My gorgon-like new car broke down this week. On the school run. The shame, Deborah Hill Cone writes.

If vehicle technology has made it safer to ride in cars, should automakers now make it safer for people who don't even use cars to travel around them?

The Apple rumour of the moment is that the tech giant is stretching its wings and getting into the automotive industry.

Find your sense of adventure and plan a road trip, says Megan Singleton.

"I'd say she'd probably only had maximum probably another minute, minute-and-a-half if she hadn't got out," said an officer who helped woman from car.

Damien O'Carroll tests Jeep's baby SUV, the Renegade, for Driven Magazine. Photos / Supplied

Two police officers who dragged a 63-year-old woman from her sinking car at an Auckland wharf believe she was about a minute away from drowning.

Research has shown how drivers and pedestrians are being exposed to very high levels of air pollutants at traffic lights.

Google is investing in self-driving cars, drones and satellites. Apple is developing an electric vehicle. Why is Silicon Valley so into cars?

Actress Margot Robbie crashed a car into a cameraman as she took part in hit British motoring show Top Gear but was left shrieking with delight when she beat fellow star Will Smith by one-tenth of a second.