Ford files for record number of autonomous patents in 2015
Ford assembly line workers Ford employees delivered so many new inventions this year that the company has achieved a record number of new patents as Ford Smart Mobility and other … Read More
Category: Automotive
How can we make sure that driverless cars are safe?
Can humans process information better than computers? Ready or not, the robots are coming. There will be cars driving themselves, with no steering wheel for us to grab. Delivery drones … Read More
BMW and Nissan Partner To Deploy Dual Fast Chargers Across USA
Soon we will all drive electric cars BMW and Nissan are joining forces to offer public DC Fast charging at 120 locations across 19 states in an effort to support … Read More
BMW of North America Reaches Resolution With NHTSA
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) today announced it has entered into a Consent Order with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which resolves issues raised in NHTSA’s … Read More
Elon Musk responds to Bloomberg’s story on self-driving tech, calling it ‘inaccurate’
Wunderboy George Hotz usurps Tesla and Google? On December 16th, Bloomberg published a story about 26-year-old George Hotz, a hacker who built a self-driving car in his garage in just … Read More
New Fiat 124 Spider is the Italian version of the Mazda MX-5
FCA has taken a donor car with an excellent pedigree — the MX-5 Mazda Miata — and grafted onto it a Fiat 1.4-liter turbocharged I-4 engine and styling to make … Read More
Acura announces final NSX pricing and sales date
Acura NSX Acura today announced additional launch details for the next-generation 2017 Acura NSX supercar, coming to market next spring, including pricing and the order taking process. Acura also revealed … Read More
Humans are slamming into driverless cars and exposing a key flaw – human incompetence
Driverless cars are too perfect and need to be made 'stupid' to deal with human drivers The self-driving car, that cutting-edge creation that’s supposed to lead to a world without … Read More
The future of the automobile is all electric
Electric motors are superior automotive propulsion. Coupled with soon to be available graphene capacitors/batteries and it will be curtains for the internal combustion engine Jaguar is "returning to motor racing … Read More
Who is having a worse year — VW or Chipotle?
As 2015 fades to black, Volkswagen and Chipotle Mexican Grill probably wish they could get a do-over. Both brands suffered through PR crises this year that have taken a serious … Read More
India auto giant buys Pininfarina
India automotive giant Mahindra & Mahindra has agreed to buy Italian car designer Pininfarina in a deal worth about 168 million euros ($185 million), underscoring the Indian vehicle maker’s international … Read More
VW admits: U.S. diesel rules had us stumped
Dirty Diesel should have been banned from vehicles decades ago Determined to sell diesels in a market with the world's toughest emissions standards, Volkswagen faced a challenge that even its … Read More
Ford worker in Ohio charged with stealing tire sensors, selling them on eBay
According to a report on the website of Newsnet 5, an ABC affiliate TV station in Cleveland, Joseph Jankulovich, 48, of Sheffield, Ohio, faces felony theft and receiving stolen property … Read More
Bridgestone hikes offer for Pep Boys
The new offer by Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone, raises the deal value by $28 million to $863 million for Pep Boys, the companies said. … Read More
Your kids will probably never need to own a car
Autonomous vehicle technology is almost ready for prime time Connected vehicle technology may never become mandatory in American cars, as the Department of Transportation recently suggested it might, because it … Read More
Production Of The McLaren P1 Comes To An End
McLaren P1 The final chapter in the production of the McLaren P1 has now been written as the 375th and final example was completed, bringing the curtain down on the … Read More
Ford Accelerates Expansion Of Electrified Vehicle Battery Research And Development
As AR1.com predicted many years ago, the future car will be 100% electric power and lithium ion batteries will be replaced by capacitors made from graphene that enable cars to … Read More
Two-Thirds Of Early Tesla Model S Drivetrains May Fail By 60,000 miles
Survey data collected by Plug-In America from current early-model Tesla Model S owners has predicted that up to two-thirds of early model electric-drive units may fail by 60,000 miles. If … Read More
Will your driverless car kill you so others may live?
Computers are taking over automobiles It's 2025. You and your daughter are riding in a driverless car along Pacific Coast Highway. The autonomous vehicle rounds a corner and detects a … Read More
Chrysler taking a long, good look at its model range
A recent rumor off the mill puts Fiat Chrysler Automobiles namesake Chrysler brand ready to re-evaluate its current product range because the American and worldwide sales of passenger cars have … Read More
We drive the 2016 Acura RDX
2016 Acura RDX The Acura RDX was introduced in 2007 and it stood out because of its turbocharged engine and sporty nature. The RDX was given a total redesign in … Read More
VW digs a deeper hole
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.–Long before Volkswagen AG's emissions-cheating scandal erupted, the German auto giant withheld information from regulators in the U.S., according to internal documents. In 2004, the auto maker's U.S. … Read More
A sneak peek at Petersen Automotive Museum’s $90M overhaul
Peterson Museum Oozing with opulence and a display of ultra-rare, all-silver collectible cars, the exhibit in the new Bruce Meyer Family Gallery at the entirely redesigned Petersen Automotive Museum is … Read More
You will not see Tesla, Mini, Jaguar, Land Rover at Detroit Auto Show
No Teslas in Detroit The 2016 North American International Auto Show is coming fast in Detroit, but it will open its doors to the media on 11th of January and … Read More