Car Tech
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Honda builds more than cars, and the Japanese company is looking to get into future city transportation with a VTOL aircraft and space with a robot and a rocket.
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GM's Ultra Cruise to enable hands-free driving for 95% of driving in 2023GM's Ultra Cruise driver-assist system will arrive in 2023 to go beyond Super Cruise and provide hands-free driving on more than 2 million miles of road in the U.S. and Canada.
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Mercedes was dreaming up the Hyperscreen 3 decades agoMercedes-Benz's F200 concept car rolled out at the 1996 Paris auto show featured technologies only being introduced now.
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SSC looks toward the future, says Tuatara hypercar capable of running on synthesized methanolSynthetic fuels have the potential to keep the internal-combustion engine around for years to come.
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GM Ultifi software platform to make it easier for vehicle updates, upgradesGM owners in the near future will be able to install software-based features, apps and updates via the cloud.
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NTSB boss: Tesla's Full Self-Driving name “misleading and irresponsible”Tesla continues to develop its Full Self-Driving feature and is slowly rolling out more and more functionality as the technology advances, though the NTSB isn't happy with the feature's name which is causing confusion about the capabilities.
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Lotus has revealed a modular electric sports car platform offering up to 871 hp and 99.6 kwh of battery capacity.
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Stellantis tests vehicle-to-everything warning systemIn the near future, road-side infrastructure will be able to warn you of nearby road hazards.
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Walmart taps Argo AI for driverless deliveries in 3 citiesCustomers in three U.S. cities will soon be able to order items online at Walmart and have them delivered to their door by a self-driving vehicle.
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Xpeng P5 becomes first car on sale with built-in lidarThe Xpeng P5 is a compact electric sedan with world-first technology.
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Porsche breaks ground on its synthetic fuel plantPorsche will produce a synthetic fuel made by combining carbon dioxide and hydrogen that aims for a lower overall carbon footprint than electric cars, though cost could be an issue.
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Former top Tesla engineer and Apple car exec returns to FordDoug Field has returned to Ford after stints at Tesla and Apple.
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Volkswagen Group is developing a self-driving taxi service with help from America's Argo AI.
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Deep dive: 2022 VW GTI's Vehicle Dynamics Manager aims to make the hot hatch sharperVW detailed how the 2022 GTI's Vehicle Dynamics Manager works and the systems it controls to improve the hot hatch's handling.
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Hydraulic power steering isn't dead yet at McLarenEngineering Explained dives into how and why McLaren still uses hydraulic-assist power steering.
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Ferrari patents air conditioning system that can detect body temperatureFerrari has filed a patent for an air conditioning system that detects body temperature and adjusts the direction, circulation and temperature of airflow.
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Waymo self-driving cars start ride service in San FranciscoWaymo is slowly expanding its self-driving taxi service to more U.S. cities.
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GM vehicles will go 5G via AT&T for 2024 model yearGM said 5G will be an important part of its over-the-air (OTA) software update strategy, which follows Tesla's lead in rolling out new features to vehicles already in use.
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Synthetic fuel solves the problem of CO2 emissions from internal-combustion engines, but it's not without its drawbacks.
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Baidu shows off robotaxi concept and second-generation AI computer chipBaidu says it is ready to move from technical verification to large-scale commercial operation of self-driving cars.
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Tesla Bot: AI-controlled humanoid robot revealedTesla plans to use its self-driving system to control humanoid robots capable of handling dangerous or menial tasks.
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Mini takes sustainability to the extreme with Cooper SE-based Strip conceptThe Mini Strip concept imagines a car built with nothing but the bare essentials.
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Mercedes adds pothole detection to vehicle-to-infrastructure warning systemMercedes-Benz vehicles built from 2016 onward can now have warnings of potholes and speed bumps sent to them.
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Electric Chevrolet Silverado to offer four-wheel-steering systemChevrolet released a video teaser of the electric Silverado's four-wheel steering system and confirmed it will offer 24-inch wheels.
Stephen Edelstein