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a car in a steel room
Technology

Inside Nissan’s extreme weather testing facility

By Kristin Shaw

Dimmable car sun visor
Technology

This company wants to redesign the humble car sun visor

By Andrew Paul

sensors visible Waymo robotaxi
Technology

Aerodynamic sensors could speed up autonomous vehicles

By Mack DeGeurin

Toyota's Woven City at dusk with Mount Fuji in background
Technology

Welcome to Woven City: Toyota offers first glimpse at futuristic town

By Andrew Paul

Baby spider monkey in a pink onesie
Environment

Endangered baby monkey found clinging to driver of speeding Rolls Royce

By Andrew Paul

a car body in a repair shop
Technology

Inside the company ripping apart classic Porsche 911s to restore them with impeccable detail

By Kristin Shaw

(Original Caption) 1938-Close-up of the very front end of a 1938 Cadillac La Salle. This smaller counterpart to the Cadillac features a smaller radiator grille, and four headlights, as well as the hood ornament and bumper.
Science

Why don’t cars have hood ornaments anymore? 

By Kristin Shaw

Lamborghini Miura junkyard auction car
Science

10 of the year’s most interesting auctions: Dinosaurs, coins, and Einstein’s love letters

By Andrew Paul

A Waymo robotaxi Jaguar I-PACEs driverless car makes a stop in downtown Los Angeles Monday, March 11, 2024.
Technology

2024 was the year robotaxis proved they are here to stay

By Mack DeGeurin

Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron
Technology

2025 Audi Q6 e-Tron harnesses EV architecture from Porsche

By Kristin Shaw

an SUV rides off road on dirt
Technology

Nissan’s revitalized Armada has cameras so comprehensive, you can (almost) drive blindfolded

By Kristin Shaw

A participant in the Volvo x Bowers & Wilkins Abbey Road Studio Mode launch experiments with the interface in an EX90 EV SUV.
Gear

How Volvo, Bowers & Wilkins, and Abbey Road are widening the lanes of in-car audio

By Tony Ware

A digital license plate made by Bay Area company Reviver Auto is displayed at Reviver Auto headquarters on May 30, 2018 in Foster City, California.
Technology

Researchers hack digital license plates, demonstrating way to evade tolls and cops

By Mack DeGeurin

a red van parked
Technology

The future-retro VW microbus is finally here—quirks and all

By Dan Carney

Cruise had planned to expand its testing and offer autonomous rides through the Uber app as early as 2025.
Technology

GM is killing Cruise robotaxis

By Mack DeGeurin

an orange luxury car faces the camera
Technology

Bentley hybridizes its Flying Spur and boosts its range to 515 miles

By Kristin Shaw

New research suggests daily EV driving may not decay lithium-ion batteries as quickly as once thought.
Technology

Surprise: EV batteries might have a longer shelf live than once thought

By Mack DeGeurin

an SUV sitting on pavement in from of trees
Technology

2025 Volvo XC90 is more efficient with a twist on 1950s engineering

By Kristin Shaw

A Tesla Model 3 engaged in the so-called ‘Full Self Driving’ mode reportedly plowed through a deer without ever detecting it. While more advanced driverless systems use a mix of sensors including LiDAR, Tesla is trying to attain full autonomy using only cameras.
Science

Why are ‘driverless’ cars still hitting things?

By Mack DeGeurin

A close-up view of a green traffic light with an image of two walking lesbian girls at the center of Vienna, Austria.
Technology

Some of the world’s smartest traffic lights are getting smarter

By Andrew Paul