Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Race cars (as well as more than a few performance cars that are road-legal) are usually equipped with a shift light that tells the driver its engine has reached peak horsepower and it is time to shift to the next gear: whether it is the large light next to the …

In 2013, a couple of IT specialists presented a project that they were working on: by connecting a computer to a Ford Escape and a Toyota Prius, they managed to control various functions of the vehicles. At the time however, both manufacturers said that there was no cause for alarm, …

Audi’s autonomous cars have reached another milestone; after unleashing an RS 7 on the Hockenheimring circuit (where said car lapped the track faster than a human driving a V8 R8) and completing an 885-kilometre drive in an autonomous A7 from San Francisco to Las Vegas, the German manufacturer has now …

A quick look through your smartphone's app store is enough to discover a lot of interesting stuff: most of the apps available are free, while the rest cost one or two dollars. Mazda just launched their very own: it can do various things like remote-start your car, activate the A/C, …

If you follow the automotive world, you probably know who ZF is; its transmissions are found in a large array of vehicles, from Jeeps to BMWs to Bentleys. However, the company founded by Ferdinand Von Zeppelin in 1915 (you just learned something, didn’t you?) has multiple divisions, and its high-tech …

Each year, a panel of experts (our own Marc Lachapelle is part of it) votes and decides which engine is the most worthy of receiving an Engine of the Year award. For this year, there are 12 categories; most of them are split by displacement (less than a litre, 1 …

Have you ever been in a car that doesn't have A/C? Some of our younger readers might have never felt the equivalent of driving around in a convection oven, but know that it's very, VERY unpleasant. With the arrival of new technologies, most new cars come with A/C. this is …

50 years ago, Citroen unveiled the DS, a car that was so advanced that it threw the luxury vehicle world upside down. The sedan not only had futuristic lines and unique controls (you braked using a rubber mushroom on the ground), but it also introduced hydropneumatic suspension. Using a very …

Swedish manufacturer Volvo, one of the world’s leaders in safety, just launched the Excellence Child Seat Concept, which is designed to put your children’s safety ahead of everything else. Fitted on a pedestal that replaces the front passenger seat, the contraption faces backwards. This not only gives the rear passenger …

If you have driven a luxury car recently, you probably experienced some kind of driver surveillance technology. Some of them look at your eyes' movements, while others make sure you don’t change lanes too erratically, all to ensure that you are awake and fit to drive. If the systems detect …