Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

The autonomous vehicle has made some impressive advances in the last few months. Some manufacturers now install semi-autonomous functions, while others assure us that their cars could drive themselves if it was legally possible… Even the trucking world won’t be spared. Mercedes-Benz recently presented a self-driving tractor truck, and Freightliner …

Those of you who remember the eighties may have bad memories of the words 'Cadillac' and 'diesel'… Especially if they are used in the same sentence. In 1978, a diesel V8 based on the Chevy small-block was introduced with 105 horsepower and 205 pound-feet of torque. Sadly, huge reliability problems …

Right now, the biggest problem that electric vehicles face is production cost: it’s possible to design a car that can go over 400 km on a single charge, but there is no way to make it cost less than $70,000. VW has been trying to make this means of propulsion …

In addition to the recently announced 6.2 upgrade for the Tesla Model S, Elon Musk also talked about an upcoming update which will include a very sought-after piece of technology; with the 7th edition of the operating system, the electric sedan will pretty much drive itself. According to Tesla’s CEO, …

We already know that the upcoming Cadillac CT6 will be a full-size car that will compete against the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8 and BMW 7 Series. To make sure it will have sufficient power, it seems that Cadillac is moving away from the ancestral tradition of stuffing a big V8 …

According to a study by the NHTSA, drivers between the ages of 16 and 19 are up to three times more likely to die in a car-related accident. Speed, but also lack of experience and driver distraction are the most common causes for these crashes. Chevrolet is out to massively …

We are getting ever closer to science fiction: Opel (the European division of General Motors) is currently working on a system that tracks your eyes' position and your line of sight. This information is then sent to a computer which moves the headlights to highlight exactly what you are looking …

If you claim to like cars, you have to go on at least one road trip. The experience will not only enable you to see different landscapes, but it will also create a special bond between you and your car, since it will become the only constant thing in an …

Apple fans, rejoice: soon, your next car could come with an infotainment system designed by your beloved brand. The company's CEO Tim Cook says up to forty different models will introduce Apple’s new car infotainment system this year. Cook also says the technology will be available on every model in …

You read that right, the headline wasn’t a lie to lure you in; if everything goes according to plan, we can expect a lunar rover race on Earth’s natural satellite as early as 2016. Google is currently organizing a competition named the Lunar X PRIZE with the objective of creating …