Latest BC Explains

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  03 Mar 20

  BC Explains: Smart tachographs
  
  Just for lorries? Not if your drivers are towing heavy loads - and non-compliance could have severe consequences. Sean Keywood reports.
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  03 May 19

  BC Explains: Smart motorways
  
  

  A smart motorway is a section of a motorway that uses traffic management methods to increase capacity and reduce congestion in particula...

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  24 Aug 18

  BC Explains: Headlights
  
  

  New headlight technologies bring promises of brighter light, greater reach down the road, and even the ability to spot pedestrians and a...

• 03 Jul 18

  BC Explains: Gesture control
  
  

  Ever had a go with a Nintendo Wii? If not, it's the immensely popular games console that has a stick with motion sensors instead of a co...

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  01 Jun 18

  BC Explains: Connected tyres
  
  

  Connected tyres may sound like something out of science fiction but if every other aspect of our car is getting connected, why aren't th...

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  13 Apr 18

  BC Explains: Biofuels
  
  

  In the late noughties, biofuels commanded a high proportion of airtime. They were an ideal, low-carbon replacement for the decreasing st...