London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets Wayve robotaxis added to Uber app and will have human in front ready to take over if needed – but only 15 cars licensed
Range Rover launches its first electric vehicle, with starting price of £154,070 Fully electric SUV unveiled after year-long delay and will be built at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in Solihull
London rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance for firms to follow Transport secretary had said fully driverless taxis could start this spring but launch now looks unlikely this year
No 10 backs ‘tough action’ if social platforms fail to remove dangerous driving posts after A66 crash Downing Street condemns ‘utterly disgraceful’ clips and says sites are legally obliged to take them down
If all car tyres were filled with CO2, would this cut atmospheric carbon significantly? The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions probes an intriguing scientific question in relation to the climate emergency
Flock Safety tries to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals CEO announces steps after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortions
‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’ Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)
Top Gear’s Richard Hammond fined for speeding in Bentley and Porsche Former co-presenter of BBC motoring show given penalty after being caught twice in three weeks
I risk losing my livelihood because Nissan failed to repair my car I’m a self-employed driving instructor and I’m running out of cash to hire a replacement dual-control vehicle
Carmakers lobbied UK to revoke ban on petrol and diesel cars after 2035 BMW, Ford, Nissan and Toyota, plus parts maker Bosch, wrote joint letter to ministers in April
Drivers charging electric cars handed shock parking fines EV owners were sent hefty PCNs but say some signs in private car parks fail to warn of fees to park and recharge car
As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles? Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars
Return of the ‘greybeards’: AI backfired – so Ford had to rehire humans The US motor company found that the hundreds of AI cameras being used for design and manufacturing checks were prone to pitfalls
‘Fork in the road’: CEO of Amazon-backed Rivian on why carmakers need to invest in EVs RJ Scaringe says firms focused on selling fossil fuel engines risk being ‘woefully behind’ on technology by end of decade
Nissan ‘shelves all-electric Qashqai plans’ as it cuts costs Firm has been developing full EV version of its top-selling model in Europe at its plant in Sunderland