Car Tech

Last year Mercedes-Benz showed off a futuristic truck concept fitted with an autonomous system dubbed the Highway Pilot that enabled it to drive itself along stretches of highway, safely and efficiently. And this year the automaker showed an updated version of the concept, one that more closely...

Continuing its reputation for stellar safety, Swedish automaker Volvo is committed to developing cars that that are crash-proof in an attempt to completely eliminate vehicle-related deaths and injuries for its customers. Volvo has set a target date of 2020 for reaching this momentous goal and to...

Automotive safety systems giant Autoliv has joined Volvo in the Swedish automaker’s Drive Me autonomous car research project. The two companies will share their findings in order to accelerate efforts to get the active safety systems fundamental to autonomous driving into production. ALSO...

For anyone who takes radar and laser detectors seriously, there are only two brands to consider: Escort and Valentine One. For years Escort has added new technology to its detectors, from GPS lockout to minimize false alerts to its red light camera database. Meanwhile, Valentine One has quietly...

You buy an entertaining car. One of things you'll want is a nice throaty exhaust. On occasion, however, you'll wish your exhaust noise was a tad less rambunctious. That's where active exhaust baffling comes into play, and it's been available on a number of vehicles for a few years now. You can have...

Cylinder deactivation helps automakers squeeze better fuel economy out of larger engines by cutting off some cylinders under light loads. Systems in production now typically deactivate no more than half of an engine's cylinders, but three companies are collaborating on a new one that takes a more...

Like most automakers, Mercedes-Benz is studying the future of the automobile and building concept cars to predict that future. The night before the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its latest concept, the Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile (IAA), to a gathering of journalists. ALSO...

There's no question about it; modern cars are incredibly safe, and there's new technology being released that has them becoming safer still. Since it was mandated that we all wear our seatbelts to the introduction of airbags, the number of people dying on our roadways has been going down and...

Some automakers tease concept cars with autonomous-driving modes, lounge-style interiors, and augmented-reality windshields and windows, while others tout automatic cruise control, lane-keep systems, and automated parking features as technologies that are the gateway to autonomous driving. But the...

Jaguar Land Rover is fully embracing the concept of vehicle electrification and has already developed a series of technology demonstrators that will be used to test various systems that one day could be offered to customers. The vehicles are all described as concepts, though they hint at...

It was in 2010 that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] first introduced its Pentastar-branded V-6 engines, and now the range is coming in for its first major update. The updated range receives a number of upgrades designed to improve both efficiency and torque, and is being introduced across...

If voice commands, touchscreen controls, a central dial, and steering wheel buttons aren't enough, BMW will soon have a new way to control the features of your infotainment system. With the release of the 2016 7-Series in October, BMW will debut its new Gesture Control feature. DON'T MISS: 2016 BMW...

You know what no one out there likes? Potholes. They take over a stretch of local road and soon enough your alignment is off, your suspension is creaking, and you're blowing out tires and mending bent wheels. Potholes are the mosquitoes of the automotive world. CHECK OUT: The Inner Workings Of The...

Self-Driving trucks from Pennsylvania firm Royal Truck and Equipment will be on Florida roads by the end of the year. The rigs, which are part of a Department of Transportation pilot program, can navigate by following a pre-programmed lead car, via remote control, or by using GPS Waypoint...

Rumblings about a high-riding Jaguar to take on the likes of the SUV models from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz date back close to a decade, but things never got serious until the unveiling of the C-X17 concept at the Frankfurt Auto Show two years ago. At this year’s show, Jaguar will finally...

There's no good reason for the Lexus Hoverboard to exist. It's impractical, maintenance intensive, and hard to use. In short, it's everything a Lexus isn't. ALSO SEE: Dodge SRT Hellcats And HEMIs Could Die In 2019 Which makes the fact that the company committed considerable resources to building it...

Manual transmissions seem to be disappearing from options lists across the automotive landscape, even for performance brands such as Ferrari and Lamborghini. One of the biggest reasons for this trend is the dual-clutch transmission (DCT), which not only shifts faster than any driver on a manual...

While Google has made little secret of its efforts to develop its own car, complete with fully autonomous capability, rival tech giant Apple is yet to make its own plans—or lack thereof—known. However, despite Apple’s penchant for secrecy, there are several clues that suggest the...

Audi is working on an electric SUV to challenge Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model X, and today the German automaker marked a major milestone in the vehicle’s gestation. We are, of course, talking about the Q6 e-tron, which will be previewed in concept form at next month’s Frankfurt...

It seems like a each new day now brings more news of the hackable exploits of the automobile. Jeep saw a vehicle accessed through the infotainment system. The Tesla Model S had an open flaw, but that was quickly closed up. Now comes word that pretty much any OBD-II-era (1996-present) vehicle can be...