Fast forward: Formula One techs appeal
Cynthia Karena The Formula One Rolex Australian Grand Prix kicks off in Melbourne today. Cynthia Karena reveals the extraordinary technology used by the race teams.
Barr wants Canberra to be test site for driverless cars
Tom McIlroy The ACT government has written to technology companies pitching Canberra as a test site for autonomous cars.
Car tech
Google's self-driving car takes some blame for a crash
Matt McFarland A Google self-driving car sideswiped a bus last month, the first blemish on the otherwise spotless driving record of the company's vehicles.
Mercedes kicks robots off assembly line
Elisabeth Behrmann and Christoph Rauwald With customisation key to wooing modern consumers, the flexibility and dexterity of human workers is reclaiming space on Mercedes's assembly lines.
Car tech
Isle of Man may hand over its roads to self-driving cars
Matt McFarland Small, self-governing island's transport minister leading push to attract companies that make autonomous cars.
Insurers set to track driver behaviour
Ruth Liew The increasing roll out of cars equipped with monitoring technology will inevitably fuel the rise of telematics insurance.
Here's why 20cm matters to the car industry
Marco della Cava If the coming age of the transport revolution, the machines will need the help of John Ristevski.
Car tech
Tesla Model S owners in Australia get access to in-car Spotify Premium
Tesla owners get full access to Spotify without ads, monthly subscriptions or data costs.
Why you shouldn't buy a hoverboard for Christmas
Katie Burgess The hottest gift under Australian Christmas trees this year may actually set your house on fire.
Ford's high-tech emergency-aid feature may have tattled on its driver
Hayley Tsukayama A Florida woman was reportedly arrested and placed into custody last week after her car implicated her in at least one alleged hit-and-run incident.
Exploding 'hoverboards' heading for a Christmas tree near you
Liam Mannix Warnings notes sound over cheap, self-balancing scooters - or hoverboards - which are expected to be a popular gift this year. They have a tendency to overheat, catch fire, or blow up.
Car tech
Google's chief of self-driving cars downplays 'the trolley problem'
Matt McFarland Should your self-driving car risk your life to avoid hitting multiple people?
CarTech
'Hoverboards' on Xmas naughty list
Keegan Thomson Children across NSW could be waking up disappointed on Christmas Day if their parents follow the advice of the state's Minister for Roads Duncan Gay.
Mysterious $1.4b start-up to take on Tesla
Jerry Hirsch and Samantha Masunaga Cast of highly pedigreed people are planning a factory that will churn out the next luxury electric car.
Fuel metal jacket
Alan Tovey Hydrogen or electric: which will drive petrol off road? Battery champions like Elon Musk are taking on the Japanese giants in the battle to power the cars of tomorrow.
Apple
Steve Jobs considered building an Apple Car in 2008
Adam Satariano With more than $US200 billion in cash and investments on its balance sheet, Apple certainly has the resources to build a car (and a spaceship).
Apple's car ambitions destroy start-up
Julia Love Apple's aggressive recruitment of car experts as it explores a vehicle leaves promising start-up dead.
Pump in my car: great audio for road warriors
Rod Easdown Ignore the naysayers and enjoy premium sound while you drive.
Volkswagen scandal shows a need for more tech, not less
Farhad Manjoo You could be forgiven for reacting to the Volkswagen scandal by yearning for the halcyon era of dumb cars.
Vehicles
This is the closest thing to a flying car you can get today
Justin Ocean Transportable, foldable aircraft for recreational use is as awesome as it looks.
