Flying car Mk 2 scheduled for take‑off next decade

CUSTOMERS may still be awaiting delivery of the Terrafugia Transition flying car, but that has not stopped the maker pushing ahead with its new model, the TF-X, the latest designs for which were revealed last week. It is set to go on sale some time next decade and will offer a top speed in the air of 200mph and a range of 500 miles. The four-seater has a plug-in hybrid engine and is likely to cost more than the $279,000 (£180,000) Transition.

Mirror, signal, hijack: hackers take remote control of Jeep

Jeep, the all-American maker of rough and tough SUVs, has hastened to reassure British drivers of its Cherokee that their car will not be vulnerable to hackers. Last week US hackers demonstrated how they could take control of the family SUV and bring it to a stop — on a motorway — from some distance away, using little more than a

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