Fuelled by competition from Google and the rest of Silicon Valley behind it, the German Ministry of Transport is opening up the autobahn to self-driving vehicles. Described as the "digitised autobahn", car makers will be allowed to test autonomous vehicles in a separate lane.

For many, driverless cars still seem like science fiction - but in the UK, self-driving vehicle tests are set to begin in January 2015. However, research by Autoglass reveals that many motorists are still opposed to the introduction of driverless cars.

Ever had to manoeuvre your car out of a tight spot and wished you had a pair of eyes on the ground? Jaguar is now researching a feature which will enable drivers to move their vehicle via a smartphone app. But do people really want to control their car like a remote control toy?

Tesla didn’t set out just to challenge the automotive sector – it wants to change it. It ranks in the top five brands among motor enthusiasts, and celebrity fans of Tesla include Jay-Z, Ben Affleck and Jay Leno. But how has an electric car company become a cool cult brand?

To many, car-hacking sounds like an improbable danger from a distant future. But many new cars are connected to wireless networks, and are already vulnerable. Hacking is responsible for a third of car thefts in the UK. Is digital security now the car industry’s biggest challenge?

Imagine a future in which we all navigate the urban jungle in slick, driverless cars that are ordered via app. With no labour costs, these cars are the new buses – a public transport system that’s more convenient than ever. This is what the future will look like if Uber has anything to do with it.

Over the next five years, the portion of vehicles on sale that are networked will grow from 10% to 90%. But as car and mobile brands wrangle over how this will work, a partnership between Visa, Pizza Hut and Accenture lets drivers order and pay for pizza from the dashboard.

Almost 1.5 million over-65s struggle to get to a hospital and 630,000 have difficulty getting to a GP. Yet despite being eligible for a free bus pass, a third of UK seniors never use public transport. Gen Yers have adopted Uber and ride-shares, but what tools are seniors using to get around?