Category: Car stuff
Review: Buy Car Parts app
Smartphone technology is revolutionising every aspect of our lives. How we travel, where we eat, how we spend our leisure time - even how we buy car parts and maintain our vehicles. Until recently, if you wanted, say, to pick up some oil for your car you would need to go to a garage or…
SKODA unveils cycling support car with built in washing machine!
Billed as the support car for the cyclist who dreams of the perfect summer ride, the ŠKODA Karoq Velo features a whole host of in-built technologies, from a fully-functioning washing machine for washing sweaty kit to a drone landing pad! Developed and built by ŠKODA UK, the Karoq Velo was conceived by a team of…
‘Noise camera’ trialled to tackle excessively loud cars and motorbikes
New cameras fitted with noise detection systems will tackle nuisance motorists with extremely loud cars or motorbikes. The technology will detect vehicles which exceed legal noise limits and could work in a similar way to speed cameras to automatically target drivers breaking the law. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the plan could help tackle the…
Driverless cars can work together to keep traffic moving, research finds
A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly could improve overall vehicle flow by at least a third, a study using scale models has shown. A team of researchers at Cambridge University programmed 16 miniature robotic cars to drive around a two-lane track and observed how the traffic flow changed when…
Lightfoot to launch ‘fitbit for cars’ at London Motor Show
Described as a 'Fitbit for cars', Lightfoot is to launch a new consumer product at the London Motor Show this week. The manufacturer claims the technology not only reduces emissions and accidents, it rewards those drivers for making a positive impact. The in-vehicle device helps drivers find their engine ‘sweet spot’ by turning engine data into real-time feedback…
Audi chauffeurs celebs to BAFTAs in electric cars
Jodie Whittaker & Mandip Gill arrive in an Audi e-tron at the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards. Image: Antony Jones for Audi UK Audi celebrated a big moment at the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards last night (Sunday 12 May 2019). On a night commemorating the very best…
Self-driving truck trialled on A14 in a bid to speed up UK roadworks
A self-driving 25-tonne dumper truck is being trialled in a bid to speed up UK roadworks. The vehicle, which can carry a 40-tonne load, has been fitted with gadgets originally developed for autonomous trucks in Australian mines, including a laser light unit to spot objects in its way. It is being tested off the A14…
Elon Musk’s Tesla gears up for fully self-driving cars in 2020
Tesla expects to have full self-driving cars in which humans will not have to touch the steering wheel by around the second quarter of next year. The company made the announcement during an investor conference at its California, headquarters on Monday, in which it outlined its bold but risky bid to transform Tesla’s electric cars…
Volvo cars to warn each other of slippery roads, thanks to new connected technology
Volvo Cars is introducing technology which will allows its cars to communicate with one other and alert drivers of nearby slippery road conditions and hazards via a cloud-based network. Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert were first introduced in 2016 on Volvo’s 90 series cars in Sweden and Norway. However, next week the features…
Auto Shanghai 2019: Audi reveals AI:ME autonomous vehicle – complete with plants!
At Auto Shanghai 2019, Audi is introducing a mobility concept for the megacities of the future. The showcar, known as the Audi AI:ME, offers the ability to drive autonomously at level 4. This allows the occupants to do what they like with their time on board. It's also the first to feature onboard vegetation! With…
