Car Tech

To address towing range anxiety in electric vehicles, Ford has developed bidirectional charging to connect an EV to a battery-equipped trailer.

Ford will make the hardware required for automated driver-assist features standard, starting with certain 2024 models.

Soon, every Ultium-based EV will be able to act as a mobile energy source.

Waymo has named the fourth U.S. city for its growing robotaxi service.

A Ford patent would use coils in the road and an inductive transmitter in EVs to charge batteries.

Will Ford's future SUVs fly? Perhaps in a way.

GM's windshield heating system would use an EV battery's DC current to heat embedded elements in the glass.

Learn how an oil analysis can tell you what problems may be lurking inside your engine well before they become serious.

With Porsche's app, users will be able to control core vehicle functions while still in the CarPlay interface.

A robotaxi service using the ID.Buzz could be running in the U.S. by 2026.

Toyota's patent for kinetic seat cushions use twos sets of shock absorbers and are mounted on a subframe to limit driver movement due to vehicle forces.

Ford's patent looks to make wireless EV charging more effective by sensing objects that could interrupt charging.

Ultra-fast-charging could revolutionize electric car ownership—and one startup says it holds the key.

Aero add-ons could help electric cars cut through the wind more easily—and could aid performance EVs even more.

In the future, your EV charger may connect and disconnect itself.

Ford used a rolling road wind tunnel to hone the aerodynamics of its 2024 Mustang Dark Horse.

Mercedes-Benz's Drive Pilot system is now legal in two U.S. states.

Acura's first EV will feature popular Google apps built-in.

Jeep has released a short video highlighting the off-road autonomous driving technology it is developing, perhaps for its new generation of EVs.

Supplier Hyundai Mobis unveiled a lighting system that can project text or images onto the road surface as an extension of in-vehicle driving information or as warnings for pedestrians.