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Almost half of under-25s think driving should be on the school curriculum

Driverless cars may kill the driving test by 2040s

Self-driving vehicle technology could see driving tests made redundant within the next few decades, the vehicle checker HPI has predicted.
Published 08 August 2018
Autonomous systems are "lulling drivers into a false sense of security", safety tester warns

Safety body warns of 'self-driving' misinformation

The UK car safety body Thatcham Research has warned the misinformation on autonomous cars is "lulling drivers into a false sense of security".
Published 12 June 2018
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
Published 23 March 2018
Would you use this new autonomous flying taxi from Audi and Airbus?

Would you use the new Audi autonomous flying taxi?

Ask weary travellers to name the worst aspect of international travel and it’s likely they will highlight the time-consuming business of getting...
Published 19 March 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

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
Caravaners rejoice: the self-driving car will take the tedium out of towing

Self-driving car takes the tedium out of towing

No list of the most mundane aspects of driving would be complete without including towing a caravan.
Published 05 December 2016
No more seeing red after Audi reveals cars that can 'talk' with traffic lights

Audi reveals cars that 'talk' with traffic lights

For drivers, dealing with traffic lights is always the same. When the lights are red, they'll engage neutral and apply the handbrake - only for
Published 17 August 2016
British Tesla Model S owners in the dark after Autopilot suffers fatal crash in US

British Tesla Model S owners in the dark after Autopilot...

British owners of Tesla electric cars are waiting to hear whether they can safely use them after an American driver was killed while using the Autopilot...
Published 01 July 2016
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The future of motoring? All the car tech revealed at...

The Consumer Electronics Show is an annual orgy of electronic gadgets, gizmos and geeks that is increasingly attracting the world’s major car makers
Published 08 January 2016
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Volvo: ‘We’ll accept liability for driverless car...

Volvo has given a boost to the development of self-driving cars by becoming the first manufacturer
Published 12 October 2015
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Jaguar Land Rover’s cars can read your mind and be...

Once the stuff of science fiction, technology that allows a car to read a driver’s mind could be coming to a showroom near you...
Published 17 June 2015