The pod squad

AT NIO’S DESIGN WORKSHOP IN SUBURBAN SHANGHAI, ENGINEERS spread billets of clay onto an aluminum frame of a basic car. A robotic arm with a mechanized drill bit then carves a series of grooves into th

NEW safety tech isn’t just a challenge that car makers must get right. Official test body Euro NCAP itself must find ways of accurately rating the performance of vehicle systems designed to meet the i

I HELD MY breath as our car approached an oncoming 44-tonne lorry and passed just a few feet to the left of it; each vehicle was doing around 55mph on the narrow country lane. I needn’t have worried,

Editor-at-large Mark Walton hasn’t been the same since ...

Not so long ago the combination of seven seats and all-electric seemed outlandish. But now it’s completely normal, and available in four distinct flavours

The driverless car now seems to have become a risky, possibly even toxic prospect for a great many industry powers. Having invested keenly, the big traditional players – Ford, Volkswagen, General Moto