Jaguar Land Rover and Ford test connected cars in Britain

Ready to pounce: Jaguar Land Rover is demonstrating a self-driving Range Rover Sport.

LONDON: Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Tata Motors are testing connected cars which can communicate with each other using technology designed to speed up journeys and cut accidents, the first such trials in Britain.

Cars which are able to warn drivers when another connected vehicle brakes suddenly and those which can monitor traffic signals and regulate their speed to encounter fewer red lights were being showcased at a testing ground in central England.