With few exceptions, most electric cars are delicate, expensive creatures designed for paved streets and well-heeled early adopters. And that makes them ill-suited to rural Africa – many roads away from the cities aren’t paved at all, and just about any EV would be out of reach. That’s where the Technical University of Munich comes […]
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Electric car prototype is built for Africa’s rural roads
With a few exceptions, most electric cars are delicate, expensive creatures designed for paved streets and well-heeled early adopters. And that makes them ill-suited to rural Africa — many roads away from the cities aren’t paved at all, and just about any EV would be out of reach. That’s where the Technical University of Munich […]
The 10 most dangerous roads in America
FloridaStock / Shutterstock Although the consistent, unchanging open road can be relaxing, some roads require a bit more concentration. While there are terrifying yet thrilling roads all over the world, there are plenty of roads that offer adventure right in the US. From Alaska’s Dalton Highway to Florida’s Highway 1, these are the most dangerous roads in […]
Fed up of traffic? This is where you should visit for the best open roads
The 21,850-population of the Orkney Islands has an average of 160ft of road per person, more than anywhere else in Britain, according to analysis of Department for Transport data. Orkney motorists also enjoy the highest quality roads in Scotland with nearly 80 per cent in good or acceptable condition, a recent study found. Other local […]
Failing to abide by THESE roads rules could land soon you £160 fine
From 2018, the fine for people failing to pay the Congestion Charge in London or making illegal turns in the road will increase under new plans. Currently the fines for failing to abide by these rules are £130 but Transport For London could hike the price to £160 from early 2018. Transport experts claim that […]
Semi-autonomous truck convoys due to hit UK roads next year
Convoys of semi-autonomous trucks are expected to be tested on public roads in the UK before the end of next year, the government announced today. The Department for Transport and Highways England have rustled up £8.1 million in funding between them to pass on to the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), the independent organisation that’ll conduct […]
Trump drops plan for council to help fix American roads
President Donald Trump has abandoned plans to create an infrastructure advisory council. This comes just one day after two other advisory groups were dismantled over the furor caused by Trump’s remarks on white supremacists. General Motors chief Mary Barra was one member of Trump’s abandoned CEO councils. “General Motors is about unity and inclusion and […]
Hyundai Santa Fe shows its face on mountain roads
The last time we saw the new Hyundai Santa Fecrossover, it was pretty well covered, and it happened to be hustling around the Nürburgring with at least one racing seat. This time, one of our spy photographers caught it being tested on public roads. It also has a nearly uncovered front end, save for the […]
Motorway CHAOS, avoid the roads: 3.4 m cars hitting the roads on THIS day this weekend
With many school terms finishing for the summer holidays this week, 37 million leisure trips are predicted to hit the roads for the next two weeks. Nightmare traffic is set to peak on Saturday as 3.4 million leisure journeys hit the roads n what is anticipated to be the worst traffic weekend this summer. New […]
Self-driving cars could hit US roads before federal laws are in place
A House of Representatives panel just greenlit a measure that, once officially signed into law, would allow thousands of autonomous cars to hit the road while federal legislators draft more comprehensive safety laws. It would be a significant first step in nationally regulating the rollout and operation of self-driving vehicles — or at least get […]