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Lotus Technology plans stock float

Lotus is planning to float its electric vehicle division - Lotus Technology - on the stock market in an initial public offering (IPO).
Published 22 February 2022
Toyota creates and tests autonomous drift car to advance driver assistance systems

Watch Toyota's self-driving drift car

The Toyota Research Institute, a US-based R&D arm of the Japanese car-maker, has programmed a vehicle to autonomously drift around obstacles.
Published 03 February 2022

Hyundai makes weirdest recall

Hyundai has recalled some 714 Santa Fe SUVs in the United States for really quite a strange reason: the dash instruments can appear upside-down.
Published 01 February 2022
Lotus Type 135 first electric sports car sketch

First sketch of Lotus' new electric sports car

British carmaker Lotus has released a sketch of its first electric sports car alongside details of its close collaboration with Britishvolt.
Published 28 January 2022
Porsche 3D-print bodyform full bucket seat

Porsche launches 3D-printed bucket seat

Porsche has launched a new 3D-printed bucket seat, parts of which can be adapted during construction to individual driver requirements.
Published 20 October 2021
Wireless EV charging pad by Char.gy

Wireless EV chargers begin trials

A British electric vehicle charging company has begun a 12-month trial of wireless EV chargers in Buckinghamshire.
Published 06 October 2021
Mercedes Car-to-X tech

Mercedes connected tech warns drivers of potholes

Mercedes-Benz has developed a new connected car technology that alerts drivers to upcoming potholes or significant bumps in the road ahead.
Published 03 September 2021
2022 F1 car

Does F1 have an electric future?

Film asks, as we enter a new era of pure-electric motoring, what does the future hold for petrol-powered F1?
Published 04 August 2021
Land Rover Outspiration digital treasure hunt UK

Land Rover UK launches digital treasure hunt

Land Rover is encouraging people to head outdoors on a digital treasure hunt in an effort to reconnect us with nature.
Published 29 May 2021
New Ford headlights automatically adjust using GPS data

Ford GPS headlights "show the car the way to go"

New headlights designed by Ford use GPS data in order to pre-emptively adjust the direction and strength of the beam before bends and junctions.
Published 26 April 2021
Trump pardons autonomous car engineer sentenced for stealing trade secrets

Trump pardoned ex-Google self-driving car engineer

Outgoing President Donald Trump last night pardoned Anthony Levandowski, an autonomous car engineer charged with stealing trade secrets.
Published 20 January 2021
Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 get augmented reality head-up displays

Volkswagen introduces augmented reality HUDs

Head-up displays are about to take a technological leap as Volkswagen introduces augmented reality into its ID.3 and ID.4 electric cars.
Published 18 December 2020