Meet the car that"s...
Meet the car that"s putting the "lap" in Lapland! Our team of spies have caught the best pictures yet of BMW"s latest super saloon, the M5, putting its traction control to the test in frosty conditions.
The Volkswagen Passat...
The Volkswagen Passat will take part in the Urban Challenge, a 60-mile contest for driverless vehicles which involves them merging with traffic, negotiating roundabouts, avoiding other motorists and abiding by road laws. Computers control the steering, throttle and brakes, and scientists are now adding lasers, GPS sat-nav and video cameras so the car can ‘see’ the road. Two years ago, VW entered a Touareg SUV in a similar contest in the desert, but the Passat will have a tougher job.
The firm hopes the technologies will one day appear on road models. “The features developed for the challenge will ultimately make driving safer in dense traffic,” said Dr Carlo Rummel of VW’s Electronic Research Laboratory.