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All you need to know about France’s autonomous driving laws

Here’s everything you need to know about what you can and can’t do while driving in France.

Mobility

Elon Musk wants Tesla self-driving tech rolled out by end of year

People have lately been testing Tesla's “full self-driving” software on crash test dummies – but also real kids.

Experiences

Why do cars roll upwards on these mysterious ‘magical hills?’

Check out these gravity-defying spots for a mind boggling optical illusion.

Mobility

BMW test car involved in fatal crash in Germany 'wasn't self-driving'

A 33-year-old woman was killed in the four-car incident in southern Germany after a BMW iX test car veered into traffic.

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Travel News

Amalfi Coast: What new driving rules mean for your Italian road trip

The Amalfi Coast is beautiful - but tourists and residents spend hours in agonising traffic jams. Here’s how the region is tackling the problem.

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Self-driving trucks navigate maze of China vases

Swedish freight technology company Einride has demonstrated the precision of its self-driving electric trucks by having a pair of them navigate a maze of China vases.

Work

Uber Eats will use self-driving cars and robots to deliver your food

Uber has launched two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles. The announcement has raised concerns regarding workers rights.

Mobility

Watch a Tesla crash itself into a multimillion-euro private jet

A car with nobody in it hit the jet at an aviation event in the United States using Tesla’s “most viral feature ever”.

Mobility

US road safety standards finally make way for autonomous cars

The updated rules replace outdated language that assumed a vehicle would always have a human driver and manual controls.

Mobility

Users shouldn't be legally responsible in driverless cars - watchdog

A UK law commission released a report recommending that carmakers should be responsible for driverless cars, instead of the user.

Mobility

Europe's first fully autonomous bus hits the road in France

The vehicle carries passengers on a roughly 600 m route at a medical research campus in Toulouse, southern France.

Germany

Auto-ban: German man drives himself alone to his driving test

The 37-year-old man told police officers that he had only driven himself to make sure he arrived on time.

Mobility

Tesla driver claims self-driving car 'forced itself' into collision

A Tesla driver taking part in the beta test of the company's driver assist technology claimed their car 'forced itself' into a different lane, causing an accident earlier this month.

Rethink

Could these self-driving vehicles change the future of transport?

In this episode of ‘Re:Think’ Olivier Le Cornec, Navya's CTO argues that self-driving passenger vehicles could offer mobility solutions for both cities and rural areas of the future.

Mobility

New driverless train driving innovation on Germany’s railways

Hamburg scored a world first when they unveiled an autonomous train as part of a €60 million modernisation project for its S-Bahn.

Mobility

US Tesla Autopilot investigation deepens with demand for more data

US transport safety authorities are investigating Tesla after a series of high-profile crashes involving self-driving cars and emergency services vehicles.

Tech News

Tokyo 2020 self-driving buses restart after hitting athlete

The self-driving bus service used to transport athletes and staff at the Tokyo 2020 Games was suspended after an accident injuring a visually-impaired Paralympian.

Mobility

Tesla's self-driving software update 'not great', admits Elon Musk

The billionaire company founder said engineers were "rallying" to make improvements to Tesla's newly released FSD 9.2 Beta

Mobility

Tesla self-driving under investigation over US crashes

US authorities have opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot self-driving tech after crashes involving emergency vehicles.

Mobility

Tesla's self-driving subscription frustrates its early customers

The EV maker partly rolled back a decision to charge over €1,000 for an upgrade that some buyers claim their cars should have included anyway.