Tesla Model X Driver Says Autopilot 'Wouldn't Let Him Take Control' Before...
A New Jersey man claims that his Tesla Model X forced him into a crash when the Autopilot system wouldn't allow him to take control of his own vehicle. The SUV ultimately veered off the road along...
View ArticleMazda3 Skyactiv-X Engine Reportedly Getting 178 HP in Europe, Could be More...
While Mazda USA has yet to release powertrain specs for its upcoming Skyactiv-X-powered Mazda3, we now have a ballpark figure to work off of thanks to one of its European equivalents. Spotted by...
View ArticleWill the Move to Pay TV Kill Formula 1 in the UK?
While Lewis Hamilton prepares to contend for a sixth Formula 1 title, fans in his homeland are bracing themselves for a major change in how they watch the sport. Pay TV channel Sky Sports is now F1’s...
View ArticleGM and Amazon Eye Investment In Rivian
Rumors of talks between General Motors and Tesla about some kind of cooperation on a pickup truck have been quietly circulating since last summer, and today they briefly broke out of the forums and...
View ArticleLet's Talk About The U.K.'s Sudden Move To Field A Drone Swarm Squadron
The U.K. Ministry of Defense has revealed plans for a new Royal Air Force squadron that will operate a fleet of unmanned aircraft able to fly networked together as a swarm. Depending on how the...
View ArticleSnow-Loving Canadian Dailies His $235,000 Lamborghini Huracan in the Dead of...
In the northern part of the globe, once temperatures dip and winter begins to set in, many owners of sports cars and supercars decide to hide their precious vehicles away until the spring. However,...
View ArticleOver 7 Million Americans Are at Least 3 Months Behind on Car Payment, Study Says
It's no secret that Americans love cars. We find something that is marketed to fit our every need and desire, and then roll the debt from our previous upside-down auto loan into a new car payment for...
View ArticleThis BMW-Swapped Ford Transit Van Is a 440-Horsepower Monster Drift Machine
There's nothing better than seeing a vehicle do exactly the kind of thing it was never meant for. My favorite stories on the internet are always about people pushing the limits of what a car can do,...
View ArticlePagani Says a 'Big Surprise' Is Coming to the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, But...
Back in the 1999 edition of the Geneva Motor Show, a flamboyant-looking Italian supercar called the C12 Zonda made its debut bearing the surname of a former Lamborghini employee, Horacio Pagani....
View ArticleMercedes-AMG Aims for 6th-Consecutive Double World Championship Season With...
Mercedes-AMG F1 Team has revealed its 2019 Formula 1 car, the W10, whose livery gets a facelift to mark an updated regulatory era. As is true of all 2019 cars, the W10 has wider wings, and a series of...
View ArticleTesla Is Sending Boatloads of Model 3s to China Before Trump's Trade War...
Tesla has formulated a proactive plan that will allow Chinese customers to purchase the EV maker's Model 3 sedan, alas at an affordable price—and it includes shipping them in bulk across the ocean...
View ArticleHere's What the Geneva-Bound $18 Million One-Off Bugatti Chiron Longtail...
Rumors that Bugatti is allegedly building a one-off Longtail based on its Chiron hypercar recently emerged on Instagram, with the first tip being shared by supercar collector Kris Singh. According to...
View ArticleApple's Semi-Autonomous Program Ranks Dead-Last in Human Intervention Statistics
With the push to have the first true self-driving car on the market, big players in Silicon Valley are all lining up to test their hands in the field. As part of an agreement to use California as...
View ArticleAir Force Sacks First Female To Lead A Fighter Demonstration Team After Just...
The United States Air Force has removed Captain Zoe Kotnik, the first women to lead one of the flying force's demonstration teams, after being in the position for just two weeks. Kotnik took the reins...
View ArticleThe Soviet's 'Golden Fish' Missile Submarine Still Holds The Record As The...
Sixty years ago, Soviet engineers began developing a new submarine under strict orders to eschew previous design decisions in favor of innovative concepts wherever possible. The resulting boat, a...
View ArticleIndyCar 14 Seconds Slower Per Lap Than Formula 1 Around Circuit of The Americas
With IndyCar's Spring Training session at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas officially in the books, we can officially compare lap times between a modern-day Indy and Formula 1 race...
View ArticleMonster Map-Making Marriage Gives Birth to Global Standards War
Maps are essential for any strategy. For autonomous cars, maps are the strategy. Away from the headlines, a global war is waged for interpretational jurisdiction in the mapping business: Those who...
View ArticlePorsche's Charging Network Now Expands to 12 Countries and 49,000 Stations
It's always striking to me how much fewer electric vehicles I see when I leave major cities. The problem always seems to come down to an infrastructure one: EVs are more common in places where there...
View ArticleOver 40,000 People Died on American Roads for Third-Consecutive Year, 2018...
In 2018, more than 40,000 people died as a result of traffic crashes, reports Bloomberg citing the National Safety Council. Apparently, it's the third year in a row in which at least that many traffic...
View ArticleThis Lamborghini Espada Rat Rod Exists On the Edge of Sanity
Customized Lamborghinis aren't all that rare. Tap a few letters into Google, and you'll come up with all sorts of Raging Bulls wearing outrageous body kits, clad in colors bright enough to make Ray...
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