Car Tech
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Now it's possible to turn on your home's lights or check for intruders from inside your Mercedes.
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Ford working on swivel seating, retracting steering wheel, in-cab work station, bed seating
Ford continues to rethink pickup truck interiors to make them better work and social environments.
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Ford developing brake light detection system
Ford has filed a patent application for a system that detects brake lights that could be used in future self-driving cars.
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What is no-lift shifting?
Learn what no-lift shifting is and what enables it in modern cars like the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing.
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Lamborghini, Ducati test car-to-motorcycle communication system
Technology is being developed to prevent some of the most common types of accidents between cars and motorcycles.
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Ford Mustang GTD to use DRS in quest for sub-7:00 'Ring time
Ford's Mustang GTD will feature aerodynamics similar to what's found in F1.
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Apple has filed a patent describing a system that can fill a driver's entire point of vehicle with augmented reality graphics.
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Ford might take zone lighting to a vehicle's roof
Ford looks to be investigating the use of roof-mounted lights as a communication tool.
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WAE reveals modular platform for hydrogen-electric supercars
British technology company WAE has shown off a modular EV platform packing both a battery and a hydrogen fuel cell.
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Ford patents roof-mounted backup battery for EVs
Ford's envisioning a way to mount backup batteries to the roof of EVs in the future.
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Toyota patents retractable tow rope
An arrangement that eliminates clack and maintains tension may help with safety, controllability, and tight spaces.
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Polestar taps Mobileye for eyes-off driver-assist on highways
Mobileye's Chauffeur system due in a few years promises hands-free, eyes-free travel on highways.
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To address towing range anxiety in electric vehicles, Ford has developed bidirectional charging to connect an EV to a battery-equipped trailer.
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Ford will make BlueCruise hardware standard
Ford will make the hardware required for automated driver-assist features standard, starting with certain 2024 models.
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GM plans bidirectional charging across Ultium fleet by 2026
Soon, every Ultium-based EV will be able to act as a mobile energy source.
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Next stop for Waymo's robotaxis will be Austin, Texas
Waymo has named the fourth U.S. city for its growing robotaxi service.
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Ford patents hint at EV charging while driving
A Ford patent would use coils in the road and an inductive transmitter in EVs to charge batteries.
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Audi Q6 E-Tron will have changeable light signatures
Audi is developing the Q6 E-Tron with lights that provide specific warnings to other road users.
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Will Ford's future SUVs fly? Perhaps in a way.
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GM patents electrically heated windshield for EVs
GM's windshield heating system would use an EV battery's DC current to heat embedded elements in the glass.
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How to read an oil analysis
Learn how an oil analysis can tell you what problems may be lurking inside your engine well before they become serious.
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Porsche finally fixes the Apple CarPlay user experience
With Porsche's app, users will be able to control core vehicle functions while still in the CarPlay interface.
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Self-driving VW ID.Buzz vans start testing in US
A robotaxi service using the ID.Buzz could be running in the U.S. by 2026.
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Stellantis provides first details on STLA Medium EV platform
Stellantis plans four EV platforms, the first of which is designed for compact and mid-size vehicles.
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