Driving

A steep, revenue neutral Vehicle Area ‘Tax’ will greatly reduce travel time in cities by reducing vehicular congestion. By reducing the demand for road area, it will reduce local heating in our vicinity by preserving trees, plants and soil that would otherwise get paved over to build roads

Karnataka to expand automated driving test tracks to more RTOs

RTOs including Bengaluru East (Kasturi Nagar) & Yelahanka will also get automated driving testing tracks

Here’s possibly why government is setting stringent skill tests to obtain driving licence

As the government sets stringent skill tests to obtain a driving license, we looked at the data to find why it is imperative.

UK study finds that drivers' smartphones could be used for road safety

Using high-resolution three-axis accelerometers and GPS tracking already built into smartphones together with a low-cost app to record how a vehicle moves vertically in relation to the carriageway can provide a useful measure of road roughness for civil engineers.

Reporter's Take | New buyers can now register vehicles online

This will help new vehicle buyers save on extra registration costs charged by dealers for this service.

Overdrive takes the ultimate stress test

This episode of Overdrive takes a close look at stress brought on by driving to find out if it is gender-specific or age-specific and if there is any particular vehicle type that leads to more stress.

Prime Property: Women calling the shots!

The housing.com survey shows women are in the driving seat in decision-making for purchasing and renting properties. Prime Property talks to Arvind Nandan, Executive Director of Housing.com.

Overdrive: Motoring news & few tips for better driving

Overdrive's Motoring News brings you everything that is making news in the auto world. Watch accompanying video for few tips for driving on wet or oily roads.

29% Indians text, email, use social media while driving

Nearly three in ten Indian drivers have admitted to texting, emailing or using social media while at the wheel

Mars rover Curiosity ready for its driver's license

After flying more than 350 million miles (563 million km) from Earth, the Mars rover Curiosity is about to get its driver's license.

New gadget lets you manage car controls with facial expressions

Researchers have come up with a new gadget that is looking at changing the way one drives, altogether. So now...