How autonomous vehicles find their way around is usually associated with hardware like cameras, lidar and ultrasonic sensors, but Bosch says digital maps are also a kind of sensor. Its point is that the information contained on a high-resolution digital map extends much further than the detection range of any hardware sensors a vehicle may… Continue reading New ‘Road Signature’ technology poised to accelerate autonomy
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Bugatti shelves electric SUV to focus on ‘more exclusive’ cars
A second Bugatti model with a focus on practical, everyday use appears to have been shelved. The car was first mooted by former Bugatti chairman Stephan Winkelmann, before the firm became part of Bugatti Rimac last year. The model was expected to take the form of an SUV or four-door GT and be one of… Continue reading Bugatti shelves electric SUV to focus on ‘more exclusive’ cars
Meet the ‘blue light Brompton e-bike keeping Surrey’s roads safe
Police forces are increasingly looking to electric power for their emergency vehicles – and we’re not just talking about cars here. Surrey Police’s new Vanguard Road Safety Team has been cutting down on crime using the world’s first ‘blue light’ Brompton. The Vanguard team was created earlier this year with a brief to improve road… Continue reading Meet the ‘blue light Brompton e-bike keeping Surrey’s roads safe
Vanwall Le Mans racer spawns road-legal hypercar
The Vanwall Vandervell 1000, a new Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) built by German race team ByKolles, will get a road-legal version to do battle with the Aston Martin Valkyrie. Pictured outside the Grending headquarters of the team, the road car does without the racer’s sizeable tailfin and rear wing, likely so that it complies with pedestrian safety regulations. ByKolles plans to… Continue reading Vanwall Le Mans racer spawns road-legal hypercar
Kia Niro EV
When the Kia e-Niro was launched in 2019, it made the Volkswagen Group’s grand electric plans look slightly silly. While the German group was still working on its dedicated electric platform, here was a crossover that was relatively affordable, had more range than virtually all other EVs short of a Tesla, offered a lot of… Continue reading Kia Niro EV
Opinion: Dacia Manifesto shows a budget revolution is brewing
Away from the bright lights of Pebble Beach, Monte Carlo and Knightsbridge, a revolution is quietly bubbling away, fuelled by a preoccupation with affordability, practicality and utility. Because over here in the real world, 0-62mph times and split-second torque-vectoring are rather less significant than, say, load capacity and ease of maintenance. These are far less… Continue reading Opinion: Dacia Manifesto shows a budget revolution is brewing
Q&A: What the Manifesto concept means for Dacia
The Dacia Manifesto concept car previews the brand’s new direction and a variety of technologies it intends to integrate into future models. We caught up with CEO Denis Le Vot, who detailed what the brand does differently, how it sits alongside parent company Renault and what electrification means for budget-friendly brands. What’s the main message… Continue reading Q&A: What the Manifesto concept means for Dacia
Dacia Manifesto concept is featherweight all-terrain buggy
The concept car incorporates Dacia’s ‘Bring-Your-Own-Device’ approach to infotainment, where the computing power and technology is provided by a user’s smartphone. The Manifesto introduces Dacia’s ‘YouClip’, a feature that will be offered in its future models starting with next year’s next-generation Duster. It is essentially a universal mounting point, which can house a whole host… Continue reading Dacia Manifesto concept is featherweight all-terrain buggy
Cake vows to make “truly fossil-free” electric motorbike by 2025
Swedish electric motorbike firm Cake has pledged to produce the first “truly fossil-free” electric dirt bike by 2025 – and has produced a new installation to highlight the potential carbon dioxide savings. The Stockholm manufacturer is working with Swedish energy company Vattenfall on the ‘Cleanest Dirt Bike Ever’ project, which has been tasked with looking… Continue reading Cake vows to make “truly fossil-free” electric motorbike by 2025
Opinion: new MG 4 is a masterstroke of timing and execution
Certain cars come to define their category when it comes to public perception. For decades, it’s been a case of think sports car, think Porsche 911. Land Rover’s towering Range Rover fulfils the same role in the plush SUV class and the Mini, both before and after BMW’s 1996 acquisition, is the city car that… Continue reading Opinion: new MG 4 is a masterstroke of timing and execution