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Rated: self-braking cars that avoid a crash

The most recent advance in vehicle safety has to be the autonomous emergency braking system (AEB) – a sophisticated suite of sensors and electronics that monitors objects in front of your car, automatically applying the brakes for you if it senses you’re heading to hit something. Up until now these auto-brake features have not been rated, but ahead of a new 2014 test that will include AEB systems in its overall safety star scoring, Euro NCAP has put the some of the vehicles already equipped with this technology through their paces. MSN Cars has the results.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars: The Japanese push

Honda Clarity Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car - already in the real world at $600 a month We make no secret of the fact that we consider Hybrid cars a stop-gap solution to reducing reliance on oil. And frankly, unless you drive like a saint you’ll probably find you get inferior performance and poorer fuel consumption out of regular hybrids than you would from a decent eco-diesel. Only when you start to put complex hybrid systems in high-end cars do you start to come up with something that does mitigate fuel use and improve performance.

Bugatti Jean Bugatti debuts at Frankfurt Motor Show 2013

Bugatti has revealed the second in its ultra-exclusive series of six ‘Bugatti Legend’ cars at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show – with Ettore Bugatti’s son Jean being the latest hero to be honoured. The Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse Jean Bugatti will be limited to just three vehicles, guaranteeing it will become one of the most exclusive vehicles on the planet. Click on the image above to read more about the new Bugatti Jean Bugatti…