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Ford joins list of car makers with tech to save pets — and babies — from dying in hot vehicles

Published 21 July 2021
By Liam Shard
New technology, being pioneered by Ford and Hyundai, could help protect young children and pets from heatstroke in hot cars.

Tesla rolls out Dog Mode and Sentry Mode

Though it's claimed to improve security, Tesla's Sentry Mode will likely appeal more to fans of the 1968 sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Published 21 February 2019
Into the valley of death in a Mazda6

Great Drives: Into the valley of death in a Mazda6

On the trail of the Gold Rush pioneers, Nick Rufford tries to keep his cool in the high heat of the California desert
Published 17 September 2018
'This is how I’m going to die' - pensioner trapped in cadillac xlr for 14 hours

Pensioner feared death after being trapped in car

A pensioner thought he was going to die while locked inside his car last month, as temperatures outside the vehicle reached 25°C.
Published 14 September 2018
Motorists warned against leaving pets in hot cars

Two dogs rescued from hot car in North Yorkshire

Drivers and dog owners have been warned not to leave dogs in hot cars.
Published 02 July 2018
Eight-year-old locked on school bus for hours after falling asleep

Eight-year-old locked on school bus for hours

A mother in Cincinnati, Ohio has raised serious safety concerns after her eight-year-old son fell asleep on the way to school and was locked...
Published 20 April 2018

'Please stop doing this' — vet's plea to drivers

A Canadian vet posted to social media a photo of a dog that had died in a hot car on July 29 and issued the plea, "Please, please stop...
Published 01 August 2017