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Volkswagen demonstrates self-driving car

Flying cars might still be on the drawing board, but automakers are making progress toward futuristic advances in driving. The latest example from Volkswagen is a car that can essentially drive itself. Volkswagen presented its Temporary Auto Pilot (TAP) system this week at the European Union research project HAVEit (Highly Automated Vehicles for Intelligent Transport).

Video: Vaughn Gittin Jr. drifts in Saudi Arabia

Ford recently said it was pouring more marketing money into sponsorship of "action" sports. Now comes video of drift racer Vaughn Gittin Jr., a Ford driver, sliding his Mustang around the Al Reem race circuit in Saudi Arabia. "Thanks to the kindness of the entire Al Reem circuit team, they let me get crazy throughout the entire motorsports complex," Gittin wrote on the YouTube post of the video.

Caterham in surprise motorbike racing move

Caterham has today revealed it is moving into motorbike racing, with the launch of a Moto2 World Championship team that will debut in 2014. The two-bike team will compete in the feeder series to the ultra-popular MotoGP championship, with one rider – American Josh Herrin – already being confirmed for one of the race seats. Caterham AeroSeven unveiled in Singapore Caterham Seven 165 prototype stars at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show Caterham will team up with Swiss motorcycle racing experts Suter Racing Technology to design the new bike.