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In-car gaming arrives in latest Android Auto update
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In-car gaming arrives in latest Android Auto update

Android Auto 14.1 update adds compatibility with games available on Android devices
News
31 Mar 2025
Electronic parking brake explained: What is an electric handbrake?
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Electronic parking brake explained: What is an electric handbrake?

The electric handbrake is a common feature in modern cars, but how does it work?
Tips & advice
21 Mar 2025
Touchscreens here to stay, but some buttons will return, says Cupra tech boss
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Touchscreens here to stay, but some buttons will return, says Cupra tech boss

The Volkswagen Group is listening to customer feedback and introducing more user-friendly buttons into car cabins
News
19 Mar 2025
Gaussian splatting helps Volvo avoid real-life car accidents
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Gaussian splatting helps Volvo avoid real-life car accidents

Oddly named 3D tech creates lifelike virtual scenarios to test driver-assistance systems
News
19 Mar 2025
Older drivers don’t care about in-car tech, but millennials want more
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Older drivers don’t care about in-car tech, but millennials want more

Peugeot research reveals the size of the age-gap when it comes to connectivity and autonomous features in cars
News
13 Mar 2025
Future car technology: the innovations about to shape the way we drive
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Future car technology: the innovations about to shape the way we drive

Here’s a round-up of the exciting new technology that's on its way, with some set to debut as early as this year
Features
27 Feb 2025
Drivers are being forgotten in the push for ever more complex car tech
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Drivers are being forgotten in the push for ever more complex car tech

Using a handheld phone while driving is illegal but car touchscreens are becoming more complicated and phone-like with no regulation - as our test sho…
Opinion
27 Feb 2025
Best car infotainment systems: head-to-head test for features, user experience and driver distraction
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Best car infotainment systems: head-to-head test for features, user experience and driver distraction

How distracting is your car’s touch screen? We test 10 of the most popular systems to rate the best and worst performers
Best cars & vans
27 Feb 2025
Best car voice control systems tested and rated
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Best car voice control systems tested and rated

Voice control is common in all manner of devices these days but how do the top in-car systems perform under pressure?
Features
25 Feb 2025
Essential car tech 2025: the new car option boxes every buyer should tick
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Essential car tech 2025: the new car option boxes every buyer should tick

Our experts reveal which boxes they’d tick on the options list if they were buying a car
Features
24 Feb 2025
What does your car know about you? Data privacy for motorists now Big Brother is riding shotgun
How much does your car know about you

What does your car know about you? Data privacy for motorists now Big Brother is riding shotgun

Our cars’ computers record more details about your personal life than you probably know about, and the risks to your privacy could be devastating
Features
24 Feb 2025
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What are solid state batteries? Future electric car tech explained
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What are solid state batteries? Future electric car tech explained

You might have heard about solid-state batteries in future electric cars, but what are the benefits?
Tips & advice
19 Feb 2025
Automatic gearboxes explained: what are the different types of automatic car?
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Automatic gearboxes explained: what are the different types of automatic car?

We all know that an automatic car changes gear itself but there are various different gearbox technologies used to achieve that end result…
Tips & advice
19 Feb 2025
What is air suspension? How it works and the pros and cons
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What is air suspension? How it works and the pros and cons

Want a magic carpet ride in your car? Air suspension is about as close as you’ll get – we explain what it is, which cars have it and why you might wan…
Tips & advice
17 Feb 2025
What is BMW iDrive?
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What is BMW iDrive?

BMW’s iDrive in-car control and infotainment system explained: what it does and how to use it
Tips & advice
31 Jan 2025
Modern car tech can do all sorts of things, if you’re willing to give up your privacy
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Modern car tech can do all sorts of things, if you’re willing to give up your privacy

Are our cars becoming a bit too nosy? Editor Paul Barker shares his concerns
Opinion
15 Jan 2025
Hyundai unveils world's first holographic windscreen
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Hyundai unveils world's first holographic windscreen

Vast head-up display that stretches entire width of windscreen revealed at CES and could be in production by 2027
News
10 Jan 2025
What is steer-by-wire? And are you ready for it?
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What is steer-by-wire? And are you ready for it?

Advanced electronic steering tech is just around the corner. We ask whether consumers are prepared to embrace it
Features
1 Jan 2025
What is MaaS? Mobility as a Service and the future of car use
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What is MaaS? Mobility as a Service and the future of car use

We look at the pros and cons of Mobility as a Service, and the vehicles set to help change the face of car ownership
Features
29 Dec 2024
What is a hybrid car?
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What is a hybrid car?

Hybrids are everywhere but with mild hybrids, full hybrids and plug-in hybrids all available, understanding the technology can be hard.
Tips & advice
16 Dec 2024
Best cars with games tested: the current state of the in-car gaming art
Auto Express editor Paul Barker playing video games in a Tesla

Best cars with games tested: the current state of the in-car gaming art

In-car entertainment has come a long way in recent years...
Features
4 Dec 2024
Advanced Mercedes safety tech has 25 years to end all road accidents
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Advanced Mercedes safety tech has 25 years to end all road accidents

Zero road accidents by 2050? We test latest Mercedes tech that’s intended to keep drivers out of trouble
Features
4 Nov 2024
What is V2X? Vehicle to everything tech explained
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What is V2X? Vehicle to everything tech explained

Connectivity is a huge thing in modern cars but Vehicle to Everything technology is going to make it even bigger…
Tips & advice
28 Oct 2024
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BYD Atto 3 given worst Euro NCAP driver-assistance score ever
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BYD Atto 3 given worst Euro NCAP driver-assistance score ever

Euro NCAP says it doesn’t recommend the BYD Atto 3’s adaptive cruise control system, given that it “effectively switches off” after periods of driver …
News
25 Oct 2024
Garmin Mini 3 dash cam review
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Garmin Mini 3 dash cam review

The Garmin Mini 3 is ideal for those looking for a small and compact dash cam
Product reviews
19 Oct 2024
US moves to ban high-tech car parts from China amid spyware and hacking fears
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US moves to ban high-tech car parts from China amid spyware and hacking fears

Biden administration acts over concerns tech could be used to collect data on citizens or manipulate vehicles
News
24 Sep 2024
Future VW safety tech uncovered: from ‘soft bonnets’ to cars that pull over if you fall asleep
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Future VW safety tech uncovered: from ‘soft bonnets’ to cars that pull over if you fall asleep

Volkswagen aims to increase safety for both vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users
News
19 Sep 2024
Modern ADAS driver-assistance systems can be borderline dangerous
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Modern ADAS driver-assistance systems can be borderline dangerous

Editor Paul Barker believes that some modern car safety tech is more of a hindrance than a benefit
Opinion
18 Sep 2024
Autonomous VW Trailer Assist tech can reverse park your caravan for you
Volkswagen Trailer Assist being demonstrated on a test track with a Volkswagen Passat

Autonomous VW Trailer Assist tech can reverse park your caravan for you

We try out Volkswagen’s latest iteration of its Trailer Assist technology that’s set to arrive in the next few years
News
16 Sep 2024
Best wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto adapters 2024
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Best wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto adapters 2024

Make wired Apple CarPlay or Android Auto a thing of the past
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9 Sep 2024
Driverless cars: everything you need to know about the autonomous car revolution
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Driverless cars: everything you need to know about the autonomous car revolution

Autonomous cars can’t drive you all the way home yet, but the tech is progressing all the time. Here’s all you need to know
Tips & advice
29 Aug 2024
Where does the car go next? Designing the vehicles of the future
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Where does the car go next? Designing the vehicles of the future

Young guns of the design world at Coventry University showcase their automotive stories
Features
25 Aug 2024
Hello Wayve! The UK firm at the forefront of AI autonomous car tech
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Hello Wayve! The UK firm at the forefront of AI autonomous car tech

UK firm Wayve is integrating artificial intelligence into its autonomous vehicle software to help make the technology smarter and safer
Features
14 Aug 2024
Volkswagen in major deal to produce solid state batteries for one million EVs
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Volkswagen in major deal to produce solid state batteries for one million EVs

VW battery subsidiary PowerCo has licenced solid state battery technology from QuantumScape with big plans to power production cars
News
15 Jul 2024
Cheaper electric cars on the way as battery prices collapse
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Cheaper electric cars on the way as battery prices collapse

EVs already undercut ICE models in China and price parity between electric and ICE cars may arrive much faster than expected in Europe
News
11 Jul 2024