Lexus UX manual gearbox dashboard
Lexus UX 300e is modified with Toyota GR86 pedals and gearshifter, plus rev counter
New cars

Driven: Toyota's manual gearbox for electric cars

New software-based system aims to offer more driver involvement. Is it more than a gimmick?

30 October 2023
Driven: Toyota's manual gearbox for electric cars
AI talking to cars
Google’s data and AI technology will be introduced directly into car computers
Technology

How AI will allow us to talk to our cars

Google and Continental's system allows us to ask cars questions without taking our eyes off the road

23 October 2023
How AI will allow us to talk to our cars
Titan steering rack
Titan’s steer-by-wire system can provide meaningful driver feedback
Technology

Under the skin: How steer-by-wire can still give engaging handling

Systems are now becoming so advanced they have driving involvement engineered in - here’s how

16 October 2023
Under the skin: How steer-by-wire can still give engaging handling
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup rear
Porsche and partners will produce e-fuel at the Haru Oni demonstration plant in Chile
Technology

Under the skin: How to make fuel out of fresh air

Innovative direct air capture technology combines CO2 with green hydrogen to make methanol for e-fuels

5 October 2023
Under the skin: How to make fuel out of fresh air
ADAS animation
Euro NCAP is planning to improve its real-world evaluation of ADAS
Technology

Experts probe role of ‘annoying’ ADAS technology

Safety bodies focus on human behaviour as motorists reject the proliferation of driver assistance systems

3 October 2023
Experts probe role of ‘annoying’ ADAS technology
WAE EVRh front three quarter
The platform combines a “cutting-edge" H2 fuel cell system and a liquid-cooled battery pack
Technology

WAE platform to accelerate hydrogen fuel cell development

Platform can support up to 576bhp, a 0-62mph time of less than 2.5sec and charging at up to 120kW

3 October 2023
WAE platform to accelerate hydrogen fuel cell development
Technology

Radical Qualcomm concept previews tech for BMW, JLR, Mercedes

Chipmaker provides first look at digital systems underpinning future BMWs, Mercedes and much more besides

2 October 2023
Radical Qualcomm concept previews tech for BMW, JLR, Mercedes
New cars

Mercedes introduces new fingerprint payment system

German manufacturer says it's the first-ever in-car payment system and can be used to pay for fuel

26 September 2023
Mercedes introduces new fingerprint payment system
Continental MK C2 brake system architecture
Continental's MK C2 brake system architecture
Technology

What is brake-by-wire and how does it work?

Saving weight and space are just two of the ways this new method of braking is improving cars

26 September 2023
What is brake-by-wire and how does it work?
Volvo EX90 2024 front quarter tracking
The EX90, due in 2024, will sit alongside the XC90 as its electric-only sibling
New cars

Volvo EX90 rallies against ‘super-annoying’ driver monitoring

New Driver Understanding system aims to remove the nagging of many current attention warnings

14 September 2023
Volvo EX90 rallies against ‘super-annoying’ driver monitoring

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