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Autonomous cars are a heartless pile of wires and sensors, right? Not so if said autonomous car is the next generation Audi A8 which has been programmed to be considerate towards other road users. The software is currently being trialled around Germany in the current A7 before being integrated...

Nissan has stepped in and acquired 34% of Mitsubishi for an amount of 237 billion yen, or slightly easier to comprehend (but not really) 1.5 billion pounds. The announcement comes at a time when Mitsubishi is being investigated for cheating emissions – although Mitsubishi now insists that only cars...

Fiat Chrysler becomes the first car company to openly collaborate with Google’s self-driving car project. The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivan forms an integral part of Google’s vision for autonomous mobility. Google’s autonomous car project has been active for seven years and the company’s self-driven cars have covered 1.5...

Jaguar’s aluminum construction isn’t just about lightness, although to you and I that’s what we think most about when aiming the nose at a set of bends or attempting to eke out additional mileage. Twelve months into their innovative closed-loop recycling process and Jaguar has reclaimed 50 000 tons...

The diesel engine has had a torrid time with emissions scandals dominating the headlines on a weekly basis. Enough bad press to kill the diesel engine for good? Ford doesn’t think so and believes that its new EcoBlue diesel engine will have the same revolutionary impact as the diminutive...

Ford Motor Company has recently invested a massive R2.5-billion into South Africa on a mission to expand operations at their Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria. The operation is aimed squarely at the production of the all-new Ford Everest, along with the new Ford Ranger that was launched at the...

Seven hybrids and four electric vehicles will spearhead PSA’s (Peugeot/Citroen) Push to Pass growth strategy which we presume follows on from PSA’s Back In The Race campaign. Excuse us, there has been a few… Speaking to the media this week, PSA outlined its growth strategy for the next five years,...

Caterham’s formula for manufacturing lightweight, playful rear-wheel drive cars hasn’t changed much over the years – they’re still the ultimate value track toy you can buy, easy to service and tolerable on short distances outside of the track. Now the company might be on the verge of a creating...

Already fitted to premium cars like Volvos, BMWs, Audis and Mercedes, autonomous braking is on course to become commonplace within the next decade. We’ve sampled these systems many times and can testify to the effectiveness of those warning bells followed by activation of the brakes during those moments when...