Just in case you wondered what happened to all those Jaguar I-Paces, well it seems that Waymo are planning to bring a few to London as part of a small fleet in 2026. (Please note that self driving cars in London is nothing new, fast forward to the end of this article for links to
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The largest Association of Vehicle Workshops in the Nordic countries warns that car owners will be easier to cheat when advanced technology is introduced The automotive industry is undergoing a paradigm shift of never seen kind, says Bo Ericsson CEO of the Swedish Vehicle Workshop Association (SFVF). Car manufacturers, car dealers and large international car
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AB Dynamics, a leading supplier of automotive test systems, has enabled Guy Martin to build a self-driving Ford Transit for a Channel 4 programme. The company supplied a variety of systems including pedal, steering and gear change robots to the project, which followed Guy as he built and tested the vehicle. “I never realised so
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The good news is that we are now getting some better looking self driving cars. Free Car Mag is still a bit wary of the whole trend, but Jaguar Land Rover have a better chance of convincing us that this might at least be a cool thing to be part of. As part of the
Read More: Self Driving Jaguar and Land Rovers now on UK roadsWe knew we were right all along, here is further confirmation… The results of an independent survey of over 2,000 people, revealed people’s chief concern is that self driving cars are highly susceptible to interference. Hacking is the main fear, with 85% of respondents saying that they would be worried about driverless cars being hacked
Read More: Robot Cars – Real World Worries about HackingLots of people asked what the car featured in our Robot Car meme was, and we answered, rubbish. A rubbish car built for Google. It was rubbish because first of all it looks like a toy car and secondly there is no steering wheel or pedals. What’s the point of a car like that we
Read More: Free Car Mag kills off FireflyThe vast majority of the 286,000 over 50s who intend to purchase a car in the next 12 months cite autonomous safety features such as breaking assistance (72%) and blind spot warning systems (67%) as important. And it seems the older generations are early adopters of new technology with almost one in ten (9%) of
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At Free Car Mag we are worried that Robot Cars of the future might try and get us, or at least be very very boring. Anyway a company which has a stake in the future of motoring and where cars should park have given this rather more thought… yourparkingspace explored some of the emerging technologies
Read More: The motoring future according to myparkingspaceRobot Car Wars is back. Due to popular demand, our cute logo is back to warn you that there are robot cars on the loose right now and they may be coming to a City near you. As part of its commitment to creating a zero-emission, zero-fatality future for mobility, Nissan today showed to the
Read More: BE AFRAID – NISSAN CONDUCTS ON-ROAD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TESTING IN LONDONPutting a positive spin on what Free Car Mag have consistently called, Robot Cars, continues with a survey by Nissan. Vehicles fitted with autonomous technologies will bring most benefit to the personal mobility of the disabled (56%), the visually impaired (42%) and the elderly (30%), according to a survey of the British public conducted by
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Free Car Mag has well know reservation about robot cars, but this looks like fun as a sort of full scale Scalextric. The robot car looks really cool too. Roborace names Michelin as its official tyre partner. Michelin has been working secretly at its testing facilities and sharing over 125 years of its expertise with
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According to Uber, “self-driving cars have been picking up and dropping off riders on the streets of Pittsburgh for the last 3 months, and now we’re excited to bring them to our hometown of San Francisco. Ready to take a ride in a Self-Driving Uber?” Well one issue is that this is not federally approved,
Read More: San Francisco, Your Self-Driving Uber is Arriving Now – Don’t Panic!
