Waylens’ data-driven automotive camera knows which of your clips is the coolest
A startup company called Waylens has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its new data-driven automotive camera.
Faraday Future’s FFZERO1 isn’t a car, it’s a template for the future of transport
EV startup Faraday Future unveiled its vision for future mobility with the FFZERO1 concept race car. The design exercise isn't destined for production, but is an example of what its planned modular platform is capable of.
We talk to Ford’s Dr. Ken Washington about connectivity, cars, smart mobility at CES
Dr. Ken Washington, Ford’s VP of Advanced Research and Engineering, sat down with us to talk about how Ford is taking the notion of “the internet of things” seriously, and how connecting our cars to our lives is just the tip of the mobility iceberg.
Auto insurers desperately want your driving data, but should you give it to them?
Automotive reporting devices are sold to you by promising a discount on your auto insurance, but what you’re doing is giving up control of a surprising amount of information about you, and that information can and will be used against you.
Not so fast: Android Auto and Apple’s CarPlay have a dashboard full of downsides
Despite the beauty of being able to access your calendar or the angriest of birds on the go, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto aren't all sunshine and roses. Here’s why.
Tiny trucks are making a comeback, but you won’t want to drive them
Mid-size trucks are coming back, but do we really want them? How car makers are pushing old tech on city drivers who want some storage.
The secret to crash-proof self-driving cars? Getting them to talk to each other
Connected cars may well be the future of the automotive industry, but what exactly does that mean, and what will it look like? We wanted to find out.
Don’t look so smug: Your Tesla might be worse for the environment than a gas car
EVs have been sold on eco-friendliness, which has created a great deal of smugness. But EVs can the planet far more than gasoline- or diesel-powered cars.
Driverless cars? Mother Nature may have a few things to say about that
When a budget car like the Honda CR-V is almost capable of driving itself on the freeway, we must be close to autonomous cars. Or maybe not … Turns out, Mother Nature is still a major stumbling block.
Car designers don’t want to cram in bigger screens, they want no screens at all
As automakers struggle to design interiors around infotainment, a few brands imagine a future without any screens at all, proving the only thing holding back the next automotive technological renaissance is screens themselves.
Smart windshields, electric turbos, and more tech about to take over your car
Automotive technology is racing ahead, and we wanted to look at some of the coolest innovations likely to show up in production cars in the next five years.
Do hydrogen haters have a molecule to stand on? We asked an expert
Hydrogen cars have been under some serious criticism recently. But is it warranted? We take a look at what fuel cells are all about.
Why Dodge’s Hellcats should make the Germans very, very nervous
Not only is the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat the fastest most powerful four door sedan in the world, it also restores some of Detroit's lost glory.
Formula E’s all-electric racecars are shaping the future of tomorrow’s EVs
Formula E electric racing made its debut in China this weekend, so we decided to take a deeper look and see what it is and why it it matters.
Volvo and Ericsson partner to radically reshape the ‘Connected Car’
Volvo is refreshing its entire line-up and its approach to technology. To do this it is partnering with another Swedish company tech giant Ericsson.
Hybrid hypercars are here … but not to stay
The stunning new Lamborghini Asterion is the latest in the trend of hybrid hypercars.
How turbochargers are going to save the planet, while burning more rubber
A Volvo Drive-E powertrain concept with three turbochargers makes 450 horsepower from just 2.0 liters. Is this the future of internal combustion?
Like a catchy pop-song hook, synthetic engine noises are playing on repeat
Depending on whom you ask, augmented engine noises are either blasphemous or completely irrelevant.
Think outside the battery: Weird, clever, crazy tech driving green cars further
When we think about automotive efficiency we tend to think of electric cars and hybrids, but there is a whole world of crazy and cool ideas beyond that.
Why touch screens are killing the center console command wheel
Last week Audi announced that it would be switching to touchscreens in favor of its command wheels, and as we explore that just might be a bad decision.
How graphene, a nearly magic material, could revolutionize automobiles
Graphene is a virtually two-dimensional layer of carbon that is both exceptionally strong and extremely versatile.
Why 0 to 60 times don’t mean as much as you might think
Car discussions are peppered with discussions of 0 to 60 times. As fun as they are to throw around as a metric for a car’s worth, it turns out they’re far less relevant than you might think.
Why does in-car tech lag behind phone tech? It’s trickier than you think
With the arrival of Apple CarPlay, it is more tempting than ever to compare infotainment to smartphones, but should we? No, and we want to explain why not.
From slippery shapes to grille shutters, aerodynamic tech is reshaping cars
Cars keep getting bigger and heavier, but they also have to get more efficient. One of the main technologies allowing that to happen is aerodynamics.