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FedEx to begin self-driving truck trials on US highways between Dallas and Houston

FedEx to begin self-driving truck trials

US parcel delivery firm FedEx is to begin testing a fleet of self-driving trucks on highways in the state of Texas in partnership with Aurora.
Published 24 September 2021

British EV sports car concept unveiled

A consortium of companies has teamed up to create a sporty, long range electric vehicle that’s all made in Britain.
Published 22 September 2021
Tesla Model 3

Tesla Autopilot reduces driver attention

Tesla Autopilot to launch later this year, but study reveals its negative impact on driver behaviour.
Published 21 September 2021
Lucid Air

Lucid Air goes 520 miles on a charge

Lucid Motors’ Air has been rated by American regulators as being able to travel up to 520 miles between charges.
Published 17 September 2021
Sir Clive Sinclair at the launch of the C5

Sinclair C5 inventor dies

Sir Clive Sinclair, the inventor of the ill-fated C5, but best-known for creating the world’s first pocket calculator, has died aged 81.
Published 17 September 2021
Apollo robotaxi

Robotaxis on test in Shanghai

Chinese tech giant Baidu has opened up its self-driving Apollo Go robotaxi to the public on the streets of Shanghai, according to a state-owned m
Published 15 September 2021
Using an iPhone on a motorcycle

Motorbikes can damage iPhones

Apple has released a warning that prolonged exposure to the vibrations caused by powerful or loud motorcycle engines could damage to the iPhone.
Published 14 September 2021
StreetDrone’s Pix-e delivery vehicle

Wilko autonomous delivery vehicles "by 2023"

UK retailer Wilko invests £3 million in StreetDrone, a UK firm developing autonomous delivery systems.
Published 14 September 2021
Audi Grandsphere concept

Audi Grandsphere concept revealed

Audi aims to have a Level 4 self-driving car like the Grandsphere on sale by the end of the decade.
Published 02 September 2021
Apple targets 2024 for passenger car with "next level" battery tech

Apple self-driving cars involved in two collisions

Self-driving prototype cars from Apple were involved in road traffic accidents, but it wasn't the technology at fault
Published 02 September 2021
Research underway to look at hydrogen fuel cell power for Britain’s fire engines

Fuel cell power for fire trucks

New research will investigate the use of hydrogen fuel cell power for fire engines in Oxfordshire, as the council aims to be net zero.
Published 13 August 2021
Ford employs robot test drivers

Ford employs robot test drivers

Ford has confirmed that it is now using robot test drivers in place of humans to conduct experiments on vehicles in extreme climatic conditions.
Published 11 August 2021