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Automatic speed limiters for new cars approved by European Commission

Automatic speed limiters for new cars approved

All new cars will automatically adhere to speed limits on public roads within the next three years under new EU rules.
Published 27 March 2019
Toyota patents thief-deterring in-car tear gas dispenser

Toyota patents thief-deterring tear gas dispenser

Toyota has filed a patent for a novel security tool: an in-car air freshener that can also spray tear gas to ward off potential thieves.
Published 27 March 2019
Toyota iQ tops list of best cars for students

Toyota iQ tops list of best cars for students

The Toyota iQ has been identified as the best car for students based on low running costs, ease of use and reliability.
Published 26 March 2019

Michael Schumacher's son to drive Ferrari F1 car

Emulating his legendary seven-time champion father, Mick Schumacher will get behind the wheel of a Ferrari F1 car for the first time next week.
Published 26 March 2019
Aston Martin flaunts stunning DBS Zagato grand tourer for the first time

Aston Martin shows off stunning DBS Zagato

Six months after the project was first announced, Aston Martin has shown the clearest look yet at its upcoming DBS GT Zagato grand tourer.
Published 26 March 2019
Motorists to be paid up to £3,000 to give up cars

Motorists to be paid up to £3,000 to give up cars

Private vehicle owners in Coventry will be given as much as £3,000 in exchange for surrendering their car and switching to public transport.
Published 25 March 2019
Women more likely to be injured in a crash? Not in a Volvo, car maker claims

Women more vulnerable in a crash? Not in a Volvo

A Volvo engineer has claimed that women who drive its cars are no more likely than men to be killed or sustain serious injuries in a crash.
Published 25 March 2019
Jaguar Land Rover wins landmark copyright case in China

Land Rover wins case against Chinese copycats

Jaguar Land Rover has won a major court case, after judges in Beijing decreed a Chinese car maker had ripped-off one of its designs.
Published 25 March 2019

Lanyard wearers at risk from airbag injuries

Motorists who wear lanyards when they're driving could be at risk of being seriously injured by them in a car crash, police in Devon say.
Published 22 March 2019

Bloodhound land speed record car back on track

The Bloodhound land speed record car has been given a new lease of life and is back on track to break the sound barrier.
Published 22 March 2019

Electric scooters could soon be road legal in UK

Road legal electric micro-scooters are one part of a new plan to keep Britain "at the heart of the next mobility revolution".
Published 22 March 2019

Mixed results in first new car keyless tech tests

In tests conducted by Thatcham Research, nearly two thirds of the assessed vehicles were found to be susceptible to keyless car thefts.
Published 22 March 2019