We road test Ford’s pioneering BlueCruise self-driving system… I’m no stranger to the latest advances in car tech, so I was a bit sceptical when I was offered the opportunity to try BlueCruise in a Ford Mustang Mach-E. After all, over the years I’ve experienced hands-free systems in vehicles from …
Read More »Ford brings ‘hands-free’ driving to UK motorways
Ford has become the first car manufacturer to gain approval for the use of “hands-off, eyes-on” advanced driver assistance technology in the UK. Mustang Mach-E drivers equipped with Ford’s new Level 2 BlueCruise system are now legally able to drive with their hands off the wheel. In a first of …
Read More »Futuristic driverless delivery bot hits UK roads
An electric vehicle that can drive itself is set to transform the parcel delivery industry. The state-of-the-art Kar-go is the UK’s first autonomous delivery bot. Built by Academy of Robotics, it uses artificial intelligence and a specially developed package management system to provide contact-free delivery. Thanks to its unique vision …
Read More »Autonomous driving hype ‘confusing’ drivers
New research suggests that 71% of drivers around the world believe they can purchase a self-driving car immediately. The #TestingAutomation study, commissioned by Thatcham Research, Euro NCAP and Global NCAP, discovered potentially dangerous false impressions around the apparent self-driving capability of new cars and the safe usage of highway assist …
Read More »10 surprising ways driverless cars will change the world
With driverless cars set to arrive on UK roads as soon as 2021, the way we travel will change forever. Autonomous cars could well make our roads safer, give us more free time and make our journeys faster, but what are the less predictable consequences of driverless cars? Select Car …
Read More »Hyundai showcases first autonomous hydrogen cars
South Korean car giant Hyundai has successfully tested what it claims are the world’s first self-driving hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. A fleet of next generation Hyundai FCEVs completed a self-driven, high-speed, 118-mile test drive from Seoul to Pyeongchang. Until now, autonomous driving has only been demonstrated on selected sections …
Read More »Autonomous cars: cash boom predicted
Driverless cars are on course to generate €17 trillion for the European economy by 2050, according to new research. Fully ‘autonomous vehicles’ are predicted to be providing fully ‘hands-off’ door-to-door transport on the road within the decade. Nissan Europe polled 6,000 people in UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Norway …
Read More »Do you want a self-driving car?
Less than a third of UK motorists would choose a driverless car, according to a new survey. Most British motorists prefer to keep their current car, rather than have a self-driving car – with safety being the main reason for concern. With car manufacturers and companies like Google currently hard …
Read More »Remote-control Range Rover Sport
Land Rover has created a car that can be controlled by a driver outside using a smartphone. It may sound like something out of a James Bond movie, but that’s exactly what the boffins at Land Rover have done. It’s just one of the prototype technologies that its UK-based research …
Read More »Mercedes-Benz driverless concept
World premiere for futuristic Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion driverless concept car at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Capable of being powered by hydrogen fuel cells, Mercedes says the stunner is a research vehicle and vision of the future of autonomous driving. Its body structure is extremely …
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