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Google gets licence to try out self-driving car on Nevada roads

US state of Nevada grants Google a licence for its driverless car, which uses video cameras, radar sensors and lasers to identify traffic

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Tom Tom car insurance rewards 'good drivers' with lower premiums

A new insurance policy uses a Tom Tom sat nav to reward safe and sensible driving

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My Ford Mobile app brings vital stats to new Focus Electric

Smartphone app tells drivers the location of nearest charge stations for electric vehicles

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Ford adds in-car voice control for smartphone apps

AppLink software enables drivers to launch and manage apps in-car

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Pioneer announces Android support for App Radio platform

In-car tech is set to be a key theme at CES 2012 and Pioneer has announced some new products

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Making the most of car journeys

The cars of today feature many high-tech gadgets, from sophisticated self diagnostics to entertainment. We look at some of this clever on-board technology

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IFA 2011: We try to crash Ford's new Focus

We test-drive the car that parks itself

This useful planning tool is now on sale from Amazon in the UK

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IFA - Day 2 - Twitter, Trip Advisor and Expedia added to new TomTom GO Live 1015

Tweet your current location and expected arrival time

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Tomtom Go Live 1000 Europe GPS sat-nav device

Get around more easily with this top-end satellite navigation kit

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Video: Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion

At the Gadget Show Live we checked out a small car that's packed with technology to limit fuel use

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Ford unveils voice controlled car

New Focus includes Sync computer to control phones, run apps, phone 999 and more

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Ford Fiesta links to Phones

AppLink allows driver to control Android, iPhone and Blackberry phone apps by speaking to the dashboard

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