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After a Waymo was set on fire in San Francisco, is this the end of the road for self-driving cars? Don’t bet on it

Published 13 February 2024
By Will Dron
The road to fully autonomous vehicles becoming mainstream has been a bumpy one, to say the least, but on Saturday it became a fiery one, too.
Robert Llewellyn my petrol car hell

Robert Llewellyn: My petrol car hell

Robert Llewellyn hadn't driven a petrol car for 12 years ... until now. Here's his account of the experience.
Published 21 July 2022
Oh, Christ: my new neighbour has a car with a megaphone exhaust

Oh, Christ: my new neighbour has a loud car

How many times have I written a review of a powerful car and described a gloriously sonorous exhaust note, I wonder.
Published 28 April 2020
Jeremy Clarkson weighs in on that infamous Elon Musk rescue diver tweet

Clarkson's take on Elon Musk's diver comments

It's only appropriate for the UK's most outspoken motoring writer to provide his take on the latest controversy surrounding Elon Musk.
Published 24 July 2018
Melanie Reid in praise of white-van man

Melanie Reid in praise of white-van man

There is fellowship, and then there is white-van-man fellowship. One of my happiest alter egos is out driving my Mercedes Sprinter, alone...
Published 17 February 2018
Opinion: If Uber is worth what the investors claim, I’ll eat my brake pads

Opinion: If Uber is worth what the investors claim

With a name like Uber, a business could not make the scale of its ambitions clearer. Deutschland über alles, and all that...
Published 05 March 2017

Opinion: Gas could solve the diesel crisis

Despite the gloom, traffic pollution is on the wane – but don’t assume electric is the only way to power cars of the future, says Matt Ridley.
Published 27 February 2017
Opinion: Speed camera rage — I’ve felt the primal desire for revenge

Opinion: Speed camera rage

Controversy abounds, apparently, in the tale of the 23-year-old have-a-go chancer Chris Welford, who recently tapped the frustrations of many...
Published 27 February 2017
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