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Increase in crashes linked to mobile phone use

As many of us admit to taking selfies at the wheel, researchers have noticed a rise in the number of rear-end shunts on UK roads – despite many manufacturers now offering cars with collision avoidance systems that can brake automatically. According to new research by Accident Exchange, crashes involving one car hitting the back of another have increased by 7% in the last three years. Rated: self-braking cars that avoid a crash Nearly 1 in 10 admit to taking selfies at the wheel With each rear-end smash costing insurers £2,000 on average, premiums could rocket until driverless cars hit our streets.

Big-ticket Tesla has eye on mainstream with 2016 electrics

It's a small-volume producer of $100,000 electric sports cars today. But Tesla Motors Inc. plans to move into mainstream U.S.

London Motor Show Video Highlights | 2008 British International Motor Show | CAR Magazine Online

By Tim Pollard Motor Shows 25 June 2008 09:00 Being incapable of time travel, we haven’t yet filmed at the 2008 London motor show – but you can watch some of our videos from previous motor shows on our media player below. Just scroll through the playlist and pick a video you want to watch and then click play. We’ll update this page after the show with all the latest video news from the London motor show 2008.