End of the road for manual drivers? More learners opt for automatics in tests

To obtain a full driving licence for Great Britain a driver must pass their test in a car with manual gears. If the test is ...
Auto Express

Move over manual: learner drivers shun self-shifting for automatic-only tests

Roughly 26 per cent of practical driving tests were taken in an automatic car last year, and that figure could rise to over ...
CNN

‘The federal government is not doing their job,’ NTSB chair says about automated driving tech

National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy sharply criticized federal regulators Thursday for not doing enough to monitor and test automatic driving technologies. She spoke at an ...

There's no point in learning to drive an automatic car

I couldn’t quite believe the speed it was all happening. In the UK, the average learner driver typically requires 45 hours of ...

One in three driving tests will be automatic by 2027

One in three driving tests will be taken in an automatic car by the year 2027 owing to the rise of electric vehicles, the AA ...
Carscoops

Taking Driving Test In An Automatic Will Soon Be The Norm For UK Learners, But Should They Be Banned From Driving Manuals After?

Learning to drive in the UK isn’t like learning to drive in the U.S., and not only because drivers sit on different sides of the car. If British drivers want to drive a car with a manual transmission ...

Younger drivers are switching to automatics amid demand for electric vehicles

Over 25 per cent of new drivers took their driving test in automatic cars in the UK last year, according to data from the ...