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How does a V-8 engine work?
V-8 engines are one of the most common styles of engine across the entire automotive industry, especially when the goal is to produce a lot of power with a smooth delivery. So, how does such an engine work? Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained is here to shed light on how a V-8 engine operates... read more
Amazon Alexa voice assistant coming to more cars via SDK
Amazon wants users to take Alexa with them and now offers an Alexa Auto software development kit (SDK). The online retailer announced Thursday that the SDK will integrate all... read more August 11, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
You'll soon be able to compare safety of electronic driver aids across vehicles
Most major automakers offer electronic driver aids these days, some of which like Tesla's Autopilot can control the steering of a car. However, the performance levels of... read more August 8, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
BMW M explains how to use its dual-clutch transmission
Do you remember when BMW was self-described as the Ultimate Driving Machine? Those days are long gone but BMW still cranks out a few hits. It's nevertheless clear that BMW's... read more August 7, 2018 by Jeff Glucker
How Cosworth uses race data to develop self-driving tech
Cosworth isn't best known for its self-driving car technology, but that could very well change one day. The legendary maker of Formula 1 and other high-performance engines... read more August 2, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Ferrari improves painting process
Always looking for ways to improve its production process, Ferrari has a new paint that reduces energy consumption at its plant and improves the resistance of the painted... read more August 1, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Porsche designed Mission E Cross Turismo with self-driving tech in mind
Porsche's Mission E Cross Turismo concept was the big surprise of March's 2018 Geneva auto show. It previews a potential soft-roader version of Porsche's upcoming Taycan... read more July 31, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Elon Musk says future Teslas will be like K.I.T.T. with AI
Twitter makes it incredibly easy to gain insight into what Tesla CEO Elon Musk is thinking, for better or worse. On Sunday, Musk let slip on the social media platform that... read more July 31, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Uber ceases self-driving truck development to focus on cars
Uber will park its self-driving truck development in order to focus more resources on self-driving cars, the company announced Monday. The ride-hailing giant originally got... read more July 31, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Toyota's Project Portal fuel cell semi progresses to beta stage
Toyota isn't giving up on its support of fuel cells and is instead working on applying the technology in both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The automaker already... read more July 31, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Drive.ai self-driving taxi service starts trial in Texas
Silicon Valley-based Drive.ai has become the latest firm offering rides to the public in a self-driving car. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving unit Waymo has been running its... read more July 31, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Waymo's latest trial shows how companies can use self-driving cars to improve services
Self-driving cars are most commonly linked with the taxi industry but this is just one area where they could potentially operate. Waymo is now expanding its trial of... read more July 26, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Ford Autonomous Vehicles is Blue Oval's new unit for self-driving cars
Future self-driving cars and associated engineering will have a home inside Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker announced the new... read more July 25, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Toyota will have Level 4 self-driving cars at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Toyota will put on a technological show for the world when all eyes are on Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games. This will include the demonstration of a Level 4 self-driving car... read more July 25, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Make extra money renting out your GM car through Maven
General Motors' Maven mobility brand will now let owners rent out their personal car. Maven announced on Tuesday that Peer Cars will launch in a handful of U.S. cities for a... read more July 24, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Waymo's self-driving cars are driving 25,000 miles a day
Each and every day, Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo self-driving car subsidiary sees its fleet of autonomous vehicles drive a combined distance of 25,000 miles—and the mileage is... read more July 24, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
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