Trying to find a car parking space in a busy city can make a monster of the most placid man. It involves some detective work, some deft manoeuvring and at times the very real possibility of a confrontation with another would-be parker. One of the knock-on effects of the mind-numbing search for a space it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hard-pressed business people will love it. Parents desperate to get their children away from computer games for a few hours won’t be so sure. The luxury of wi-fi wherever you go will be available on the Ford Focus family hatchback from next year. Signalling what Ford calls “a new era of in-car technology”, the system […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
THIS summer Daniel Jubb will perform the equivalent of lighting the blue touch paper and standing clear. The 27-year-old will undertake the first full test firing of a hybrid rocket which he has designed to help a British team set a new land-speed record by driving at 1,000mph (1,609kph). Mr Jubb’s rocket, however, will also […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Growing use of sat-navs could lead to a ‘Hansel and Gretel generation’ of drivers who risk getting hopelessly lost without the device. A scientist claims those who use the in-car computers are neglecting a ‘caveman’ ability to familiarise themselves with new terrain by taking mental ‘snapshots’ of it. Referring to the children in the fairytale […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Buses have never been the most glamorous form of transportation. But that is set to change with the Superbus, a 15ft-long, six-wheeled behemoth that on first glance looks like a cross between the Batmobile and a (very) stretched limousine. Aerodynamic and luxurious, it can carry 23 passengers and reach speeds of up to 155mph (255kph), […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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