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Ford launches 'hands-free' driving on UK motorways
Ford launches 'hands-free' driving on UK motorways
Business and Economy
by  AFP

In a scene Ford hopes to see across Europe "soon", the first hands-free car model allowed on the UK's fastest roads zoomed down a motorway before slowing down as the back of a truck appeared. While the driver's hands are free, the car ensures that there is no fiddling with phones -- and that eyes are fixed on the road -- thanks to several cameras and infrared sensors.

Eurozone economic downturn steepens in July
Eurozone economic downturn steepens in July
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Eurozone economic activity shrank at its fastest rate in eight months in July, as a contraction gathered pace on the back of cuts in manufacturing, a key survey said Monday. Producers have cut their output again at an accelerated pace in July," said Cyrus de la Rubia, chief economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank.