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News: Rivals play ketchup as Ford and Heinz develop...

Ford has teamed up with Heinz, makers of the famous ketchup, to develop a bio-plastic made from tomato fibres that could be used for storage compartments...
Published 10 June 2014
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News: Smartwatch launches offering traffic jam alerts

Drivers will have a new weapon in the battle to beat holiday jams this summer: a smartwatch that monitors their location and notifies them of nearby...
Published 02 June 2014
Google begins production of driverless car fleet (video)

Google begins production of driverless cars (vid)

Internet giant Google is turning car maker as it prepares to manufacture 100 self-driving vehicles in its continuing development of autonomous...
Published 28 May 2014
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News: Volvo unveils new XC90 - the car for the connected...

Three months before it unveils its new XC90 SUV, the car maker has revealed the model’s high-tech interior
Published 27 May 2014
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News: "Empathetic vehicles" could predict road rage...

New research into “empathetic vehicles” that can detect the onset of motorists’ anger and stress could help reduce road rage incidents.
Published 08 May 2014
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News: Horse tail-mounted camera will catch out over-eager...

Say ‘gee-gees’, driver; you’re on horse camera
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Mexican wave of light could replace Catseyes...

A HI-TECH replacement for Catseyes that can switch itself on when it detects a car and change colour to warn drivers of danger will be tested this...
Published 05 May 2014
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News: Shrunken engine gives Mondeo Man new might

The new Ford Mondeo, due to go on sale at the end of this year, will have the world’s most advanced engine.
Published 05 May 2014
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CES 2014: World’s first driverless vehicle is just...

FIFTY YEARS since it was first predicted, a driverless vehicle has gone on sale that can guide itself harmlessly through crowds of people.
Published 07 January 2014
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Mercedes to launch seat warming app

IF THE thought of your car’s icy cabin is keeping you in bed every morning, you’re about to run out of excuses. Mercedes will allow drivers to...
Published 06 January 2014
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Google Glass for drivers: smart specs set to be allowed...

DRIVERS will soon be able to navigate using information beamed directly into their field of vision, after the government softened its stance on wearable...
Published 05 January 2014
McLaren waves goodbye to windscreen wipers with ultrasonic tech

McLaren waves goodbye to windscreen wipers

Like wind-up windows and ashtrays, the humble windscreen wiper is soon to be erased from modern cars.
Published 17 December 2013