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Driver accused over Google Glass

AN EARLY ADOPTER of Google's Internet-connected glasses plans to fight a fine for wearing the device while driving in California. She says the technology makes navigation easier than smartphones and GPS devices. Cecilia Abadie was pulled over for speeding and a California Highway Patrol officer noticed she was wearing Google Glass and added a ticket usually given to drivers who may be distracted by a video or TV screen.

Ford resurrects Vignale name in an attempt to add premiumness to mainstream models

Ford is resurrecting the name of renowned Italian design house Vignale in an attempt to bring its mainstream models up market in Europe. Of course this isn't Ford's first experience of using a defunct carrozzeria for its range-topping models – remember Ghia? The first of these new models will be the Mondeo, which will appear with Vignale badging, lashings of chrome and quilted leather in Frankfurt next week.

Jaguar XJ Review: Long-term Jaguar XJ departs

Our long term Jaguar XJ goes home Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? It seems only five minutes since we wrote that our long-term Jaguar XJ would be here until ‘… the leaves are coming back on the trees in the Spring’. And here we are – officially in Spring – and the trees are in bud and our XJ has gone.