Honda R&D Americas, Advanced Design Studio, California Law enforcement agencies across the US are lining up to be among the first to use drones to serve and protect, but unmanned vehicles are likely to replace the traditional cop cruiser in just a few short years. In places like California, Texas and Washington State, police officers in recent weeks have intensified their demands for surveillance... 

Car making capital of the world: As well as British brands, many foreign car companies are also based in Britain Britain has become the car capital of the world as experts predict we will be making 2.2million vehicles a year by 2016. Despite the British car-making industry reaching the brink of collapse just a few years ago, the automobile industry has made a startling come back. Mini, Jaguar and Range... 

Today Tesla Motors unveiled its highly anticipated Supercharger network, which is said to make long distance travel in cars totally free thanks to the use of solar energy and electricity. So far the network is made up of six Supercharger stations stretching across California, as well as parts of Nevada and Arizona. These stations will allow the Tesla Model S to recharge for free, and each charge is... 

A friend of Wang Jian sits in a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon in Suqian, Jiangsu province August 30, 2012. For many, a supercar is the purchase of a lifetime. But very few of us have hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend on a Ferrari or Lamborghini. A Chinese farmer found a way to make his dream come true by building a Lambo on his own. Avid mechanic Wang Jian, the 28-year-old son... 

The computer generated image shows how the Hiriko Fold is able to fold up to fit into tiny spaces. Researchers have designed a new car that can fold up to fit itself into small spaces, making it much easier for the driver to find a parking space. Developed by MIT’s Changing Places group and the Spanish Basque region’s development agency DENOKINN, the Hiriko Fold, is an ultra-compact electric... 

The police of South Korea investigate the reasons of a bizarre car accident, which occurred to the latest model of Hyundai Sonata. The car began accelerating against the driver’s will and crashed into another car at the speed of 129 km/h. Spokespeople for Hyundai have not released any official comments yet. They only said that the car had been delivered to the specialists of the investigative... 

There has been quite a lot of news about self-driving vehicles in recent months. Google is currently working on an autonomous car, while BMW is designing a “highly automated” vehicle capable of navigating through traffic. Now Cadillac has announced a new self-driving vehicle that seems somewhat similar to BMW’s approach, with “super cruise” technology that could be ready... 

The federal government is about to become the country’s worst backseat driver. Congress wants to put tracking devices in the car of every American, and that’s not even the scariest provision in a new bill being passed around Washington. The US Senate has already signed off on a new legislation that, if cleared by the rest of Congress, will see to it that the government gets its eyes and ears inside... 

For decades science fiction writers, and their more practical cousins, engineers, have dreamt of building a flying car. Now that one is about to arrive on the market, the real question emerges: what are flying cars actually for? ­US company Terrafugia has variously labeled its Transition model as a “roadable aircraft” and a “street-legal airplane”, perhaps in a quest to avoid the inherent... 

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the man responsible for creating one of the world’s most iconic cars, has died in Germany. A statement from the German company confirmed Professor Porsche, grandson of company founder Ferdinand Porsche, had passed away in Salzburg. The designer, nicknamed Butzi, joined the family company in 1956 where he worked in the technical design department. In 1962 he was made... 

One of the spiritual leaders of Egypt issued a fatwah (law, regulations) which banned Muslims from driving Chevrolet vehicles. According to the new law, Muslims must not drive Chevrolet cars because the logo of the company is a Christian cross. The religious law, which bans the use of the cars made by one of the world’s best-known automotive company, raised many eyebrows in Egypt. Many Egyptians... 

Police officers investigate wrecked luxury cars at the site of a traffic accident on the Chugoku Expressway in Shimonoseki. Altogether 14 cars, among them eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes Benz, have collided in Japan’s most expensive car crash ever. ­Sports Nippon newspaper estimates the value of the vehicles to be about $4 million. Unfortunately some of the owners will have to part... 

Drunk drivers in Russia from now on face a brand-new nemesis – a laser device which detects alcohol in the air of your car with sophisticated precision. This brainchild of Russian science is a world first and will be in use by traffic police by 2013. The new invention, dubbed “Bouton” (flower bud), was demonstrated at the XV Anniversary International Exhibition of Police and Military Equipment... 

Stealthy and bulletproof: A road-going Mercedes ML, the type which has been modified with armour plating and jamming technology, and allegedly given to Muammar Gaddafi by France. Muammar Gaddafi has escaped in a state-of-the-art armoured vehicle provided by Nicolas Sarkozy, it emerged today. In the latest extraordinary twist to the Libyan rebellion, it emerged that the French President gave the ‘green... 

Women in Saudi Arabia have been openly driving cars in defiance of an official ban on female drivers in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The direct action has been organised on social network sites, where women have been posting images and videos of themselves behind the wheel. Saudi women have been encouraged to challenge the status quo and get behind the wheel Friday. The initiative is called “Women2Drive,”...