Imagine if a car could sense every time a driver swerves to avoid a pothole or skids on black ice. Imagine that it could then record the location of the vehicle, and share it on the cloud to warn other drivers. This is Volvo's vision for a new generation of connected cars.

Driving is a daily risk that many people take, with thousands of Americans killed in car accidents each year as a result of bad road safety. But the causes of these accidents are often entirely preventable, giving businesses an opportunity to help normalise safer driving.

Choosing a family car is an important decision. After all, it's central to many parts of everyday life – from ferrying the kids around to going on weekend adventures – and the associated costs are a major drain on household finances. So what are family buyers looking for at dealerships?

Oslo has ambitious plans to turn itself into a safer, greener and car-less city. And it is doing so by making children ‘secret smartphone agents’, encouraging them to use the capital’s Traffic Agent app to report difficulties and heavy traffic en route to school.