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Windmill blade blocks German motorway

In a collision on a motorway (Autobahn 33) near Bielefeld in Germany, the wing of a huge wind turbine drilled through the driver’s cab of a truck.

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Horses on the highway

Drivers near Budapest were faced with some strange oncoming traffic on May 15, as nearly a dozen horses galloped down the highway.

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How technology is bringing us closer to driverless cars

Euronews reporter Denis Loctier visited Volvo and Volkswagen to look at the latest driverless prototypes being tested in real traffic.

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Takeaway: Self-driving cars hit the road

Did you see this new hands-free Volvo?

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Takata pleads guilty over faulty airbags

Japan’s Takata Corporation has pleaded guilty to criminal wrongdoing in a US federal court as part of a $1 billion (943 million euros) settlement concerning its faulty…

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Need for speed? How European countries compare

There’s no doubt that driving too fast is dangerous.

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Takata looks at bankruptcy protection for its US unit - report

Troubled airbag maker Takata is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy protection for its US division.

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Toyota: millions more airbag recalls

Toyota is having to recall 5.8 million cars around the world over potentially faulty air bag inflators made by Japanese company Takata.

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Could optical fibre sensors save lives?

When driving on a road embankment, we hope that it won’t collapse under the wheels of our vehicle, but how certain can we really be?

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Takeaway: groundbreaking sensors

Optical fibre can do more than high-speed internet: it can save lives on the road.

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Tesla questioned further over Autopilot after fatal crash

US safety regulators want detailed information from electric car maker Tesla about the design, operation and testing of its Autopilot technology following a fatal crash in May.

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Takata airbag recalls in US to expand by up to 40 million

Japan's Takata is going to recall and fix between 35 and 40 million additional airbag inflators in the United States.

Japan

Scandal engulfing Mitsubishi widens with new revelation about testing methods

Managers have now admitted they have been using an improper fuel-efficiency testing method since 1991.

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US authorities ask Mitsubishi about falsifying mileage data

US auto safety authorities have asked Mitsubishi for more information after it admitted falsifying mileage data for 635,000 cars sold in Japan.

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A greener road ahead?

Electric vehicles are a reality, and scientists are now looking ahead. They are exploring new frontiers to make them safer, more reliable, more

Economy

Maserati safety recall for China over mat and pedal problem

Italian luxury car maker Maserati is recalling nearly 21,000 vehicles in China because of concerns the driver's side floor mat could cause the accelerator pedal to get stuck down.

USA

Four dead and dozens injured in Oklahoma parade horror crash

Four people were killed and more than 40 injured on Saturday after a car with a suspected drink driver at the wheel ploughed into past and present

France

What went wrong? France probes horror bus crash that left dozens dead

A long and difficult investigation lies ahead after France’s deadliest road crash in more than 30 years. At least 43 people were killed and four

World News

Tougher laws needed to prevent drivers speeding, says WHO

Countries must introduce tougher laws to prevent drivers from speeding or drinking, says the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO released its

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Look, no hands! the self-driving car on the road to reality

Selfing-driving, intelligent cars, once a staple of science fiction, are now a technological reality, albeit in prototype form. Futuris went to