If you are in the process of purchasing your first car you’ll need to know a few things to keep it running and to make sure you are aware when something is about to fail so that you can fix…
Brake fade Brakes are one of a number of mechanisms and forces in a car that slow it down. The others include air resistance, rolling resistance, engine compression and gravity (if travelling uphill). Relying solely on the brakes for long…
A vehicle platoon is a group of vehicles that travels in close proximity to one another, nose-to-tail, at highway speeds. A lead vehicle is followed by a number of other vehicles that closely match their speed and manoeuvres to the…
Technology is gradually eroding our ability to perform certain tasks, and parking is one of them. Eventually we won’t need to be able to park because our vehicles will do it for us – in some cases, they already do.…
How reversing cameras and sensors developed As soon as vehicles were invented there was the need to manoeuvre them in reverse. The first vehicles were open and therefore it was easy to see behind, but as vehicles became more complex…