28 February 2023
A new patent allows Ford to build cars that take action if the owner falls behind on payments by playing annoying sounds – or even driving themselves back to the seller
17 January 2023
Many planes have autopilots, but they can only be used in certain circumstances. Now Airbus is testing one that can choose the nearest safe airport, land a plane and even taxi to the terminal if pilots are incapacitated
7 December 2022
Despite recent claims of vehicles having full automation, it is no more possible to buy a truly self-driving car now than it was 15 years ago. Will private cars that never need a driver ever reach the market?
12 October 2022
A battery that includes tiny heaters inside it can be charged to 70 per cent, the equivalent to a range of more than 300 kilometres for an electric car, in just 11 minutes
3 October 2022
An algorithm usually used to design profitable airline routes can plan the optimal approach to adding cycle lanes while staying within council budgets
7 July 2022
A cheap and easily manufactured material can act as a thermal conductor at low temperatures and an insulator at high temperatures, which may help prevent dramatic battery fires and explosions
24 May 2022
Cars controlled by AI drive smoothly and more efficiently, and a computer model suggests the effect spreads to nearby drivers too
21 April 2022
The number of crashes on Texan roads increased when electronic signs were used to display driving fatality figures
14 April 2022
Aiming lasers at the cameras used in driverless cars caused them to incorrectly interpret red traffic lights as green 30 per cent of the time
24 February 2022
A review of 170 studies finds consistent evidence that people are less likely to be obese or have diabetes if they live in cities where walking and cycling is safe and convenient
