This is very scary. Not the tyres, they look very clever indeed. However, here we have the coming together of big business and the education establishment in a conspiracy against the ordinary citizen to introduce Robot Cars. Expect to see lots more of this sort of research as it softens up driver’s for the inevitable
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Drive Tribes is the digital home for all the motoring tribes under the sun founded by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. It is Facebook for cars so that you can go and follow your motoring interests, post stories and even found a tribe of your own. We are not allowed to embed the
Read More: Drive Tribes is now live and we are on it…
Back in the ’80s there was Alvin (Autonomous Land Vehicle In a Neural Network), a groundbreaking project to build an autonomous vehicle powered by a neural network. ALVINN’s original top speed was 3.5mph, which was limited by the amount of computing power they could fit in the vehicle, but at least it was a kick-ass
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We love this car and the whole manga story that inspired it. Well done Toyota. Inspired by the Initial D Japanese manga comic series, Toyota’s new GT86 project re-imagines the world-famous AE86 Corolla for a new generation. On its launch in 2012, the Toyota GT86 was instantly recognised as a spiritual successor to the rear-wheel
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Exchange and Mart Backs the ‘Brake Pledge’ as Road Safety Week Gears Up www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/distracted-driving In Great Britain alone, there were over 185,010 road traffic injuries and fatalities* (year ending June 2016), yet nearly 139,000 could have been prevented if motorists were less distracted when driving. Whilst loss of concentration through tiredness is well documented to
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OK we admit that at Free Car Mag we have gone a bit early with Christmas. Actually our bumper Christmas issue will be out next week choc full of games, present ideas and turkey. Probably. Anyway let’s all get in the Christmas spirit with Bad Santa 2. We loved the first one and this seems
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The TUMI X WIRED Innovation in Travel Awards returns for a second year. The series is designed to celebrate the companies, destinations and services delivering unparalleled experiences in the travel sector. It’s also a way for WIRED readers to discover new ways to enjoy the rich and diverse travel opportunities our planet offers. To enter
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FOLLOWING the announcement of planned driving test changes to help reduce the number of young people being killed in collisions Cooper BMW looked to see if pop-culture plays its part in encouraging dangerous habits. Which let’s face it is, nuts, but fun. A film is just that, made up and if someone chooses to copy
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Marking 65 years from Italian F1 World Champion Nino Farina registering a lap record at Silverstone while driving the legendary Alfa Romeo 159 which was adorned with the iconic Quadrifoglio badge, the 2016 range-topping Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio can now lay claim to another record-breaking accomplishment completing the lap on the National Circuit in 1:44.3secs,
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Britain’s car parking spaces are too small to cope with consumers’ love affair with big family SUVs, leading to nearly £1.4bn of car park prangs every year according to data released by accident aftercare specialist, Accident Exchange. Listen to us discuss the topic on WM radio 95.6 later on or catch it on iPlayer. The
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At Free Car Mag we have been having a go at Robot Cars, but not all technology is bad. Having been rescued efficiently, quickly and politely twice by the AA in 2016 Free Car Mag have a lot of time for this particular rescue organisation. A trial of ‘AA Connect’ technology in 10,000 cars has
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Now this is what you call posh grub, in a posh setting with poshest 4 x 4 on the planet… The culinary team at Daylesford Organic, the award-winning farm and farm-shop collective, has created an organic British picnic to complement the flavours of the season and the Linley Hamper by Mulliner for the Bentley Bentayga.
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