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Waymo reveals what happens to NYE revelers who pass out drunk in its self-driving taxis
Self-driving taxi company Waymo has revealed what would happen if a passenger passes out drunk in one of its vehicles.
We're being kept up all night by a noisy manhole cover - it's so loud it's like people are firing guns outside our homes
Some residents have told of the 'donk, donk, donk' sound the flimsy piece of metal makes as vehicles drive over while others appear to think the din is more akin to a 'large clatter'.
Mercedes cars fitted with breath sensors will raise alarm if a child is left inside
Cutting-edge technology in a new Mercedes car will help reduce the potentially deadly risk of children being left inside.
Labour ministers set to spend £1.6bn on filling-in potholes and roads in victory for the Daily Mail
A record £1.6billion will be spent on fixing potholes next year in a massive boost for the Daily Mail's campaign to end the scourge.
I got a parking ticket after staying for 40 minutes too long at a supermarket - but now I can't get a mortgage
Michael Moody travelled 240 miles from his home in Skegness to a supermarket car park in Windermere to stage a protest about his parking ticket - setting up a makeshift living room.
Council plans for parking 'tourist tax' at popular Devon holiday hotspot dubbed 'Chelsea-on-Sea'
Local businesses in Salcombe have warned that the radical proposal to charge tourists more than locals for parking across the district of South Hams could be 'detrimental' to the town's economy.
Families facing travel chaos at Christmas as festive travellers warned of severe delays on roads, rail and at airports
Some 23.7 million drivers are planning to travel on December 20 - the biggest festive getaway since figures were first recorded in 2010, the AA warned yesterday.
Interactive map reveals areas with most mis-sold car finance claims: Find out if YOU could be one of 1.4million drivers owed compensation over 'secret' commission payments
Drivers across Britain gearing up compensation war have submitted a staggering 1.4m claims after being mis-sold car finance - as a new map today laid bare the scale of the payments fiasco.
Congestion charge in London axed for eight days over Christmas, TfL announce... but Sadiq Khan's beloved Ulez will still be running
London Mayor Sadiq Khan controversially expanded the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) to cover all the capital's boroughs in August last year, creating the world's biggest pollution charging zone.
The unlikely architect of the £13billion car finance scandal: How factory supervisor from Wales helped expose 'PPI 2.0' after taking loan firm to court over 'secret' commission from sale of his £6,500 Suzuki Swift
When Marcus Johnson spotted an ad about car finance mis-selling on Facebook, he had no idea that clicking on it would one day plunge Britain's motoring finance giants into crisis.
Shocking moment masked e-scooter rider travels down busy motorway at 10mph during Storm Darragh
The man was filmed riding along the Aston Expressway in Birmingham as the city was battered by 60mph winds over the weekend.
Labour plans could turn entire city into 20mph zone with single change that could make it easier for every council to cut speed limits
Birmingham is the next target of the restrictions as its council has asked for permission to erect signs at the city boundary so the entire area can be classed as a 20mph zone.
How will driving law changes in December affect YOU? Major warning for petrol and diesel car owners as HMRC introduces new rules
The new rules, effective from tomorrow, will see changes across the board to the cost of fuel use for company cars, electric vehicle charging stations and even changes to HGV drivers vehicles.
Nissan's fight for survival as it faces make-or-break 12 months: From battling influx of cheap Chinese electric vehicles to turmoil at leadership level, how crisis-hit Japanese car giant has been left on the brink
Like many global automakers, the Japanese giant is struggling in China where local manufacturers are gobbling up market share with affordable EVs and hybrids.
'Nanny state' SNP plans to cut national speed limit from 60mph to 50mph will result in much longer car journeys
The national speed limit is set to be slashed to 50 miles per hour on all of Scotland's single carriageway roads under 'nanny state' proposals by SNP ministers.