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Uber launches investigation after tech worker exposes ‘culture of sexism’

Tech worker exposes ‘culture of Uber sexism’

Silicon Valley executives like to think of themselves as disrupting tradition. But in certain respects, some seem to remain in the dark ages...
Published 28 February 2017
Driverless cars make their testers dozy

Driverless cars make their testers dozy

Ford’s engineers have been nodding off so often in tests of self-driving cars that the manufacturer has ditched its plans for semi-autonomous...
Published 27 February 2017
Ford's digital map to warn drivers of potholes

Ford's digital map to warn drivers of potholes

A digital map of Britain’s roads will be created to give motorists advanced warning of dangerous potholes.
Published 25 February 2017
Diesel motorists face variable charges based on emissions and aggressiveness

Diesel drivers face variable charges

Drivers of dirty diesel cars could be charged a variable fee based on the pollution they emit under proposals being considered...
Published 22 February 2017

New government incentive for electric cars

Electric car charging points will be installed at all big filling stations in Britain under government plans to increase the use of green cars.
Published 09 February 2017
Bose headrest speakers "whisper" directions into driver's ears

Bose headrest speakers "whisper" directions

Stereo speakers built into a driver’s headrest are not a new idea and are typically found as an option for convertibles, where wind noise...
Published 01 February 2017

Bose active suspension technology for car seats

In a Las Vegas parking lot, an innocuous-looking minibus is pootling around a course made up of speed bumps and other undulating terrain...
Published 09 January 2017
Android Auto launches on mobile handsets

Android Auto update works with all cars

Drivers whose car does not have a swish multimedia module could soon forget their touchscreen envy
Published 07 November 2016
Opinion: Self-driving cars still need a human touch

Opinion: Self-driving cars need a human touch

When is a self-driving car not a self-driving car? Most of the time, actually. When the cab-hailing firm Uber announced it was launching...
Published 04 November 2016
Driverless lorry makes late-night beer run

Driverless lorry makes late-night beer run

It was after midnight and the executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation was at the back of a convoy escorting an...
Published 03 November 2016
Tesla says all cars it produces are now fully self-driving

Tesla: all our cars now capable of self-driving

While the rest of the world continues to grapple over self-driving car legislation and fairly important matters such as whose safety...
Published 20 October 2016
Mercedes says self-driving cars will save occupants at all costs

Mercedes in self-driving car crash admission

As car makers steer a course towards cars that can drive themselves, drivers have been asking just one question: if a crash is inevitable
Published 14 October 2016