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Asian markets mixed as automakers come under pressure after Donald Trump’s warning to Toyota

Toyota is working on a flying car

Toyota has invested 42.5 million yen in startup Cartivator Resource Management to work on "Sky Drive."

Jun 3, 2017

By Associated Press

Toyota

Life-saving robot car industry to be worth $7 trillion by 2050

Intel also predicts the autonomous vehicle industry will save 585,000 lives between 2035 and 2045.

Jun 2, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

Citroën C3 Connected Cam review: The dashcam that also tweets road trip snaps

We try out the Citroën C3's dashcam, which records accidents but also tweets photos with the press of a button.

Jun 1, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

Twitter

Fresh-faced Tesla lures investors away from grandmaster General Motors

The burgeoning electric car market is a battleground between 108-year-old GM and teenager Tesla.

Jun 1, 2017

By Associated Press

Why Uber fired Anthony Levandowski, the top self-driving car engineer at heart of legal fight with Waymo

Waymo has accused Levandowski of stealing 14,000 internal documents related to its self-driving car technology.

May 31, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Uber

Here maps German automakers traffic jams

Study reveals the major problem with using a sat nav

Survey claims drivers lose 29 hours a years from misdirection.

May 30, 2017

By James Billington

UK housing developer teams up with Uber to offer apartments with free Uber rides included in rent

Uber will offer every participating tenant up to £100 credits a spend on Uber rides.

May 29, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Uber

Elon Musk unveils first look at Boring Company's visionary electric car

The company has already started digging subterranean tunnels for the cars.

May 27, 2017

By Agamoni Ghosh

BMW recall 7-Series cars because doors can fly open while driving - is yours affected?

Door fault with older 7-Series models from 2005 to 2008 can inadvertently open while driving.

May 26, 2017

By Associated Press

Troubled Faraday Future seeks $1bn cash injection to keep Tesla rival dreams alive

Financial instability with parent company LeEco is forcing the electric car company to find $1bn.

May 26, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

Netflix

Shell Eco-Marathon: How the world's most efficient cars are shaping motoring's future

IBTimes UK drives two highly efficient prototype cars ahead of the Shell Eco-Marathon in London.

May 24, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

London

Election 2017: What do the main parties have planned for electric and autonomous cars?

Transportation pledges made by the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats in 2017 manifestos.

May 23, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

VW emissions cheat 'smoking gun' discovered by computer researchers

Computer researchers have discovered how Volkswagen and Audi cars cheated their way through emissions tests.

May 23, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

IBM envisions parked cars watching over us

Silent guardians: Parked cars could be used to keep watch on your neighbourhood

IBM wants a network of connected parked cars to help find lost pets and even detect gas leaks.

May 19, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

Uber wanted to partner with Tesla on self-driving cars but Elon Musk refused

Just days after the call, Musk unveiled the second part of his "master plan" for self-driving Tesla vehicles.

May 18, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Uber

BMW 5-Series (2017) review: The car you can drive with no one inside

We review the 2017 BMW 5-Series, a technological tour de force that does the driving and parking for you.

May 16, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

Car reviews

What happened to Project Titan? Apple's big secret will take us beyond cars

Thought to be on the brink of death, 2017 has breathed new life into Apple's top-secret Project Titan.

May 16, 2017

By Alistair Charlton

Apple California

Uber burn: Google's Waymo teams up with Lyft on self-driving car tech

"Waymo holds today's best self-driving technology," Lyft said.

May 15, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Uber

Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.25 million trucks

Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.25 million pickup trucks due to software error

The computer modules of the affected vehicles would be reprogrammed.

May 14, 2017

By Sarmistha Acharya

Singapore racing to make self-driving cars and advanced road safety a reality

Nanyang Technological University is developing computer algorithms that lets cars talk to each other.

May 10, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

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