14 Jun 2019

Tyre testing with Continental’s Cruising Chauffeur driverless car…

Practical Motoring got behind the wheel of Continental’s Cruising Chauffeur self-driving tyre test vehicle at its Uvalde Proving Ground in Texas (and wasn’t allowed to touch a thing).

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Volvo and Uber have jointly developed and revealed a production-ready autonomous Volvo XC90 that uses Uber’s own self-driving technology.
13 Jun 2019

Volvo and Uber reveal production-ready autonomous XC90

Volvo and Uber have jointly developed and revealed a production-ready autonomous Volvo XC90 that uses Uber’s own self-driving technology.

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driverless cars are still a decade away
13 May 2019

Driverless cars still a decade away, says Mercedes-Benz

While some car makers, the media and Elon Musk would have you believe that autonomous cars are just around the corner, Mercedes-Benz has suggested driverless cars are still a decade away…at least.

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Jaguar and Waymo (formerly Google self-driving car project) have signed an agreement to design and engineer an autonomous Jaguar I-Pace for Waymo’s driverless transportation service.
28 Mar 2018

Self-driving Jaguar I-Pace to be designed and engineered with Google

Jaguar and Waymo (formerly Google self-driving car project) have signed an agreement to design and engineer an autonomous Jaguar I-Pace for Waymo’s driverless transportation service.

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Hyundai Nexo
05 Feb 2018

Hyundai Nexo completes 188km autonomous drive in Korea

The Hyundai Nexo has just completed a 188km autonomous drive from Seoul to Pyeongchang, the first time level 4 autonomous driving has been realised with a fuel cell vehicle.

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Jaguar Land Rover has teased its idea of what a Google Home-esque connected car ‘steering wheel’ could be like in the future.
04 Sep 2017

Jaguar Land Rover teases steering wheel of the future

Jaguar Land Rover has teased its idea of what a Google Home-esque connected car ‘steering wheel’ could be like in the future.

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Perfectly Keyless app from Bosch to replace car keys
25 Aug 2017

Bosch reveals Perfectly Keyless app to replace car keys

Bosch claims its Perfectly Keyless app can turn your smartphone into the key for your car and put an end to the morning hunt for your keys…

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17 Aug 2017

FCA joins with BMW, Intel and Mobileye to build autonomous vehicles

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced it is joining with BMW, Intel and Mobileye to co-develop a shared autonomous vehicle platform.

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Using a mobile phone while driving
28 Mar 2017

There are no dangerous roads. Just dangerous drivers. Bring on driverless cars.

Dangerous roads are a thing of fiction, but dangerous drivers are a thing of fact.

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A self-driven Volvo SUV owned and operated by Uber Technologies Inc. is flipped on its side after a collision in Tempe, Arizona, U.S. on March 24, 2017. Courtesy FRESCO NEWS/Mark Beach/Handout
27 Mar 2017

Uber suspends autonomous driving program after Arizona crash

Uber has suspended its autonomous driving program after one of its vehicles was involved in a collision across the weekend – no-one was hurt.

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Toyota i-TRIL teased
21 Feb 2017

Toyota autonomous i-TRIL Concept teased

Toyota has teased a photo of its i-TRIL Concept which will be revealed in full at the Geneva Motor Show next month… more than three years after it showed its ‘very similar’ i-Road concept.

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Lucid Air gets sideways in the snow
13 Feb 2017

2018 Lucid Air EV teased… Gets sideways in the snow

Tesla has laid the groundwork for other electric cart start-ups and one hot on Musk’s heels is Lucid Motors which has just teased its 2018 Lucid Air EV.

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Panasonic car of the future
07 Jan 2017

Panasonic reveals its idea of an autonomous car… and I’m concerned

And the news isn’t great for those of us who are perfectly capable of driving to work without needing to make a cup of coffee in the car…

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19 Dec 2016

The future of driving is likely to be boring…

Enjoy driving your car while you can. Enjoy using a manual gearshift yourself while you can… because the future of driving is likely to be boring.

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12 Dec 2016

You can get away with being very rude to an autonomous car

The big problems with autonomous cars aren’t technical, they’re human.

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