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Many a motorist spends an hour or more each Sunday morning in devotion to their car, cleaning it inside and out, but according to designer David Wilcox, the car of the near future may look quite literally like a place of worship. Wilcox was commissioned by Dezeen.com and an exhibition on the future of mobility to imagine a driverless car...

In 1887 Karl Kron published Thousand Miles on a Bicycle thanks to book pledges from cyclists as he pedalled his penny farthing around America. In 2013, Carlton Reid used crowdfunding website Kickstarter to do much the same thing. Roads Were Not Built For Cars is a fascinating account of how cyclists were the first to push for good roads and...

Bicycle locks can be cumbersome and thieves pinch saddles - two cycling gripes both addressed by the Seatylock. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Seatylock is a bicycle saddle that transforms into a one metre solid lock to wrap around a fixed object in the usual way. Located at the bike's centre of gravity, the 1.3 kg lock should have minimal...

Airline passengers of the future will be distracted from turbulence, screaming kids and the seat table in front by high-tech inflight entertainment including 3D screens and smell-o-vision, according to plane makers Airbus. Following news that Airbus has plans to remove windows from its aircraft, comes another glimpse of future air travel...

The arrival on these shores early next year of the Apple Watch heralds new wearable smart phone functions that will appeal to cyclists, including tactile GPS route instructions. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Expect the watch to be light, supremely comfortable to wear and intuitive to use. And the screen promises to be bright and crisp and...

The average bicycle trip in Britain is now 3.2 miles – an ideal distance for getting to work or the shops, but one that pales in comparison with the pedal-powered adventures that bikes make possible. There was a time, not so long ago, when long rides and cycle touring holidays were common. It begs the question, how far would you cycle?...

As the development of driverless cars gathers pace, Audi has applied for an autonomous driving permit from the state of California – a licence which costs the car company $5m in surety bonds for each vehicle they test on public roads. The multi-million dollar guarantee should not be taken as an indication that the endeavour is risky - a...

Researchers have discovered that commuting by car has a damaging effect on a driver's mental health. Cycling, walking, and even travelling by public transport, by contrast, have a positive effect on wellbeing. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] A study by Norwich medical school of over 17,000 commuters and 18 years of data found that car...

Many a cyclist relies on a boost of caffeine to get their legs going in the morning, but a new pedal-powered mobile coffee bar trike called Velopresso cannot grind a bean until the barista themselves sets a pace. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] The British-built Velopresso is pitched as an 'efficient, robust and humanised machine' perfect...

A new type of smart headlight will allow motorists to stay on high beam without blinding oncoming drivers. Car headlights have been improving for 130 years; an...