Environmental push. Boris Johnson announces Britain is to bring forward its ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040 to 2035
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Vodafone, Twitter, Help Actor Richard E Grant Recover Stolen Land Rover
British actor Richard E Grant tracks down and recovers stolen Land Rover with the help of Twitter and Vodafone Automotive
Tesla To Replace Wiper Blades With Lasers?
Star Wars solution. Patent shows Tesla wants to replace conventional windscreen wipers with laser beams
EU Votes Against Wi-Fi-Based Car Standard
Victory for 5G? European nations defeat attempt to create a Wi-Fi-based car standard
Toyota Offers Free Access To Hybrid Car Tech
Hybrid car pioneer Toyota offers free access to technology patents, as move to full electric vehicles continues
Apple Axes Self-Driving Car Staff
Apple iCar delay? Close to 200 staff laid off from Apple’s self-driving car program
Former Telsa Staffer Sued For Hacking
Disgruntled former employee alleged to have hacked IT system and transferred sensitive data to third party
Lab Finds More Than A Dozen Security Faults In BMW Cars
The bugs could be exploited to display false messages to a driver while the car is in motion, says Tencent’s Keen Security Lab
O2 Expands Into Car Insurance With O2 Drive
Sidewise move? O2 launches car insurance product includes black box system for young drivers
Apple Sued Over FaceTime Car Crash
American parents sue Apple after a driver killed their child, whilst using FaceTime app
Electric Cars Trend To Cause Job Losses, Warns Tyre Maker
Tyre maker predicts electric cars will cause job losses, but cannot predict how many jobs the electric trend will create
BMW Hooks Up With IBM Watson For AI Car Research
Can I adjust your seat? BMW and Big Blue to apply artificial intelligence to future cars, with IBM Watson help
Microsoft Signs Connected Car Deal With Renault-Nissan
Microsoft grabs a seat in the car with Azure deal with Renault-Nissan, but what smartphone will the driver be using?
Nissan Leaf Can Be Hacked From Other Side Of The Planet
Researcher decides to go public with flaw after giving Nissan one month to fix the vulnerability
Apple Car Set For 2019 Arrival
iCar update…Apple reportedly committed to building an electric car and sets 2019 as delivery date
IBM Cloud To Deliver IoT Service For Car Makers
Big Blue launches IoT cloud service for car makers to analyse vehicle big data for more efficiencies
Google To Extend Android Push Into The Car
The next frontier for Android operating system could see it fully embedded in the humble motor car
Driverless Car Tests Set To Begin In Four English Cities
Bristol, Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Coventry will host driverless cars tests ahead of their arrival on British roads next year
Audi Teams Up With Samsung To Offer Virtual Test Drives
Petrolheads will be able to try out the new Audi TT S Coupé thanks to Oculus-enabled headsets
Citroën Equips Its Dealers With Samsung Tablets
429 dealers across France get new devices
Driverless Cars To Join British Roads Next Year
The AA thinks few motorists will be interested when driverless cars are allowed on public roads from next year
Google Is Building Its Own Self-Driving Cars
No steering wheel! Google is to become a car maker, by building its own self-driving cars
Microsoft To Drive Internet of Things With Connected Cars
Microsoft targets the connected car market with Windows as it seeks to grow its ‘Internet of Things’ presence
Car Driver Issued Ticket For Wearing Google Glass
A woman driver in California has been issued a ticket by police after being caught wearing Google Glass
Enhanced Communications Are Turbo Boosting Formula One Teams
Formula One teams say reliable connectivity can be the difference between winning and losing
Two Thirds Of Cars Will Connect To Internet By 2025
There will be no escaping the Web after the IEEE predicts that 60 percent of cars will be Internet-enabled by 2025
Government Mulls Google Glass Driver Ban
British motorists are likely be banned from using Google Glass whilst driving their cars
Quiz Of The Week: Tech Transport
Get on board! Our transport quiz looks at how tech is changing the way we get about
Google Confirms £831m Waze Navigation Purchase
Google has flexed its financial muscle and snapped up Waze, which had also been courted by Apple and Facebook
Google Gets Plates For A Car That Drives Itself
Google unleashes autonomous Prius on the roads of Nevada