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Ford developing semi-autonomous emergency steering system

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar04 Nov 2016

Following the mainstream success of automatic emergency braking (AEB), Ford is developing a system that quickens steering in an emergency

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Optare Versa electric buses clock a million km, save 880 tons of emissions

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar03 Nov 2016

UK bus operator First York’s Optare Versa electric buses have collectively reached one million kilometres, saving 880 ...

Renault to use Continental’s innovative 48-volt hybrid drive

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar03 Nov 2016

From end-2016, diesel variants of the Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic models will be equipped with Continental's 48-vo...

Gordon Murray wins RAC's Dewar Trophy

By Jimi Beckwith, Autocar UK calendar03 Nov 2016

Royal Automobile Club honours designer Gordon Murray for iStream and OX flat-pack truck; electric car company Riversim...

Volvo interior design to be headed up by Chinese R&D centre

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar03 Nov 2016

The demands of China’s market could help Volvo create more unusual interiors; the new S90 Excellence is an example.

Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid sets new 157.825mph land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar02 Nov 2016

Hyundai engineering team explores the limits of new hybrid’s eco-performance, applying nitrous-oxide and special aerod...

Suzuki unveils new 150cc motorcycles for ASEAN market

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar02 Nov 2016

Foreseeing demand in the ASEAN for sports models, the company plans to launch the made-in-Indonesia GSX-R150 and GSX-S...

Nissan reveals new electric-motor drivetrain: e-Power

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar02 Nov 2016

Unlike the Nissan Leaf, e-Power adds a small petrol engine to charge the high-output battery when necessary, eliminati...

Nissan’s new model production in the UK boosts automotive supply chain

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar02 Nov 2016

Nissan currently supports 28,000 supply chain jobs in the UK, among a wider 78,000 dependent on all British-based vehi...

Uber aims to develop autonomous electric flying cars by the next decade

By Rachel Burgess, Autocar UK calendar02 Nov 2016

The car sharing firm says that an airborne taxi service would ultimately be cheaper and safer than running a standard ...