Category: Transport
Halfords partners with Sir Bradley Wiggins on bike range, announces surge in Dashcam sales
The Wiggins range for Halfords includes this £375 road bike for teenagers Sir Bradley Wiggins is the latest celebrity cyclist to join forces with Halfords on a range of bikes. The retailer, which already partners with cyclist Chris Boardman, has unveiled 10 new designs aimed aimed squarely at children from the…
Look Mum No Hands! Tech Digest reviews the Tesla Model S Autopilot feature
The Tesla Model S parked outside the company's flagship Oxford Street store in London Although I’ve written about electric vehicles (EV) for some time, and test driven quite a few in my time, one has always alluded me. The Tesla Model S. It’s probably not the best known EV on the…
Are connected cars safe? World’s best selling electric vehicle, Nissan Leaf, is hacked
A security expert has exposed a flaw in the Nissan companion app which lets hackers take control of the car's heating systems It's one thing your computer being hacked. But imagine if you are driving along and someone took control of your vehicle? With more and more cars connected to the…
Could this be the future of air travel? easyJet reveals concept designs for hybrid plane
easyJet has been working with students to develop a hybrid plane that uses a hydrogen fuel cell stowed in the aircraft's hold Budget airline easyJet is probably best known for its gaudy orange livery and cheap flights to holiday destinations than for being a technology pioneer. But all that could be…
7 Things You Need From A Winter Service
Now is the time to give your car a winter service 1. Check The Battery During the winter months, flat batteries are one of the most common reasons for breakdowns. The reasons for this are due to the cold weather having an effect on the battery itself by slowing the…
Detroit Motor Show: Audi h-tron quattro concept Hydrogen Car unveiled
Unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show, this is the beautiful looking Audi h-tron quattro concept. A hydrogen-powered SUV, the h-tron quattro is closely related to Audi's e-tron quattro all electric concept car, first showcased at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. Apart from displaying the possibilities of fuel cell technology, the concept SUV boasts an impressive 600 km…
6 Top Tips for driving in winter weather – including emergency supplies
Check your car over before driving in the snow and don't forget your emergency supplies Keeping your vehicle well maintained is important all year round, but even more so in winter. With snow on the way across Britain this week, ProofCam, the dash cam manufacturer, has put together some tips to help…
Ford becomes first company to test autonomous vehicles in snow
To navigate snowy roads, Ford autonomous vehicles are equipped with high-resolution 3D maps Autonomous vehicles are all very well. But at the moment they are only able to cope with certain weather conditions. Unlike human beings, automated vehicles relying on internet-connected road sensors are unable to see the road or what's…
Tesla’s Elon Musk unveils ‘summon’ feature for Tesla Autopilot, believes Apple car coming soon
Telsa's boss Elon Musk believes that within two years a car will be able to drive across the US completely autonomously It is an open secret according to the South African born entrepreneur Elon Musk that Apple is working on its own car. According to Musk, the boss of Tesla, Apple…
CES 2016: Chevrolet’s latest electric car, Bolt, boasts 200 mile range
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV offers a range of 200 miles Announced in Las Vegas this week was Chevrolet's latest electric vehicle, dubbed the Bolt. Boasting a range of 200 miles, and expected to cost roughly $38,000 ($30,000 after the federal $7,500 income-tax rebate for electric car purchases), the new electric vehicle -…
