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  • nuTonomy self-driving taxi

    Singapore on Thursday became the first country in the world with a fully autonomous ride-sharing service offered to the public. The service is being run on a trial basis by American startup nuTonomy, which was formed by researchers at MIT and beat much larger firms such as General Motors Company [NYSE:GM], Google and Uber in the race to offer an autonomous ride-sharing service. CHECK OUT: Volvo and Uber partner to develop autonomous cars Only a few streets are covered (about 2.5 square miles) and an engineer is behind the wheel to supervise, but the miles racked up will provide nuTonomy with...

  • Volvo builds the Iron Knight: the world's fastest semi truck
    This 2,400-horsepower Volvo semi is the quickest in the world

    Here at Motor Authority, we're big fans of the team at Volvo Trucks. Their videos are always great, and their projects are entertaining and interesting. It's not easy to make semi-trailer truck content that's compelling or entertaining, yet Volvo seems to find a way to do this on a consistent...

  • How much faster will street cars get to 60 mph in the future?
    How much faster will street cars get to 60 mph in the future?

    After Tesla's announcement Tuesday that its new Model S P100D (when equipped with the optional Ludicrous Speed mode) is the fastest-accelerating car you can buy, it sure seems like everyone wants to talk about racing down a drag strip. Luckily, our pal Jason Fenske with Engineering Explained is...

  • Hertz Tests Evatran Wireless Electric Car Charging
    Wireless charging coming soon to Tesla Model S

    Imagine driving a car and never having to think about refueling or charging it. That's not far from reality, says Evatran, which has developed a charging pad for the Tesla Model S that's set to hit the market within the next few weeks. Evatran's Plugless system provides wireless inductive charging...

  • How Much Does It Cost To Own A Subaru WRX STI?
    How to calculate vehicle cost of ownership

    The world is expensive. It's something your parents might have told you growing up, but as a child, it means little. Once you become an adult with real bills, you suddenly realize your parents weren't kidding. One of the most expensive purchases you'll likely face? A vehicle. That brings us to...

  • 2018 Volkswagen Arteon (CC successor) spy shots - Image via  S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Volkswagen CC spy video

    Volkswagen is readying a new generation of its CC, as evidenced by prototype versions spotted in the wild. We now have a video of one of the prototypes, giving us an early taste of what the mid-size sedan will be like on the road. The prototype may be heavily camouflaged but we can already see that...

  • 1955 Jaguar D-Type bearing chassis number XKD 501 - Image via RM Sotheby’s

    A Jaguar D-Type that won overall at the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans was sold at auction Friday at the RM Sotheby’s event in Monterey, California for a record price. The final bid was a staggering $19.8 million, which together with auction fees brings the car’s selling price to $21.78 million. CHECK OUT: Every car from 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Dawn Patrol That’s short of the $25 million estimate but was still enough to make it the priciest car sold during last week’s Monterey Car Week, not to mention the highest price ever paid for a British car. The previous...

  • Ken Okuyama Kode57, 2016 Monterey Car Week
    Ferrari Enzo designer unveils limited edition Kode57 supercar

    Former Pininfarina designer Ken Okuyama, the man credited with the design of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Enzo supercar, unveiled a new creation on Friday in Monterey, California during The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering event. The car is the Kode57, a limited edition, coachbuilt supercar from the...

  • Iconiq Seven concept, 2016 Monterey Car Week
    W Motors and Iconiq unveil Seven electric van in Monterey

    Monterey Car Week is known for its luxury and performance cars but this year’s event, currently underway, has seen the debut of an electric minivan concept from Chinese startup Iconiq. Normally an electric minivan wouldn’t even cause a blip on our radar but this one’s been...

  • Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept, 2016 Monterey Car Week
    Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept is a mega electric coupe

    Mercedes-Benz unveiled a new concept for its Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand on Thursday in Monterey, California as part of the ongoing Monterey Car Week. The concept is called the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, and it’s in the form of a streamlined coupe with a large grille, slit-like lights and...

  • Otto self-driving truck prototype
    Uber buys autonomous truck startup Otto

    Ride-sharing giant Uber sees a future where it not only has a fleet of self-driving cars offering rides to the public, but also self-driving trucks transporting goods on the highway. Uber on Thursday announced the acquisition of Otto, an American startup with around 90 staff working on developing...

  • BMW 2002 Hommage concept, 2016 Monterey Car Week - Image via Carspotter Jeroen
    BMW 2002 Homage concept gets retro livery for Monterey Car Week

    BMW trotted out a surprise concept car at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este back in May. It was called the 2002 Homage, and it started out life as a standard M2 before being completely transformed. So detailed were the changes that only the wide stance and roof gave away the donor car’s...

  • Icon Reformer Chevrolet Caprice Classic

    One of my dream machines isn't a new Ferrari [NYSE:F]. It's not the latest Porsche. It's not even something like a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Shelby GT350, or other modern high-horsepower muscle car. It's a Ford Crown Vic. You see, I drive on the Los Angeles freeway system and it's a terrible place to spend any amount of time in a car. No one cares about the left lane serving as a passing lane, and this bothers me. A Crown Vic would fix that. Clearly, someone else out there is thinking the same way, which is why they've had Jonathan Ward and Icon create the ultimate Caprice Classic. ALSO...

  • Here's why you should never lug your engine
    Here's why you should never lug your engine

    To start, let's talk about what it means to lug your engine. This is the term used to describe when you're puttering along in a higher gear than you need to be in and the engine is turning low RPMs. When you're cruising along in 6th but you should've downshifted into 4th about a half mile back, you...

  • Bugatti Chiron in Cannes, France
    Saudi Bugatti fan shows up in Cannes with his new Chiron

    On August 2 Bugatti confirmed it had delivered its very first Chiron, in this case to a fan from Saudi Arabia with the Instagram handle b14. Believed to be a member of Saudi Arabia’s Saud ruling family, the Bugatti fan has since been spotted with his Chiron in Cannes, France. YouTube channel...

  • Tesla Model S, Rimac Concept_One and Ferrari LaFerrari drag race
    Rimac Concept_One destroys Ferrari LaFerrari, Tesla Model S in acceleration test

    We all know electric cars are quick off the line but it seems even the quickest internal combustion cars don’t hold a candle to the new generation of battery-powered, zero-emission offerings. Racing driver Archie Hamilton recently pitted the Concept_One electric supercar from Croatian firm...

  • W Motors Fenyr Supersport en route to Monterey, California
    W Motors brings 900-hp Fenyr Supersport to Monterey

    Dubai-based supercar marque W Motors has confirmed its presence at this week’s Monterey Car Week. The company has brought its two models, the original Lykan Hypersport as well as the newer Fenyr Supersport. The Lykan has previously made the trip to Monterey but for the Fenyr the appearance...

  • Traffic intersection
    New Audis will tell you when traffic lights are about to turn green

    Audi is set to become the first automaker with vehicle-to-object (V2X) communication technology available in its cars. V2X enables cars to communicate with surrounding infrastructure and is a fundamental element towards the implementation of fully autonomous cars. In some Audi models going on sale...

  • How the charge motion control valve balances fuel economy and power

    We love horsepower. We love torque. We also need to embrace fuel economy, and that's a tricky line to toe for producers of automobiles with large engines that make loud noises for enthusiastic customers. We currently live in an era of tremendous horsepower availability, yet our vehicles have also never been more fuel efficient. There are a whole lot of engineering tricks at play to make this possible, and Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to dive into one of them. CHECK OUT: Infiniti confirms variable compression engine It's called the charge motion control valve, and it lives...

  • Teaser for Cadillac concept car debuting during 2016 Monterey Car Week
    Cadillac to preview new tech, design themes with concept in Monterey

    Cadillac has dropped a teaser video for a new concept car it plans to unveil on Thursday as part of its Monterey Car Week schedule. The concept is thought to preview new technology and design themes for Cadillac’s upcoming models, and not necessarily a specific model. The General Motors...

  • Jay Leno driving a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4
    Ferrari collector reveals plans for Steve McQueen-inspired brown F12

    Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] 275 was the successor to the automaker’s hugely-successful 250 series, and to many it’s still the definitive Ferrari. The cars were beautiful to look at, incredibly fast and even had a few celebrity owners to boot, one of which was Steve McQueen. One of the...

  • Mercedes-AMG E63 mule thought to be a Black Series
    Possible Mercedes-AMG E63 Black Series spied

    It’s been a while since Mercedes-AMG last had a Black Series in its lineup but a new one could now be brewing. A prototype for AMG’s new E63 Wagon is featured in this video from YouTube user walkoART – Videos, but the tester is sporting some modifications that suggest it may be...

  • Livemap augmented-reality helmet is in the prototype phase
    Is an augmented-reality motorcycle helmet still forthcoming?

    The augmented-reality helmet seems to be today's great white whale of motorcycle technology. A number of companies claim to be close to bringing one to market, yet no one has actually delivered. One company that seemed close was, in reality, just blowing all of its crowd-sourced cash on strippers...

  • Project Underdog 1972 Ford Maverick
    Ford Maverick serves as Fast and Furious star Sung Kang’s latest project car

    After wowing crowds with his custom 240Z at SEMA in 2015, Fast and the Furious star Sung Kang has a new project car in the works for this year’s show, and this time he’s enlisted a little help. Kang has teamed up with Alexis, Christian and Tony, all of them students from Alhambra...

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