Chevy's New V8s Ditch The Dipstick And Go Digital To 'Simplify The Ownership Experience' GM’s new user interface has a digital oil level gauge instead of a traditional dipstick. By Anthony Alaniz Sep 18 -
Porsche Makes First EV Cell Using 100% Recycled Cathode Materials Porsche and Cylib turn end-of-life EV packs into new cathode material, anticipating stricter European battery recovery, traceability, and passport rules. By Brian Potter Sep 17 -
Firestone's Newest Tire Promises More Miles And Better Grip For Your SUV The Firestone Destination LE4 launches in 65 sizes and fits crossovers, SUVs, and trucks. By Anthony Alaniz Sep 16 -
GM Keeps Apple CarPlay And Android Auto On Its New Truck Interface A new user interface in the 2027 Silverado and Sierra continues to support smartphone mirroring, and it could come to other vehicles. By Anthony Alaniz Sep 15 -
Range Rover Promises To Shrink Screens As Drivers Get Tired Of Too Much Tech Range Rover doesn’t think more screens or bigger screens are the answer… even though the new GT still has plenty. By Jeff Perez Sep 14 -
BMW Is Making Driver Assistance Technology Even Easier To Use BMW Maps with Driver Assistance merges 3D route guidance and live assistance visuals on Operating System X. By Brian Potter Sep 14 -
Volkswagen’s Updated IQ.Drive Lets Your Turn Signal Change Lanes For You New IQ.DRIVE features on 2027 Volkswagen Atlas, ID.Buzz, Tiguan and Golf boost assisted lane changes, emergency maneuvers and rear pedestrian protection. By Brian Potter Sep 11 -
No Screen, No Problem: Europe's New Budget EV Goes Back To Basics The new Dacia Spring skips the center screen altogether on the base model, and that's perfectly ok. By Adrian Padeanu Sep 10 -
Tesla FSD’s New Safety Trick: It Can Grab Control To Dodge A Crash Automatic Collision Evasion in Tesla FSD v14.3.9 can briefly steer, brake, and accelerate on its own to avoid crashes during manual driving. By Brian Potter Sep 9 -
There's A New Gas Engine That Doesn't Mind Deep Water Geely and Renault have developed a combustion engine capable of deep-water wading. By Adrian Padeanu Sep 9 -
BMW Turns iX3 Owners Into Real-World Safety Testers, If They Opt In New BMW iX3 models in EU markets capture near-miss footage and sensor data to refine driver-assistance behavior while enforcing privacy-by-design safeguards. By Brian Potter Sep 8 -
GM’s New In-Car Cameras Now Record Passengers After OTA Update New Cabin Glance, Surround Vision Recorder, and Security Recording tools reshape how General Motors cars film passengers and store footage locally. By Brian Potter Sep 3 -
Tesla's Grok AI Now Does 116 Voice Commands, But Many Owners Are Locked Out Grok in the 2026 Summer Update now handles most everyday Tesla tasks by voice, though older Intel Atom cars miss out entirely. By Brian Potter Sep 2 -
Hyundai Makes You Pay Extra For An Instrument Cluster On Two New Models The base Elantra and Ioniq 3 don't have a driver's display as standard equipment. By Adrian Padeanu Sep 1 -
Honda And Nissan Sign Big Software Deal After Failed Merger Honda and Nissan will share software for 2029 models across hybrids, EVs, and gas cars. By Brian Potter Aug 31 -
Passenger Screens Aren't As Popular As Automakers Think: Study Many people never use passenger screens, and those who do often encounter problems. By Adrian Padeanu Aug 31 -
BMW’s iX3 Locks Doors Briefly To Stop Cyclist Collisions BMW iX3 pairs radar-based exit warning with a brief door hold, reducing dooring risk for cyclists in tight city parking and low-speed traffic. By Brian Potter Aug 28 -
One Volvo Spots Danger, All Others Warned Instantly In New Safety Alerts Cloud-linked hazard warnings in the Volvo EX60, EX90 and ES90 flag animals, cyclists and roadworks in real traffic instead of relying on one car alone. By Brian Potter Aug 26 -
Porsche’s Next Audio Upgrade Is Doing More Than Sounding Better Gallium nitride hardware debuts in Porsche’s Burmester 3D High-End Surround Sound System from 2027, cutting amplifier size, heat, and cabin weight. By Brian Potter Aug 25 -
You Don’t Need Speed To Feel A Thrill, Science Explains Why Castrol research with Brainbox tracks brain waves, heart rate, skin response and eye movement to pinpoint when driving feels thrilling instead of scary. By Brian Potter Aug 24 -
BMW Is Killing Buttons Because Young People Would Rather Talk To Their Cars In BMW’s vision, voice and touch commands are the future, while physical controls are becoming a thing of the past. By Adrian Padeanu Aug 24 -
BMW Owners Outraged After Spider-Man Ads Pop Into Dashboards Spider-Man: Brand New Day clips appeared in BMW infotainment systems without opt-in, raising fresh concerns about in-car ads and driver privacy. By Brian Potter Aug 21 -
Finally: Skoda's New Sedan Has Massaging Rear Seats Too bad the updated Slavia is only for the Indian market. By Brian Potter Aug 20 -
1,070-HP Lucid Gravity GT-S Turns Family SUV Into Rocket The Lucid Gravity GT-S delivers 1,070 horsepower, three-row seating, and U.S. pricing from $125,900 before options, taxes, and destination charges. By Brian Potter Aug 14 -