With over 15,000 passenger vehicles every day crossing the channel to France by ferry and Euro Tunnel at this time of the year, and a similar number of drivers bracing themselves for squabbling passengers, endless loo stops and the ever-present chorus of “are we there yet?”, an end to such Autoroute Angst may soon be at hand for drivers of the…
Next time you check your hair or make up in your car’s vanity mirror, it might talk back; Volvo, the pioneer of the three-point seat belt, has developed a car that reacts when a driver looks tired or inattentive behind the wheel. By placing a sensor on the dashboard to monitor where the driver is looking, their head position and angle and…
Motor Shows allow car manufacturers to play top trumps, with maximum power and top speed winning the most newspaper headlines. The Geneva show this week is no different, but in amongst the Lamborghinis, the true stars are the latest brace of city cars. Cars like the VW Golf and Mini have become middle aged – compared to their specifications when…
Having celebrities drive a particular brand of car is a tried and tested method of advertising, but it’s rare to see them drinking from its exhaust pipe. Hollywood stars Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson have driven across California’s Death Valley drinking only the emissions produced by a Mercedes F-CELL – an electric car powered by hydrogen that emits only water over its 250-mile tank range.…
For winters that are extremely cold, rather than simply exceptionally wet, tyre company Nokian is developing retractable tyre studs. In icy conditions, the driver pushes a button on the dashboard that causes studs to rise up from the surface of the tyre.
07/02/14
