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Start the week off right with our morning roundup of top tech news
Cars & bikes
The best tech drives of 2014
From innovative on-board apps to ultra-stylish plug-in hybrid vehicles, we celebrate a year of four-wheeled innovation
Google’s self-driving car finally has a fully-functional prototype
It looks similar, but now all of the components are real and it’s ready to roll
I raced against a robotic Audi – and lost
Stuff goes head-to-headlamp with Audi’s autonomous RS7 racer
BMW’s new car parks itself when you speak into a smartwatch
The self-driving, laser-guided, voice-controlled i3 will be on show at CES next month
The Full Moon motorbike is barking mad
Akrapovic’s new bike concept crams a 1524cc engine beneath its crazy curves
Stuff Gadget Awards 2014: The BMW i8 is the Drive of the Year
We’ve been behind the wheel of a lot of mean motors in 2014, but BMW’s hybrid is indisputably the best of the bunch
Holy FXXK! Ferrari’s latest 1035bhp monster is too powerful for the road
The Ferrari FXXK is the latest hybrid racetrack-devourer from Maranello and its performance figures are as shocking as its expletive nameplate would suggest
Mio wearable translates cycle spin stats for your smartphone
You put the ANT+ in, it puts the Bluetooth out. In, out. In, out. Ride it all about…
James Bond’s new motor is the Aston Martin DB10
Austerity clearly hasn’t hit MI6; the new Aston Martin will debut in 24th Bond film Spectre
UK’s self-driving car trial now has a roadmap
Greenwich, Milton Keynes, Bristol and Coventry to host trials of different driverless technologies
Baidu DuBike packs built-in navigation and activity tracker – and generates its own electricity
We’re going out on a limb here, but it’s probably the best bicycle ever made by a Chinese search engine company
