The driver of a luxury car that crashed on Auckland's Tamaki Drive will face charges over the accident.

Women drivers possibly cost 1 per cent off our GNP, through causing massive delays in city traffic flows, writes Bob Jones. Nowhere in the world do people drive in the right-hand lane as women persistently do here,

Ford is developing a new automated parking technology that could enable drivers to park with only the push of a button from inside or outside of their car. The technology, called Fully Assisted Parking Aid, is currently in the prototype phase and controls steering, gear selection, and forward and reverse motion to allow push-button parking. Source - Ford Europe

Auckland racing car driver Scott Dixon yesterday won the IndyCar championship in the United States, one of motorsport's most coveted titles.

A late-model Aston Martin worth as much as $330,000 did not look so luxurious after crashing into a lamp post on Auckland's waterfront early yesterday.

Scott Dixon won his third IndyCar championship after finishing fifth in this afternoon's season ending race in Fontana.

Scott Dixon's teammate Dario Franchitti had a second operation on his right ankle earlier in the week and has been released from hospital.

New Zealand IndyCar driver Scott Dixon is determined to nail his third IRL title this weekend in the season finale at Fontana, California.

The fixed speed camera on Caversham Valley Rd, near Lookout Point, in Dunedin, was removed as part of a multimillion highway safety upgrade.