Gadgets on display in Vegas

Driverless cars are being displayed at the world's biggest technology show in Las Vegas.

Google has been trailing its driverless cars for over two years but now the likes of Lexus, Audi and Volvo have produced their versions, bringing the technology one step closer to the roads. Lewis Vaughan Jones reports:

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Audi's self-parking car uses ultrasound and on-board cameras to perform tricky manoeuvres without the need for human control.

Its 'park assist' system can handle parallel and perpendicular parking and notifies the driver with a dashboard message once it finds a space large enough.

More from CES 2013: Robot allows doctor to check on hospital patients remotely

In the future, patients in hospital may be attended to by robots instead of doctors or nurses. The invention will allow doctors who are not at the hospital to remotely check up on and speak to patients using a videolink.

Other gadgets include smart phone apps that keep track of the user's heart rate and blood pressure.

These are just some of the health-related inventions being showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

ITV News' correspondent Lewis Vaughan Jones reports:

The future of smart TVs were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The world's largest consumer technology exhibition has been showcasing the latest in hardware devices. 20,000 products and prototypes have been unveiling, including new 45-inch TVs, new 20-inch tablets and the latest in sound engineering.

Exhibitors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas have been showcasing some new products aimed at the younger technology consumers.

Protection for the gadgets many of us already have at home has been popular at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

The latest 'Ultra HD' and smart televisions are on display at Las Vegas' CES 2013, the world's largest consumer tech show.

ITV News correspondent Lewis Vaughan Jones reports:

Over 3,000 exhibitors showcased their newest gadgets and innovations to kick start the Las Vegas 2013 CES technology show. Among them were Samsung's concept 'curved television'.