BIG READ: Self-driving cars are the future, not fantasy, says an expert on the technology - and it isn't far away.

The Tesla car at the centre of the first 'auto-pilot' fatality was travelling at nearly 120kph when it crashed into a truck.

Tesla may well stumble because it is trying to do too much too fast, but Musk's vision is sound.

Can Chinese companies continue to get away with counterfeiting of car designs?

Tesla's Gigafactory in the Nevada Desert is finally nearing completion.

Turners Group will buy Auckland car dealer network Buy Right Cars for $15.3 million in cash and shares.

COMMENT: The thought of letting my car drive itself seemed frightening. Then I let go of the steering wheel.

The US is to spend billions to help develop driverless technology for long-haul trucks - but not on trains.

Is this stuff safe? What can't it do? All your questions, answered.

It is the largest consumer-auto payout and environmental-auto payout in US history.

Hisashi Taniguchi tries to sync millennia-old teachings with efforts to make AI part of everyday life.

Electric vehicles will drive a huge transformation of the grid - for better or worse.

Rolls-Royce has unveiled a driverless concept car - the first of its kind - which promises to flaunt its owners' importance.

Japan's crackdown is driven by data-faking.

Plans to test dummies in back seats in new models as part of its 5-Star Safety Ratings Program will begin in 2019.

COMMENT: Automakers are getting the sense that the business of automotive transportation might be about to change radically.

The Chinese owner of the London Taxi Co has raised $400 million for a project to electrify its iconic black cabs.

Apple's decision to invest $1 billion in Chinese company Didi is a sign of its growing interest in transportation.

Electric cars will soon be allowed to drive in bus lanes, the Government has revealed. The rule change is part of a long-awaited plan to increase the uptake of electric vehicles in New Zealand.

COMMENT: Electric cars? Who wants those? Well, in the United States at least, lots of people.

Analysts say there are a myriad of misconceptions about how the on-demand revolution will affect automakers.

It will take more than Tesla alone to green the global transportation sector.

Excited New Zealanders now face a long wait to receive Tesla's affordable electric car.

Is this the start of the electric car revolution?

Is this the start of the electric car revolution?

The Model 3 could become Tesla's make-or-break moment.

Wall Street analysts agree: Elon Musk's electric-vehicle company is getting ready for something big.

The update could give the Model S a range of over 300 miles.

Vehicles moving autonomously is a question of ''when,'' not "if,'' BMW says.

Who needs a car that reaches 335 kph when we're all stuck in traffic?