Car tech news

New vehicle-to-infrastructure traffic light tech launches in Las Vegas

A transport revolution IS happening. But slowly

A new name for a new era at VW

We test the system that lets you add voice and gesture control to your car

Get the low-down on the new straight-six and four-cylinder engines from Mercedes

We head to the MIRA test facility to try out some autonomous tech

Meet Kirobo. He lives in your cupholder

The boss of Renault’s electric ZE division, Eric Feunteun, tells us what’s in store

New trial service with Bentley customers in California only

New plans include a Paris-bound electric car concept, a family of EVs and a fresh focus on connectivity and car sharing

New in-house 8-speed automatic developed for front-drive vehicles

Updated saloon gets new tech designed to improve drivability and refinement

We takes a look at Mercedes’ self-parking tech

So your car can answer the door, obviously

Don’t let VW’s woes fool you into thinking diesel is dead. It’s more efficient than petrol, and will get cleaner still

JLR follows in Hyundai's footsteps by launching a new retail site and online ordering system with Rockar

JLR’s engineers are working on give your heating an overhaul

We test VW's app system – and get some pretty mixed results

Global cybersecurity specialist IOActive thinks manufacturers should be doing more about remote threats

Inside the car showroom of the future. Be prepared to look stupid

Full-scale production of self-driving car confirmed by Blue Oval for car-sharing scheme

Japanese claim world first for a production car with new engine tech

We sift through the imagination-busting technologies previewed by BMW and VW

We try the app that turns your Range Rover into a rather expensive remote-control car

Chief engineer Koji Sato talks us through Lexus’s new transmission

Executive chairman Bill Ford and company president Mark Fields are looking to create Ford v2.0

BAC tests graphene-reinforced panels, which offer improved strength and lower weight

Bentley launches digital showroom in Amsterdam - with no cars, only virtual reality

Peter Virk, the creative engine behind Jaguar Land Rover’s connectivity strategy, on the future of relationships with cars

It claims to be an easy to install solution for cars without factory-fitted DAB radio – but is actually a Highway to hell?

Tesla Superchargers now capable of delivering 145kW; UK Advertising Standards Agency confirms ‘Fastest’ status

Tesla's ‘Master Plan, Part Deux’ document outlines Elon Musk’s solar-powered vision of the future

Hooking up with Williams for a joint assault on EV racing gives Jaguar a real-world test bed to accelerate its electric road-car future

Maarten Sierhuis, Nissan's AI expert, talks us through the future of autonomous technology

Audi bids to make self-driving cars more foolproof

We test Vauxhall's OnStar system to see whether the communications service actually works