Self driving cars

Ford wants to remove the steering wheel

13 September 2016 Last updated at 18:40 BST

Ford aims to have mass-produced self-driving cars on the road by 2021.

It intends to launch the vehicles without a steering wheel or pedals.

The BBC'’s Michelle Fleury took a ride in one of 10 Ford Fusions fitted with some of the prototype tech the US carmaker is using to achieve that goal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37351351

Toyota recalls 5.8 million cars over faulty Takata airbags

The world’s biggest carmaker, Toyota, is recalling another 5.8 million cars worldwide over potentially faulty air bags made by supplier Takata.

The models include the Corolla and the Yaris subcompact models, most of them sold in Japan, China and Europe.

The cars affected were produced between May 2000 and November 2001, and between April 2006 and December 2014.

Global carmaker have for years been hampered by recalls of airbags made by Takata.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37771220