Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

There’s a battery revolution taking place in the auto industry as today’s cars shift from conventional powertrains to electrified ones. You know about electric vehicles (EV) and hybrids, but what about mild hybrid vehicles? Let’s see… Mild Hybrid Technology: A Quick Explanation While its development has been going on for …

Tesla yesterday announced Software Version 10.0, its biggest software update ever. Once again, this is done over-the-air and the new entertainment, gaming, music and convenience features that are part of it should definitely get owners excited. The most impressive addition has to be the valet-type functionality called “Smart Summon.” Customers …

Jaguar and Land Rover products are some of the most sophisticated and technologically advanced on the market, even entry-level models like the 2020 Range Rover Evoque with its available ClearSight system. However, there is more awesome stuff down the pipeline. The company recently announced it is working on next-generation head-up …

Automakers are spending billions of dollars to bring to market long-range electric vehicles and fully autonomous driving technologies over the next several years, but a large number of consumers don’t put their trust in them just yet according to the inaugural J.D. Power 2019 Mobility Confidence Index Study released this …

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 …