Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Two new studies from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) highlight misperceptions or gaps in people’s understanding of modern driver-assist features. And because they lack knowledge and comprehension, drivers face new risks behind the wheel. Don’t Call it That On one hand, the IIHS blames automakers for using …

The availability of Cadillac’s semi-autonomous driving technology, called Super Cruise, is about to increase significantly. Initially reserved for the CT6 full-size sedan, the system will be integrated to the new CT5 sedan as well as the freshly unveiled CT4-V and CT5-V performance models. Cars equipped with Super Cruise can operate …

Fully autonomous vehicles are coming and we can’t stop them. It’s now just a matter of when they will be ready to hit the road. Automakers have accelerated their efforts to develop driverless technologies, governments are gradually allowing real-world trials and adopting policies to regulate AVs, and media outlets like …

Acura has quite a challenge ahead if it wishes to convince us that its True Touchpad Interface can do better than a more traditional multimedia interface... People who consult The Car Guide regularly already know what we think of Lexus’s own in-car touchpad interface . It’s clumsy, veering on the …

Keep your head up! That’s the best way to enjoy one of the Kona’s most advanced features. Head-up display (HUD) is a technology initially developed for the aviation sector that progressively migrated to the car industry. First popularized by General Motors in the late 1990s, then by exotic brands such …

Driving one of the newer Mazda cars and SUVs is to be pointlessly deafened by its Blind Spot Monitoring system. What gives? In terms of automotive technology, we can say that Mazda is going at it alone. The modest Japanese car manufacturer hasn’t resisted the turbocharging trend, does not really …

The revamped interface of the SYNC 3 multimedia system aboard the brand’s largest SUV has essentially been developed near Ottawa by QNX, a company now owned by BlackBerry. In 2018, we can say Ford has been pretty lucky with its Lincoln brand. Not unlike its rival Buick, it almost disappeared …

All that for nothing? Diesel engines were supposed to help us transition to an all-electric transportation system, but it turns out it was too little, too late. The Volkswagen debacle badly hurt diesel technology during, these past few years. The German carmaker has gone full-reverse and has become one of …

The star of the show in New York this week is not one you’d expect, but one which you already know very well. Apple and its CarPlay interface are featured in most, if not all, the new models on display at the show. In the meantime, it seems as though …

In the video promoting its NX compact utility vehicle, Lexus insists on how the embarked technology helps avoid imminent collisions and traffic jams. As they say, to err is human. If only the vehicle itself did not help commit errors in the first place… Being distracted while driving takes many …