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The truth about the autonomous self-driving Mustang that ‘drove into a wall’

About that self-driving Mustang that 'crashed'

You could say that the autonomous Ford Mustang at Goodwood had a bit of a shocker. Here are some things you should know about it, though.
Published 15 August 2018
Billy Monger celebrates Spa podium with "leggy" champagne swig

Billy Monger swigs champagne from artificial leg

The amputee racing driver Billy Monger celebrated finishing third in yesterday's final British Formula 3 race at the Spa Francorchamps circuit by
Published 23 July 2018
Roborace chief on prepping for the Goodwood autonomous run and a new kind of race series (video)

Roborace chief on prepping for Goodwood (video)

Ahead of the Robocar's world-first autonomous run at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, driving.co.uk interviewed Rod Chong.
Published 18 July 2018
Driving the Porsche 959: how the ultimate 80s status symbol feels today

Driving the Porsche 959: the 80s on speed

In the early 1980s, there wasn’t much for little boys to do. You could go down the woods, on your BMX, and pretend you were Tinker Juarez – one...
Published 18 July 2018

Video: Honda Mean Mower V2 unleashed at Goodwood

The Festival of Speed has seen many a bonkers machine attempt the hill climb course, but few have been as mad as this 150mph Honda lawn mower.
Published 16 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
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
Tesla announce 'Summon' Autopilot parking system update is coming to Model 3

Tesla Model 3 owners can now 'Summon' their cars

Tesla has announced that its new BMW 3-series-rivalling Model 3 electric cars are now equipped with "Summon" technology.
Published 10 July 2018
Porsche 919 ring record

Porsche 919 obliterated Nurburgring record

After much anticipation, the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo has been properly unleashed on the Nurburgring — smashing the lap record there in the process
Published 29 June 2018

Porsche 911 from The Bridge heading to auction

A Porsche 911 that featured in the crime drama The Bridge will be auctioned at next month's Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Published 15 June 2018
Porsche 919 Evo racing car Nurburgring record

Video: Porsche unleashes wild 919 Evo on 'Ring

Porsche may have set a new Nürburgring lap record after letting loose its most extreme car to date on the German race track.
Published 05 June 2018
James Bond Aston Martin DB5 driven by Pierce Brosnan in GoldenEye could sell for record £1.6m

GoldenEye DB5 could sell for record £1.6m

The Aston Martin driven by James Bond in GoldenEye could become the most expensive DB5 in the world when it is sold at auction this summer.
Published 23 May 2018