New driving test needed for autonomous cars, say experts

New driving test needed for autonomous cars


Motorists who can't wait for the day they can hang up their driving gloves and let a car's computers take care of the driving while they sit back
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VW's new ID R electric racer is as fast as F1 car


The Pikes Peak hillclimb is widely believed to be one of the most dangerous motor sport events in the world, and no place, you'd imagine, to whee
Drivers to get new police portal for dash cam footage

Drivers to get new dash cam police portal


Sales of dash cams have boomed yet despite the popularity of the in-car video cameras, that record a vehicle’s surroundings, most drivers who fil

App tells you which streets are safest


Drivers are no strangers to using navigation apps, typing their destination into their phone in order to be told the quickest route. However, par
Apple's self-driving car may use VR to simulate escaping a zombie horde

Apple self-driving car will let you fight zombies


Fully self-driving cars may be a long way off, especially since the fatal Uber accident last month, but that isn't stopping some technology...
Driverless cars on UK roads this year after rules relaxed

Driverless cars on UK roads this year


Fully driverless cars could take to Britain’s roads this year under plans to scrap the requirement for a safety driver to be in control at all ti
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.
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
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...
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
Tough talking: new Land Rover Explore smartphone revealed

Tough talking: new Land Rover Explore smartphone


Mobile phone users who find themselves frequently cursing the short battery life and fragile screen may want to head to their nearest Land Rover

Video: SkyRunner flying car crashes during takeoff


Despite flying cars first getting off the ground as long ago as 1949, when Moulton “Molt” Taylor, an American inventor, took to the skies in the...