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Driverless cars not fit for purpose say experts after Uber Volvo kills pedestrian

Driverless cars not fit for purpose, say experts

Trials of driverless cars on Britain's roads should be halted, according to technology and road safety experts.
Published 21 March 2018
Pedestrian killed by Uber self-driving car in America; company suspends tests

Pedestrian killed by Uber self-driving car in US

Questions will be raised over the safety of testing self-driving cars on public roads, after a 49-year old pedestrian was killed by an autonomous
Published 19 March 2018
Driverless buses planned for Gatwick airport

Driverless buses planned for Gatwick airport

Gatwick airport could get "the world’s first autonomous shuttle service" as part of efforts to cut costs, improve safety and make...
Published 19 March 2018
See what a driver driverless car sees with mind-blowing 360° video from Google's Waymo division

Video: See what a driverless car sees

Will fully autonomous cars ever become the norm on our roads? There are several reasons to be sceptical but a chief concern is their ability...
Published 14 March 2018
Can the 2018 Audi A6 beat the BMW 5-series - Jeremy Clarkson's favourite car?

Can the 2018 Audi A6 beat the BMW 5-series?

Jeremy Clarkson has often argued that the BMW 5-series is the best car money can buy. So good, in fact, that his most recent review of the brilli
Published 28 February 2018
Hyundai Kona is the first affordable electric SUV with a driving range of up to 300 miles on a single charge

Hyundai Kona is the first affordable electric SUV

Hyundai has stolen the lead over the Nissan Qashqai, the best-selling SUV in Britain, after the Korean car maker revealed the first affordable el
Published 27 February 2018
Driverless cars may take over if humans are drowsy

Driverless cars may take over if humans are drowsy

The scene: a drizzly and dark M4 in the near future. A semi-autonomous truck is nearing its turn-off and the driver is alerted that he needs to t
Published 23 February 2018

Reader Letters: Short-changed on insurance

My Audi allroad finally died after 250,000 miles and I replaced it with a year-old biturbo version. Calling my insurance broker to switch my..."
Published 19 February 2018
Special glasses to tackle motion sickness in driverless cars

Special glasses for driverless cars

Driverless cars will bring a revolution in the way we spend our time. Rather than sitting in traffic drumming our fingers on the steering wheel i
Published 30 January 2018

GM to launch driverless car without steering wheel

The firsT mass-produced driverless car without a steering wheel will be made by General Motors, which says that it aims to have the vehicles on U
Published 19 January 2018
2018 Infiniti Q Inspiration concept at the 2018 NAIAS Detroit Motor Show

Motown metal: Detroit motor show 2018

It was once the biggest and best motor show America had to offer, with razzmatazz to rival the Super Bowl and enough new cars making their debut
Published 17 January 2018
Entrepreneur develops flying taxi to ferry passengers across London

Entrepreneur develops flying taxi for London

A British entrepreneur is developing a drone capable of transporting commuters from central London to Heathrow airport in 12 minutes.
Published 16 January 2018