BMW Moved 1 Million Cars Inside Plants Without Drivers Automated Driving In-Plant now runs at four BMW Group factories, logging about 3,500 driverless vehicle moves every day inside production areas. By Brian Potter Oct 28 -
Tesla Roadster Thrusters Need Up To 6 Hours To Refill After Just 5 Seconds Of Use A 200-liter nitrogen tank powers the Tesla Roadster’s thrusters, but current refill times and pressure needs limit everyday use. By Brian Potter Oct 28 -
The Volkswagen Group Reportedly Wants To Put Chinese Software In European Cars To Cut Costs Internal calculations suggest the company could save up to €5 billion on its most important model, but VW refuses to comment. By Adrian Padeanu Oct 27 -
Alfa Romeo Has Had It With Huge Screens The company's design boss believes oversized displays will eventually become obsolete. By Adrian Padeanu Oct 23 -
Audi Q9 Debuts World-First Curved OLED Taillights Curved digital OLED panels on the Audi Q9 use 512 segments and ultra-thin glass to sharpen rear visibility and brake signal clarity. By Brian Potter Oct 23 -
Volvo, Mercedes And VW Turn To Nvidia For European Self-Driving Push European partners use Nvidia Hyperion and Halos Safe to tie testing and fleet data into traceable safety evidence. By Brian Potter Oct 23 -
Audi Is The First To Offer Spotify As A Native App Without Your Phone Spotify’s native app on Audi’s latest platform splits driving and parked modes, with video and lyrics limited to the main screen when stopped. By Brian Potter Oct 22 -
GM Is Turning OnStar Into An AI Assistant For Your Car GM is turning OnStar into an AI-powered assistant that can answer questions about your car and help EV drivers plan charging stops. By Jeff Perez Oct 21 -
Mercedes Isn't Sold On Extended-Range EVs: 'Would You Really Switch?' Mercedes says its plug-in hybrids already offer enough electric range for most daily driving needs. By Jeff Perez Oct 20 -
Tesla Flips The Roadster Upside Down In Crazy Flying Demo At a SpaceX test site in Texas, the Tesla Roadster used suction and cold-gas thrusters for a tethered flip that still leaves major claims unproven. By Brian Potter Oct 16 -
The New Roadster Will Be Tesla's Last Manually Driven Car From here on out, every new Tesla will be autonomous, according to Musk. By Jeff Perez Oct 15 -
Alfa Romeo Wants To 'Detox' Its Interiors Alfa Romeo's new Cuorerosso concept previews a future with fewer giant screens and more physical controls. By Jeff Perez Oct 15 -
BMW M Boss: Hybrid Tech Makes Offering Manuals 'Really Difficult' Frank van Meel outlines why future BMW M manuals face 48-volt, torque, and supplier hurdles without declaring the stick officially finished. By Brian Potter Oct 13 -
Tesla Rebrands Full Self-Driving In Europe After Regulators Called Name Misleading German regulators pushed Tesla to adopt the Tesla Assisted Driving label in Europe while the same Level 2 tech keeps its existing branding in the US. By Brian Potter Oct 13 -
Rivian Is Going Ghostbusting This Halloween Ghostbusters Halloween Mode syncs Rivian R1 and R2 lights, sounds, and displays, with extras owners can trigger remotely through the mobile app. By Brian Potter Oct 9 -
The NHTSA Wants To Fix America's Outdated Headlight Rules Better late than never, NHTSA wants to tackle the growing problem of headlight glare. By Adrian Padeanu Oct 8 -
Honda Builds Roads That Charge EVs While They Drive Honda’s dynamic wireless charging road readies for a late-2026 durability track, then a 984 foot E14 Tateyama Expressway trial. By Brian Potter Oct 7 -
Mazda's Electric SUV Lets You Shout Profanities Through Its Front Speaker The Mazda CX-6e uses a front speaker to warn people ahead of the car, but it can also project custom text and live voice messages. By Brian Potter Oct 5 -
BMW Is Cutting 20 Percent Of Management As AI Remakes The Company BMW ties expanded artificial intelligence use to a 20 percent management cut, dropping The 2 Series Active Tourer, and a separate voluntary program in Germany. By Brian Potter Oct 5 -
Your New Car Is Sharing Your Personal Data. Without You Knowing A recent study found that 21 connected vehicles and 30 companion apps sent driver and vehicle data to outside companies. By Brian Potter Oct 1 -
Your Slightly Older Porsche Can Now Get Wireless Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Porsche is bringing a major tech upgrade to 911s, Boxsters, and Caymans from the 2009–2016 model years. By Adrian Padeanu Sep 30 -
Rezvani Made A Ferrari 'Manual' Kit For $25,000. There's No Clutch Rezvani Motors introduces its 'Quick Shift' technology for certain Ferrari models. We talked to the company’s CEO to see how it works. By Jeff Perez Sep 28 -
Bentley Says No To Front Passenger Screens: 'Technology Has To Add Value' The Bentley Torcal EV skips the dashboard-mounted display despite the feature spreading across the industry. By Maddox Kay Sep 23 -
Toyota Is Installing 400,000 Robots, But Humans Still Matter Toyota turns 400,000 factory robots into line partners that learn from takumi, aiming for higher build consistency without cutting human judgment. By Brian Potter Sep 21 -