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New Jersey High School Auto Shop Class Is Converting Old Volkswagens to Electric Vehicles
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One-Owner 1988 Ford Bronco II for Auction Is Likely the Cleanest Example We'll Ever See
Aug 20, 2019 4:40 PM
Pioneer of Automotive Spy Photography Jim Dunne Dies at 87
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Aug 20, 2019 1:50 PM
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Aug 20, 2019 11:18 AM
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Aug 20, 2019 10:03 AM
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Aug 20, 2019 7:15 AM
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By Bertel Schmitt Aug 9, 2019

Renesas and MobilEye Provide the Brains of Nissan’s Hands-Free ProPilot 2.0 ADAS

Automotive-centric SOCs  power the system.
By Edward Niedermeyer Aug 8, 2019

What Are The Regulatory Barriers To Full Self-Driving?

Elon Musk says Tesla needs regulator approval to release the "Full Self-Driving" functionality to the public, but does he? It's complicated.
By Bertel Schmitt Aug 3, 2019

The 50-Year-Old Toyota Sport 800 Is Still a Master Class in Fuel-Efficient Fun

Decades later, the Toyota Sports 800 still shows how light, simple, and smart wins the day.
By Edward Niedermeyer Aug 2, 2019

Finnish Tesla Model 3 Inspection Reveals Soft, Thin, Under-Spec Paint

Tesla's paint woes take on a new dimension, as one tenacious Finn orders an inspection revealing wildly under-spec paint on his Tesla Model 3.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jul 31, 2019

Merge Now Episode #10: Alisyn Malek of May Mobility on the Autonomous Urban Shuttle Business

Low-speed shuttles are one of the first areas where real businesses are being built around driverless tech, making them a case study for its challenges and opportunities.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jul 29, 2019

Customers Revolt As Fix For Tesla's Touchscreen "Yellow Band" Problem Remains Elusive

Tesla's most unique feature continues to be one of its biggest headaches, as customers await touchscreen fixes.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jul 29, 2019

Navya Pivots Away From "Experimental" Autonomous Shuttle Business

Rush into low-speed shuttles hasn't panned out for the French firm, which is now shifting to third-party development work.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jul 26, 2019

Tesla Execs Claim Service Problems Are Over As Owner Frustration Boils Over

You can't fix a problem if you're too busy denying it exists, but that's what Tesla executives seem to be doing... even as owner forums simmer with frustration.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jul 25, 2019

Tesla Loses $408m And Longtime CTO As Hoped-For Profits Remain Elusive

Tesla can't translate record deliveries into profits as longtime executive leaves and tough third quarter looms.
By Bertel Schmitt Jul 23, 2019

Top OTA Expert Shows How State Actors Hack into Your Car and What Happens Next: ‘People Will Die’

“Updates are an attack vector nation-state actors particularly like, because they are very hard to defend against.”
By Matthew Klippenstein Jul 21, 2019

Tesla Enters “Whistleblower Hell”

Tesla's attacks on whistleblowers and critics aren't stopping more from coming forward with new allegations.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jul 19, 2019

NAVYA Shuttle Incidents Show Risks Of Even A Low-Speed Rush To Autonomy

Low-speed limited-autonomy shuttles are an attractive way to bring self-driving vehicles to city streets today, but the risks are still real.
By Bertel Schmitt Jul 19, 2019

Toyota Adds Oomph to its BEV-Push, Joins-Up with China’s BYD

Tighter regulations turned BEV-doubter Toyota into a BEVemoth.
By Bertel Schmitt Jul 18, 2019

Toyota Presents Last Mile Mobility Solution for the Summer Olympics, and No, It Doesn’t Have Lidar. Far from It

Toyota’s Olympic people-mover is made to just work.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jul 17, 2019

Merge Now Episode #9: Mike Granoff of Maniv Mobility

The managing director of one of the leading mobility technology investment funds, Maniv Mobility, reflects on the road to becoming a $100m powerhouse.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jul 16, 2019

Tesla Adjusts Pricing As Markets Weigh "Full Self-Driving" Promise

Tesla's continues search for an optimal balance between demand and margins, but these changes hardly matter in the face of its Full Self-Driving ambitions.
By Bertel Schmitt Jul 16, 2019

How to Get Around the Moon in Style and Comfort

Pressurized moon rover will be built by Toyota.
By Bertel Schmitt Jul 15, 2019

In the New Nissan Skyline, You Can Take Your Hands off the Wheel Without Getting Arrested

Nissan will even supply the bandwidth for texting while driving.
By Bertel Schmitt Jul 10, 2019

Toyota Moves into Silicon

JV with DENSO will bake TRI-AD-developed technology into Toyota’s own chips.
By Kartik Tiwari Jul 9, 2019

Driving Complexity and Speed: The Puzzle-Piece Synchronicity Between Tele-operation and Autonomy

Kartik Tiwari, the Chief Technology Officer at Starsky Robotics, explains why autonomy and teleoperation go together like peanut butter and jelly.
By Bertel Schmitt Jul 5, 2019

China Switches Over to Hydrogen Fuel Cells, and Toyota Delivers the Tech

Japanese fuel cell components go into growing numbers of Chinese buses.
By Bertel Schmitt Jul 4, 2019

Suddenly, Solar-Powered Cars Have a Bright(er) Future

Toyota tests plug-in Prius with its battery range provided by the sun.
By Bertel Schmitt Jul 3, 2019

Automakers Turn into Chipmakers

China’s Geely makes its first SOC, to be followed by a more powerful Tesla-Chip-like version
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 26, 2019

Merge Now Episode #8: Bryan Salesky of Argo AI On The Evolution Of Autonomy

The founder and CEO of Argo AI reflects on autonomy's transition from experiment to product development and addresses the space's burning questions.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 26, 2019

Starsky Begins Testing Fully-Uncrewed Trucks On Florida's Public Roads

The freight trucking startup takes another big step, thanks to Florida's laws allowing vehicles on public roads with nobody on board.