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As if ridesharing apps haven't been detrimental enough to other road users—your Uber driver’s dashcam almost became a roving government snitch.
According to a pitch presentation obtained via a public records request and reported by404 Media, in a bid to become ever more popular with the general public, Flock drew up plans to co-opt roughly 350,000 rideshare and delivery vehicles into mobile license plate readers.The scheme relied on an alleged partnership with dashcam maker Nexar, w

Mitsubishi has been teasing the Pajero for next year, with the U.S. likely to see the model arriving as the returning Montero several months later. It’s clear that there’s a lot riding on the SUV, with some of us convinced that the vehicle is the company’s last hope to become more than it is today.While the Japanese debut of the Pajero isn’t supposed to take place until September, we’ve already managed to learn quite a bit about the model. It’s supposed to be

Many vehicles and artefacts to leave Montagu estate – and its monorail – in 2030, but museum won't closeThe National Motor Museum is searching for a new home after 60 years in the grounds of the Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire - but the site itself will continue to operate as a motoring museum.
The National Motor Museum Trust has announced that it will not renew its lease at the site when it comes to the end of its 60-year term in the coming years and has begun the hunt for a new s

The JCB Hydromax shows the publicity gains of chasing a land speed record – and manufacturers should take noteGetting to spend a few days on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah watching Andy Green and the JCB Hydromax team set a new 406.320mph land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle was a real privilege – and it provided plenty of takeaways.
First, land speed records are incredibly cool, one of the few areas of motorsport that isn’t overburdened by regulations and s

Extensive collection of vehicles and artefacts to leave Montagu estate – and its monorail – in coming yearsThe National Motor Museum is searching for a new home after 60 years in the grounds of the Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire.
The National Motor Museum Trust has announced that it will not renew its lease at the site when it comes to the end of its 60-year term in the coming years, and has begun the hunt for a new site for its collection.
The Trust, founded in 1970 to take over

Customers are paying more for cars but the debt keeps piling higher, forcing drastic actionAston Martin has often been in the news for the wrong reasons in recent years, and this time it’s for the secretive terms of a fresh £550 million loan that gives special rights to the new lenders not available to those already on the hook for the firm’s £1.5 billion debt pile.
How is Aston Martin not able to escape the debt doom loop? Its current cars are acknowledged to be som

McGovern joins the Autocar podcast to set the record straight on leaving JLR – and tell us what comes nextGerry McGovern has spoken exclusively to Autocar for the first time about his shock departure from JLR – and pledged to return to car design in the future.
In his 24-year stint at the British firm, during which he rose to the role of chief creative officer, McGovern led the design of the reborn Defender and several generations of Range Rover and Discovery models. H

Quiet British success story continues with a fresh look and bigger battery for EV versionThe Vauxhall Astra is one of the UK’s best-selling cars of recent years, racking up more than three million sales across 46 years and eight generations. Yet it often feels a bit underappreciated. It’s hard to imagine the Astra’s demise would garner the same coverage granted that of its shorter-lived rival, the Ford Focus.But it should be celebrated, because this longtime Volkswagen Golf ri

Quiet British success story continues with a fresh look and bigger battery for EV versionThe Vauxhall Astra is one of the UK’s best-selling cars of recent years, racking up more than three million sales across 46 years and eight generations. Yet it often feels a bit underappreciated. It’s hard to imagine the Astra’s demise would garner the same coverage granted that of its shorter-lived rival, the Ford Focus.But it should be celebrated, because this longtime Volkswagen Golf ri

Plug-in hybrid version of British family stalwart gets a fresh look and a longer electric-only rangeWhen price is largely removed as a factor, choosing a powertrain becomes a matter of personal preference and use case – putting the power in the buyer's hands.That's what Vauxhall has done with the revamped Astra for this mid-life facelift: the hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric versions of the Volkswagen Golf rival all start at the same price, regardless whether you choose the hatchback o

Classy, richly-appointed interior is a statement for the brand, showcasing a new take on luxuryThe arrival of the new Jaguar Type 01 interior pictures created one of those ‘everyone around the laptop’ moments in the office to have a look when they landed.
The reaction as we opened the files for the first time? Muted appreciation. No dropped jaws. Lots of ‘ahhh yeahs’ and ‘oooookays’.
In reality, nothing was ever going to top the unveiling of the original conce

Sleek production interior of the new-era electric GT is unveiled ahead of car's full reveal in OctoberJaguar has revealed the bold interior of the new Type 01 electric GT ahead of the car's full unveiling in October.
The new four-seater will kick-start the British brand's reinvention as an all-electric luxury marque. But while prototypes of the Type 01 have been seen testing extensively - and been driven by Autocar - this is the first time Jaguar has shown any of the car without camouflage.
The

"China's version of the Mini" looks to offer Brits more kit than other electric hatchbacks for similar moneyChinese newcomer Aion will challenge the Volkswagen ID 3 and MG 4 EV with the UT, an electric hatchback priced from less than £30,000.
Due in showrooms from October, it officially offers 268 miles of range and can be charged from 30-80% in 24 minutes.
It's powered by a front-mounted electric motor with 204bhp, giving a 0-62mph dash time of 7.3sec.
Designed in Milan, Italy, the U

The third-generation Audi Q7 gets more tech, more luxury and more practicalityThe Audi Q7 doesn’t need an introduction, does it? It’s been around since 2006, and it is to seven-seat SUVs what Hovis is to bread. Well… maybe the posh Hovis, anyway.This new, third generation looks to be a well-hewn evolution. It sits on the new PPC platform - which is a heavy evolution of the MLB Evo platform that underpinned the previous Q7, Bentley Bentayga and many more. Petrol and plug-in hy