You’ve likely purchased some sort of hands-free device, like a Bluetooth headset, over the past several years—if you don’t already have one built into your late-model car. Now that you don’t have to press buttons, flip a phone, or deal with a keyboard, no worries, right? Sadly, no; the evidence continues to build up against [...]

Audi motorsport boss Dr Wolfgang Ullrich says he has been surprised by Peugeot’s complaints about the legality of the Audi R15 during this week’s build-up to the Le Mans 24 Hours. Peugeot lodged an unsuccessful protest with race organiser the ACO over the front bodywork of the R15, and will now take its appeal to [...]

Donington Park boss Simon Gillett has told Silverstone to forget its aspirations of reclaiming the British Grand Prix after confirming that he now has a 17-year contract to host the event. Gillett, talking exclusively to AUTOSPORT, added that there was no chance that Donington Park would not be ready to host the British Grand Prix [...]

Conspiracy theorists and other paranoid types, take note: Toshiba is in the early stages of testing a facial recognition system for cars. Such a system could have a number of uses–many of them fantastic. The Japanese electronics manufacturer says the technology will allow drivers to communicate with their cars via facial signals, freeing them from [...]

Here’s what we know about the new Jaguar XJ: It was teased at the Shanghai Auto Show with a dark, sexy video (see below). Said video only gave us an overhead view of the sedan. Overhead photos were subsequently released, but didn’t reveal much detail. When the XJ arrives, it’ll have V6 and V8 options, [...]

The news isn’t good, if you’re following GM and Chrysler spin towards some inevitable fate. GM is likely headed for a date in bankruptcy court–and Chrysler is looking at liquidation, according to today’s headlines. General Motors is preparing for bankruptcy while it also tries to negotiate its way around a pre-packaged filing. In the past [...]

Satellite navigation systems – click above for high-res image gallery It is already illegal to manually use a cell phone for texting or calling while driving in New Jersey. A state legislator has aimed at the next in-car distraction: GPS devices. Democratic Assemblyman Harvey Smith wants a ban on manually programming GPS devices while driving. [...]