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Apple Cancels Much Delayed Electric Car Project
Project Titan is dead. Apple reportedly winds down its delayed electric car project, after a decade of research and development
Jaguar Land Rover Looks To AI To Secure Supply Chain
Jaguar Land Rover to embed AI in supply chain to help predict and avoid disruption, following years of chip shortages and Covid-19 chaos
Chip Shortage Sees Land Rover ‘Pause’ Production Of Defender 4×4
Another car maker (Jaguar Land Rover) reveals production halt at factory, as chip shortage continues to batter the automotive sector
Rolls-Royce Shows Hybrid Electric Flying Taxi Design
The concept builds on existing technology and could be in operation as soon as the early 2020s
CES 2018: Samsung Takes Control Of IoT Devices With SmartThings
The cloud-connected SmartThings app, on the way this spring, aims to give users a single point of control for all their connected gadgets
Jaguar CIO: Updating Legacy Tech Is My Number One Priority
Jaguar CIO outlines digital transformation plan with focus on infrastructure modernisation
Is Your Heartbeat The Future Of Biometric Authentication?
Could using your heartbeat as a password be the future of authentication?
Uber Starts Self-Driving Car Rides As Volvo Becomes Autonomous Partner
Uber strikes $300m (£228m) deal with Volvo, will start driving passengers with autonomous vehicles in 'next few weeks'
Ford Plans Self-Driving Cars By 2021
Ford's autonomous car fleet will be sold to ride-sharing companies such as Uber
Cisco Partners With Hyundai For Connected Cars
Superfast connectivity and in-car video streaming could be coming to a Hyundai vehicle near you
Google: Self Driving Car Crash Might Be Our Fault
2mph fender-bender was the car’s fault, Google says, but it will learn from its mistakes
Nissan Leaf Can Be Hacked From Other Side Of The Planet
Researcher decides to go public with flaw after giving Nissan one month to fix the vulnerability
Volvo Wants To Make Your Car Keyless
Bluetooth-enabled mobile app will allow locking and unlocking and even multiple drivers
Aston Martin Signs Up Phone Maker LeEco For Electric Cars
Luxury manufacturer will work with Chinese company LeEco to create eco-friendly and connected RapidE S
Porsche Turns Down Driverless Cars
Consumers would much rather enjoy driving a sports car themselves, Porsche boss says
Driverless Cars Get New £20m Government Investment
Britain’s ‘cars of the future’ come a step closer with new development fund announced today
UK Cities Get £40m Fund For Electric Car Rollout
Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London named as winners in Department for Transport’s electric car project
Google Self-Driving Car Report Reveals 13 ‘Near-Misses’
Plenty of near-misses and mechanical failures recorded, but nearly 425,000 miles of testing completed by Google vehicles
Ford Wants To Use Wearables To Make Driving Safer
Carmaker sets up new research facility to investigate links between wearables and driving
Google And Ford Set To Team Up On Self-Driving Cars
Report claims that new partnership on autonomous vehicles will be revealed at CES 2016 next month
Samsung Smart Car Speculation Grows As It Forms Automotive Team
Chinese search engine Baidu also exploring move into self-driving vehicles
Google Hires New Self-Driving Car Chief
Former Hyundai US CEO John Krafcik will join Google later this month
Eight Predictions About The Connected Car World Of 2020
Justin Vaughan-Brown from CA Technologies tells us some of his predictions about the connected car of tomorrow
Self-Driving Cars ‘Can Be Hacked Using A Homemade Laser Pointer’
Fooling laser sensors can lead to cars swerving to avoid imaginary obstacles, researchers warn
Toyota Pumps £33m Into Smart Car Research
Auto maker teams up with Stanford and MIT researchers as it investigates how AI can help cut down on road accidents
Nvidia Reaps PC Gaming And Car Benefits
Sales rise as PC gaming and automotive revenues continue to perform strongly for Nvidia
Driverless Car Research Gets £20m Government Investment
Government grant will fund R&D for driverless vehicles, as a new body creates policies for getting the cars on UK roads
Nvidia Signs Up Auto Makers To Luxury Smart Car Vision
Aston Martin, Bentley and Rolls-Royce all sign up for Nvidia Tegra X1 development kit
Google Cars To Go Public Later This Year
Search giant confirms self-driving vehicles will hit the streets of Mountain View in next phase of testing soon