Tim Cook Confirms Existence of Apple's Autonomous Driving Project
After much speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed the tech giant is working on autonomous driving. But Cook said Apple's work is limited to autonomous driving systems, and that the company...
View ArticleIIHS Tests SUV Headlights, and the Results Are Pretty Bad
We all know headlights are important, yet Automotive News reports that only two of the 37 SUVs recently tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety meet their requirements for "good"...
View ArticleWaymo Retires Its Self-Driving Pod Cars for Production Vehicles
It's the end of the road for Waymo's custom-built self-driving cars. The pod-like vehicles are being retired in favor of a fleet based entirely on production models, Waymo announced in a blog post....
View ArticleWatch Bisimoto's Crazy 1,029-HP Honda Odyssey Minivan Burn Rubber
Four-digit horsepower figures are usually reserved for Bugattis or drag-built Nissan GT-Rs, but no one gave Bisimoto the memo. Notorious for tuning really fast Porsches, company founder Bisi Ezerioha...
View ArticlePolestar Goes Electric, Wants To Be Volvo's Answer To AMG
Volvo's Polestar S60 and V60 are serious contenders in the performance luxury sedan—and wagon!—market. But Polestar will soon start taking a different path in addition to their Volvo tuning duties....
View ArticleChina's Sokon Opens Silicon Valley Office to Develop Electric, Self-Driving Cars
Breaking into the car industry isn't easy, but a host of companies believe emerging technologies like electric powertrains and autonomous driving will level the playing field. The latest company to...
View ArticleOld Top Gear's 'Reasonably-Priced' Kia Cee'd Is Now For Sale
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at being a Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car? Well, as long as you figure out a way to sneak onto the old airfield at Dunsfold, now you can. One of Clarkson-era Top...
View ArticleUber, Lyft Make Up One-Fifth of Vehicle Trips that Start or End in San Francisco
Ride-hailing is big business—especially in The City by The Bay. Uber and Lyft trips make up a full fifth of all car journeys that start or end in San Francisco, according to a new report from the San...
View ArticleHonda Drops Animation Detailing 2018 Honda Accord's New Turbo-Four Engine
Honda has a new video showing an animation of their new 2.0-liter, direct-injected, DOHC, VTEC Turbo inline-four engine doing its best EcoBoost impression. This is the powerplant that will go in the...
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Navy Reveals Which Carriers Will First Field Their Dumbed-Down MQ-25 Drone
The U.S. Navy has disclosed plans to modify two carriers as part of the service’s MQ-25 Stingray drone program. These ships will be the first to receive the upgrades necessary to control the unmanned...
View ArticleUber CEO Travis Kalanick Announces Leave of Absence
It wasn't hard to see it coming. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced Tuesday that he will be taking a leave of absence from the company. The move was announced at an Uber staff meeting on Tuesday...
View ArticleSweden's Defibrillator-Carrying Drones Could Save Lives, Study Says
Defibrillator-carrying drones were found to arrive much faster in case of an emergency than the standard ambulances used by most of the world today, according to a study conducted in Stockholm,...
View ArticleChevy Corvette Sales in Canada Skyrocketed in May, While Americans Bought Fewer
General Motors saw a massive increase in Canadian Chevrolet Corvette deliveries in May when compared to did the same month in 2016, while American dealers moved fewer 'Vettes than they did last year,...
View ArticleTake A Tour Behind The Scenes of Gran Turismo at Polyphony's Offices
As part of this week's E3 video game media bonanza, the people behind the upcoming Gran Turismo Sport are giving fans a brief look into developer Polyphony Digital's studio in Tokyo. It's essentially...
View ArticleWatch This Harley-Davidson Ride Down a French Highway…Sans Rider
Well, here's something you don't see every day. A motorcycle was filmed as it sped itself down a French highway on May 28—without a rider at the controls. According to Le Parisien, the bike rider had...
View ArticleFord to Open New 'Smart Mobility' Office in Former London Olympics Site
As part of London Tech Week, Ford has announced their plans for a new "Smart Mobility" office in the capital city on the site of the 2012 London Olympics. Opening later this year, this will be Ford’s...
View ArticleGM Builds 150 Next-Generation Self-Driving Chevrolet Bolt EVs at Orion...
Many automotive manufacturers are racing to create self-driving cars, but GM can now claim to stand out ahead of the pack in at least one key respect: General Motors is the first automotive...
View ArticleDetroit Police Open Fire at Musicians Faking Aston Martin Carjacking for...
A miscommunication between a local Detroit music artist and Detroit police recently led to gunfire. According to police and social media accounts, a local rapper was filming a music video with a...
View ArticleWatch the Car Bros Spoof The Fast and the Furious in 'The Final Race'
It's so easy to make fun of the Fast & Furious movies. The way it takes five minutes to do a ten-second quarter mile with about thirty upshifts has been lampooned by just about everyone. But now...
View ArticleFlorida Uber Driver Robs Passenger—But Should He Have Been Driving for Uber...
According to a police report, during the early morning hours of Sunday, June 4, 2017, two young men in Palm Harbor, Florida hired an Uber to take them home. WFTS Tampa Bay reported that the two...
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