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Buzzing buttons cancel car noise

Dozens of vibrating buttons dotted around cars could give passengers a quieter ride by detecting and damping unwanted vibrations

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Highway heaven or highway hell?

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Highway heaven or highway hell?

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Cannabis doubles the risk of fatal crashes

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Cannabis doubles the risk of fatal crashes

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Taking on the drugged and drunk drivers

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Taking on the drugged and drunk drivers

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Desert racers – drivers not included

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Desert racers – drivers not included

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Cleaner, crazier cars on show in Tokyo

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Cleaner, crazier cars on show in Tokyo

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Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts and Supercars, by Barry Parker

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Powdered metal: The fuel of the future

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Powdered metal: The fuel of the future

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Volkswagen wins robotic race across the desert

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Robotic vehicles rev up for action

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Robotic vehicles rev up for action

The final line-up to for the 2nd Grand Challenge race is announced – the teams are hoping their autonomous vehicles do better than last year

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Robotic vehicles rev up for race across the desert

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Major highways are a hard cross to bears

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Stopping the slaughter of innocent pedestrians

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Stored summer heat de-ices winter roads

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