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  • Volvo's new multi-adaptive seatbelt

    Volvo's Latest Seatbelts Customize Their Protection Based On Crash Severity And Occupant Size And Weight

    The upcoming EX60's multi-adaptive seatbelts will get better over time thanks to over-the-air updates and crash data that Volvo collects in person.

    By Logan K. Carter 19 hours ago Read More
  • Pirelli Cyber Tyre technology system.

    What Are Cyber Tires, And Are They Banned In The USA?

    Pirelli's Cyber Tire technology offers real-time insight into the status of performance tires, so why is the United States taking steps to restrict them?

    By Jordan A. Rodriguez 2 days ago Read More
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    Ruko U11 MINI 4K drone in the wilderness

    Skip Flight School And Start Capturing Epic Moments With The Ruko U11MINI 4K Drone

    Soar past the trickier parts of piloting a drone, and focus on capturing high-quality photos and video.

    By Zach Lisabeth 6 days ago Read More
  • Reinmetall Curb Charger

    Replacing Curbs With New Sidewalk Chargers Promises To Make EV Ownership Even More Convenient

    German company Rheinmetall, known for its armored military vehicles, has elegant Level 2 charging boxes designed to slot into the curb itself.

    By Collin Woodard 7 days ago Read More
  • The user-submitted image of the damage done to a camera after pointed into a Volvo EX90's lidar sensor

    Lidar Can Permanently Damage Your Phone's Camera

    It was the technological equivalent of staring directly into the Sun.

    By Ryan Erik King 13 days ago Read More
  • Mercedes-Benz starter button with an auto start/stop button

    Does Automatic Start/Stop Actually Improve Fuel Economy?

    While some drivers may find automatic start/stop technology annoying in cars, daily drivers in urban settings stand to benefit greatly from the feature.

    By Collin Woodard 16 days ago Read More
  • Aston Martin DBX with CarPlay Ultra

    Aston Martin Gives The People What They Want: Apple CarPlay On Steroids

    Aston Martin is the first automaker to get Apple CarPlay Ultra, which can take over all of your car's screens and adjust vehicle functions like climate control.

    By Collin Woodard 21 days ago Read More
  • BYD EV five minute megawatt charging

    The BYD EV That Charges In Only 5 Minutes Is Actually Real, But There's Just One Problem

    BYD's Megawatt chargers really can add 250 miles of range in 5 minutes — all it takes is a 1,000-kW charger and a system designed to safely charge that quickly.

    By Collin Woodard 28 days ago Read More
  • Waymo, a self-driving car, drives down Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA.

    Waymos Get In Way Fewer Serious Crashes With Cyclists And Pedestrians Than Human Drivers

    While you may be skeptical about self-driving car safety, the data seems to disagree.

    By Ryan Erik King 28 days ago Read More
  • Red and black interior of a 2026 Chevrolet Corvette

    2026 Chevrolet Corvette's Redesigned Interior Is Way More User-Friendly But Thankfully Still Strange

    The C8 Corvette's most controversial feature has been reworked for 2026, but that's just the start of a big improvement in the cabin.

    By Daniel Golson 29 days ago Read More
  • Tyler Bell air cannon flip crash cars movies

    How Hard Is It To Flip A Car Like In The Movies? One YouTuber Finds Out

    Forget CGI: If we're paying for a theater ticket, we want to see real cars getting blown up. But can you do movie-style stunts on a YouTube budget?

    By Collin Woodard 1 month ago Read More
  • a high tech car dashboard with touchscreen display

    Call Me A Luddite, But These Modern Features Only Seem To Make Cars Worse

    With new innovative technology being implemented in our vehicles, there's bound to be a few hit-and-miss features. Here are some of the worst ones.

    By Brittany Crow 1 month ago Read More
  • Battery assembly

    If The US Backpedals On EVs The Auto Industry Is Lost

    The EV transition is at a tipping point that there's no stepping back from.

    By Brad Brownell 1 month ago Read More
  • Nio EV battery swap station

    Watch Chinese EVs Show Off Just How Much Better They Are Than Our Inferior Western EVs

    When you look at the best cars China has to offer versus what we have here, it's clear we're behind, as is the rest of the Western world.

    By Collin Woodard 2 months ago Read More
  • Hyundai Ioniq 6 dashboard

    Whiners Rejoice: Hyundai Promises To Keep Buttons In Next-Gen Interiors

    Is the age of touchscreen dashboards coming to an end? No, probably not, but maybe we can at least have some more buttons too.

    By Andy Kalmowitz 2 months ago Read More
  • The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building for the first time on its way to to Launch Complex 39B March 17, 2022 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

    Honda Is Shipping A Hydrogen Fuel Cell With Lunar Ambitions To The International Space Station

    Honda is sending the core of its water electrolysis system to the International Space Station to verify its efficiency and reliability in microgravity.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • A Waymo autonomous taxi picks up passengers in Downtown Los Angeles.

    Waymo's Crashes Are Largely The Fault Of Us Mere Humans

    Waymo reported its vehicles were in 38 crashes between July 2024 and February 2025, and only four were the fault of the driverless taxi.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • A green and white VW ID Buzz charging in California

    California Has Almost 50 Percent More EV Chargers Than Gas Pumps

    There are 178,549 public and shared private EV chargers across the state versus about 120,000 gas nozzles

    By Logan K. Carter 2 months ago Read More
  • Lexus RX500h shifter

    Weird Gear Shifters Are Ticking Off Customers

    Sometimes, automakers can't help but try to reinvent the wheel, and that's exactly what is happening with gear shifters these days.

    By Andy Kalmowitz 3 months ago Read More
  • Waymo cars parked along a street in Mountain View, Silicon Valley. Waymo driverless ride sharing robo taxi car, back view

    Waymo Slapped With 589 Parking Tickets In San Francisco Last Year

    Waymo's fleet of over 300 vehicles raked up $65,065 in fines, with the most tickets being given for street cleaning

    By Ryan Erik King 3 months ago Read More
  • Brand new unregistered BYD electric cars are displayed for sale outside a BYD dealership, on February 20, 2025 in Bristol, England.

    BYD Reveals 1,000-kW Charging, Twice As Fast As Tesla's Newest Supercharger

    The Han L sedan and Tang L SUV will be the first EVs built on BYD's new platform, and both models will start at $37,330 in China

    By Ryan Erik King 3 months ago Read More
  • Mark Rober Tesla Autopilot Self-Driving Camera Test

    Tesla's Alleged Self-Driving Tech Defeated By YouTuber With Cartoon-Style Foam Wall

    Elon Musk insists cameras are enough for self-driving cars to be safe, but can a Tesla spot a fake wall fit for the ACME catalog?

    By Collin Woodard 3 months ago Read More
  • A Rivian R1S SUV

    Rivian Adds Hands-Free Highway Driving Assist For Free In New Software Update

    The new software works on 135,000 miles of highway right now, and will be expanding further within the next year

    By Amber DaSilva 3 months ago Read More
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and satellite payload launch in Florida. Booster are re-usable and either land at Cape Canaveral or on a barge at sea.

    SpaceX Begging Feds To Ground Apple-Funded Rival's Satellites

    SpaceX sent a request to the Federal Communications Commission last week to block Globalstar from launching a new Canadian-built 48-satellite constellation

    By Ryan Erik King 3 months ago Read More
  • A photo of the Apple CarPlay icon on a dash.

    Sick Of CarPlay Auto-Connecting? Here's How To Shut It Down For Good

    Technology is great until it's basically demanding you connect to it all the time — this includes CarPlay. Here's how to disconnect from it forever.

    By Owen Bellwood 3 months ago Read More
  • Driverless Maserati MC20 at the Kennedy Space Center

    Driverless Maserati MC20 Hits 197 MPH At Kennedy Space Center

    This AI-powered MC20 Cielo broke the previous autonomous top speed record by 20 mph

    By Lawrence Hodge 3 months ago Read More
  • Windshield wipers working hard on a stormy night.

    How Rain-Sensing Wipers Know It's Raining Before You Do

    While cars like the Citroën SM had early versions of this technology, it was Cadillacs in 1996 that came with the first modern rain-sensing wipers

    By Jason Marker 3 months ago Read More
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