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Most UK Motorists Against Driverless Cars, finds New Survey

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More than half of the UK’s motorists oppose driverless cars as the country moves forwards with plans to allow autonomous technology trials to begin on our roads. 62% of drivers said they would feel less safe on the roads alongside other vehicles with no human behind the wheel. Almost three-quarters of those surveyed (72%) said there would be added complications to resolving insurance disputes involving “robo cars”.

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Microsoft Band 2 used to talk to Volvo cars

Volvo and Microsoft Talk to Their Cars

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More than 33 years after the popular American TV show Knight Rider showed David ‘The Hoff’ Hasselhoff talking to his car, KITT, Volvo and Microsoft are launching a wearable-enabled voice-control system.

Volvo owners will be able to talk to their car via their Microsoft Band 2, allowing them to instruct their vehicle to perform tasks including setting the navigation, starting the heater, locking the doors, flashing the lights or…

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What to Look Forward to at CES 2016

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The global technology event CES held each year at Las Vegas has become the largest and most important annual tech event of its kind. Initially filled with TVs and computers, the show is now host to mobile phones, tablet PCs, smart watches and of course cars. Electronics in cars has increased over recent years to such an extent that manufacturers are keen to use a tech fest event like CES to strut their stuff. This year is no…

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Battery Cells

World’s First Sodium-ion Powered Vehicle Demonstrated

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We all know of lithium-ions, the chemistry used within batteries, which power everything from smartphones to electric cars. There are other chemistries too that do not receive quite as much attention. Familiar types such as Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) are common place, but generally regarded as not being as useful as lithium-ion. However, there are plenty

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Fuelling Britain's Future - Cambridge Econometrics - PHOTO: Jonathan Musk

Electric Cars Could be Saviour for our Economy and Health, Says New Study

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A new study by Cambridge Econometrics, funded by the European Climate Foundation, states that by 2030 low-carbon technologies could make a massive 47% reduction in CO2 emissions, cut £600 from the average motorists annual car fuel bill and reduce the national cost of running and replacing cars by a massive £5-7 billion. Furthmore, the report

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Toyota Shares Thousands of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Patents for Free

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Toyota has announced at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that they will release thousands of their hydrogen related patents – royalty free. The initiative is aimed at spurring development and the introduction of fuel cell technologies around the world. Toyota will invite royalty-free use of approximately 5,680 fuel cell related global patents, including critical

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