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Intel makes $15bn move to clear way for driverless cars

Intel spends $15bn on 'eyes' for driverless cars

Intel is to buy an Israeli maker of self-driving car technology for $15.3bn (£12.6bn), a record deal for the emerging autonomous vehicle indust
Published 21 March 2017
Richard Hammond "knocked out" in Mozambique motorcycle crash

Richard Hammond knocked out in Mozambique crash

The TV presenter Richard Hammond was knocked unconscious in a motorcycle accident while filming the second series of The Grand Tour.
Published 20 March 2017
Car seatbelt for your dog? It’s a bone of contention in America

Sit, Fido! Sit! Now belt up!

Dogs travelling in cars in the US state of Maine could be forced to belt up under a proposed law
Published 20 March 2017

Drivers in Japan face dementia tests to cut deaths

Japan has introduced traffic rules to stop people with dementia driving, after a series of deaths caused by confused elderly motorists.
Published 20 March 2017
Obituary: John Surtees

Obituary: John Surtees

The 1960s were the golden age of British motor racing, and the final grand prix of the 1964 Formula One season in Mexico City was a three-way sho
Published 20 March 2017
Ministers slam brakes on costly speed awareness courses

Ministers slam brakes on anti‑speeding courses

Ministers will launch a crackdown on speed awareness classes after concerns that they do not change drivers’ habits and are a way for police forc
Published 20 March 2017
Manchester slams the brakes on new 20mph zones

Manchester slams the brakes on new 20mph zones

Councils were urged to suspend the national introduction of 20mph zones yesterday after research in one of Britain’s biggest cities found...
Published 17 March 2017
The chase is on: hunt begins for missing Ford Mustangs from Steve McQueen's Bullitt

Hunt begins for missing Mustangs from Bullitt

For Steve McQueen fans and car enthusiasts alike, it is a mystery as gripping as the car chase that made the 1968 crime drama Bullitt famous. Now
Published 16 March 2017
Me and My Motor: William Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke

Me and My Motor: the Earl of Pembroke

William Herbert was 26 years old, living in London and working as an industrial designer, when he suddenly inherited a £115m fortune, including a
Published 16 March 2017
Angry drivers trapped in city car parks

Angry drivers trapped in city car parks

Hundreds of motorists were "held hostage” in car parks at the height of the evening rush hour after a technical glitch ...
Published 15 March 2017
‘Irresponsible’ Jaguar advert is banned for encouraging distracted driving

‘Irresponsible’ Jaguar ad is banned

Jaguar Land Rover has been banned from running adverts that encourage motorists to multitask at the wheel....
Published 15 March 2017
Video: Flying car offers commuters speedy escape from gridlock

Video: Flying car offers escape from gridlock

It could be the answer to the congestion crisis gripping our biggest cities: a car that can take to the skies to avoid rush-hour gridlock.
Published 15 March 2017