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Saving lives, by slowing down
We can save lives around the world if we focus on reducing speed limits and speeding.
Automotive
The future of transport is here. And it's got two wheels
One of the biggest transportation changes underway has nothing to do with driverless cars - it's the boom in cycling, says a senior transportation correspondent.
Automotive
How do you teach a driverless car to drive?
Driverless cars are controlled by two approaches deep learning or formal logic, but both methods need work to ensure driverless cars are as safe as possible.
Automotive
When will there be a self-driving car in your driveway?
How realistic is our vision of a driverless future?
Automotive
Do millennials signal the death of the car?
The advent of car sharing, ride-hailing and self-driving vehicles is transforming the future of car ownership.
Automotive
By 2030, will traffic jams be a thing of the past?
Imagine a future where self-driving cars, trains and buses are all seamlessly connected through an app and car parks have been turned into green spaces.
Automotive
You might be driving an electric car sooner than you thought
New research suggests innovations could be on the brink of taking electric cars to the mass market.
Automotive
Why the shortest route might not always be the quickest, or the most fuel efficient
UPS drivers don’t turn left and you probably shouldn’t either.
Automotive
Electric cars are on our streets. But they're not popular yet
Exploring the future of electric cars.
Automotive
The car industry is heading towards a driverless future
A robotics expert has predicted that children born in the year 2017 will never drive a car.
Automotive
The future of transport? China's tiny electric car that looks like a golf buggy
China has made the transition to low-carbon transport a priority, including these low-speed electric vehicles.
Automotive
Goodbye car ownership, hello clean air: welcome to the future of transport
This is what the future of transport will look like, thanks to two cutting-edge technologies.
Automotive
When a driverless car crashes, who do you blame?
To truly benefit from new technologies, insurers, policy-makers and producers must come together to ensure that liability and risk are properly insured.
Automotive
How car manufacturers can reduce waste
The luxury automotive industry is a mature industry that has traditionally focused on high quality design and manufacturing, as well as prestige marketing. Its above-average Cost of Sales...
Automotive
India will have 7 megacities by 2030, says UN
India currently has five megacities. But heavy rural-to-urban migration will boost this figure to seven in the next 15 years.