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Tech talk: Journey of the automatic transmission technology

Jesse Crosse, Autocar UK     calendar07 Oct 2019

From early three-speed pioneers to today's silky smooth nine-speed set-ups, the automatic gearbox has become a truly advanced piece of kit

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Tech talk: How the underside of the car help improve its aerodynamics Feature
Tech talk: How the underside of the car help improve its aerodynamics

By Jesse Crosse, Autocar UK calendar07 Oct 2019

Spoilers aren't the be-all and end-all when it comes to aerodynamics - underfloor design comes into it too

Tech talk: Improving EVs and autonomous cars with paint tech Feature
Tech talk: Improving EVs and autonomous cars with paint tech

By Jesse Crosse, Autocar UK calendar07 Oct 2019

New types of paint-like coatings promise to make better batteries and help lidar to see black cars in the gloom.

Alta Devices’s glass-free solar panel to feature in World Solar Challenge race News International
Alta Devices’s glass-free solar panel to feature in World Solar Challenge race

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar04 Oct 2019

For the first time, Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) race will see the debut of thin-film gallium arsenide-bas...

Ford partners Geotab for telematics solutions for fleet managers News International
Ford partners Geotab for telematics solutions for fleet managers

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar03 Oct 2019

Ford and Geotab’s telematics solution enables fleet managers to get manufacturer-grade vehicle information with the ab...

MoRTH pushing for road construction using plastic waste News National
MoRTH pushing for road construction using plastic waste

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar03 Oct 2019

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) is incorporating waste plastic for the construction of national highways...

Volvo all-electric XC40 to come with Zenuity’s autonomous driving software News International
Volvo all-electric XC40 to come with Zenuity’s autonomous driving software

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar30 Sep 2019

​Volvo Cars’s all-electric XC40 will come with an autonomous driving platform that is similar to the one found in Pole...

Bosch invests in Trunk for autonomous trucking solutions News International
Bosch invests in Trunk for autonomous trucking solutions

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar30 Sep 2019

Bosch has invested in China-based startup, Trunk, that provides combined hardware and software solutions for autonomou...

20 things cars couldn’t do 10 years ago Feature
20 things cars couldn’t do 10 years ago

By Ian Dickson, Autocar UK calendar30 Sep 2019

Electrification, autonomy, connectivity are some of the fields in which the global automobile sector has advanced a lo...

Scania rolls out autonomous concept truck, sans cabin News International
Scania rolls out autonomous concept truck, sans cabin

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar24 Sep 2019

Scania AXL autonomous concept truck comes with a new intelligent front module that replaces the traditional cabin.