Amazon may soon employ a little robotic helper to assist with delivering packages from vans to a customer’s drop-off destination. The firm was awarded a patent earlier this month entitled, ‘Directing secondary delivery vehicles using primary delivery vehicles,’ which describes its delivery van bringing packages to a customer’s drop-off destination and a smaller vehicle carrying … Read more
‘No parking…motor vehicles excepted’: Sydney motorist is left baffled by VERY confusing parking sign – so what do you think it means? TikTok creator Marc McLachlan found the mixed message sign in Sydney The hilarious video of his confusion has notched up more than 100,000 views Users have debated what it’s true meaning could be … Read more
Trials of Britain’s new £5.5 billion Ajax armoured vehicles are halted for SECOND time because they are too noisy for their crews Ministry of Defence said Ajax trials have been suspended over noise concerns Crews have reportedly suffered nausea, swollen joins and tinnitus during trials Vehicles are billed as ‘fully digital’ and ‘the next generation … Read more
A driverless electric car concept is capable of hoovering up pollution left by other vehicles as it drives along, leaving clean air in its wake, its designers claim. The Airo is being designed by British Heatherwick Studio for the Chinese green-vehicle firm IM Motors and could go into production as soon as 2023. It features … Read more
Volkswagen accidentally posted a press release on its website a month early announcing a new name for its U.S. operations, ‘Voltswagen of America,’ as it amps up efforts to compete with the likes of Tesla. A spokesman for the company declined to comment on the release Monday, which was dated April 29 and has been … Read more
Settled car insurance claims fell a fifth last year due to fewer vehicles on the road – with the cost of cover remaining at four year low New figures have revealed car insurance claims fell by 19% to 2.1m in 2020 Total payouts also came down by 6% to £8.3bn The reduction is due to … Read more
Electric car with the ‘performance of a sleepy vole’ is branded worst motor ever as experts reveal ten most useless vehicles of all time The Reva G-Wiz topped the list of worst motors compiled by Auto Express It pipped the likes of the Austin Allegro, Morris Marina and the Reliant Robin By Gemma Parry For … Read more
Plug-in hybrid electric cars can use four times more fuel than makers claim, costing owners an average of £462 per year more than expected, Which? has warned. The consumer watchdog tested 22 popular hybrid models over 62 miles (100km) and found that they had all been advertised with unrealistic fuel efficiency figures. On average, hybrid cars … Read more
Vnuk sunk: Controversial EU law meaning golf buggies and quad bikes owners must be insured for use on private land AXED by government The Vnuk law requires insurance on private land for a wide range of vehicles By scrapping this law, the Government says drivers will save £50 a year The motorsports industry has also praised its … Read more
With more Britons expecting to staycation this summer, expect to see plenty more motorhomes and campervans on our roads in 2021. Demand for these vehicles boomed in 2020, with restrictions on overseas travel resulting in a surge in sales as people looked to invest in different ways to enjoy time away from home. However, with … Read more