Driverless cars

Péter Magyar has won a historic victory in Hungary's elections, bringing to an end Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power. Orban had been a close partner of US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Whereas Magyar wants a better relationship with the rest of the EU and Ukr ... Show More

Astronauts on the Nasa spacecraft Artemis II are on their way back to Earth after travelling around the Moon.The spacecraft broke the record for the furthest distance humans have travelled into space, reaching 406,771km away from the Earth.While the crew did not land on the Moon, ... Show More

Meta and YouTube have been found legally responsible for creating addictive platforms. Meta is the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp.Kaley, known only by her first name, started the lawsuit against Meta and YouTube in Los Angeles in the US, claiming that they had ... Show More

In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?   self-driving cars autonomous cars   employment losses job losses   tr ... Show More

Going on holiday to do your job? What's it got to do with driving a bus? 

Why hasn't the autonomous car revolution happened yet? A few years ago industry figures were predicting driverless cars would take over our roads by the end of the 2010s, but so far there's no sign of them. Justin Rowlatt speaks to Oliver Cameron from Cruise - a company testing d ... Show More

Some people think that the best way to improve road safety is to make vehicle drivers take a test every year. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?   annually/annual/yearly to enforce/implement an annual testing program    traffic accidents traffic incident ... Show More

What would it take for you to give up your car? An all-access pass to a bicycle, maybe, plus some safe lanes to ride it in? A smartphone, stocked with apps for cheap ride-hail services? A competent public transit system? A chauffeur, willing to drive you around instead? Lyft, the ... Show More

Will technological progress create better drivers’ cars in the future, or will it be a hindrance to driving fun? Porsche has introduced a hybrid 911 GTS for 2025, so the guys debate if humanity has reached ‘peak 911.’ They debate sedans with good steering feel for Daniel S. in D. ... Show More