If you give a kid a remote control car, it’s pretty much a given they’re going to love it. But these toys have a bad reputation for breaking, and it can be difficult to tell upfront what you’re in for ...

“Hello, I will be your driver for today,” says Bartek Szurgot, a software engineer at German startup Vay and my chauffeur for this ride. He disengages the handbrake, gently presses the accelerator and ...