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All Bentley Cars and SUVs Will Be Hybrid by 2023, Electric Model to Arrive by 2025
Jun 19, 2019 11:27 AM
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee Season 11 Will Feature Eddie Murphy in a Porsche Carrera GT
Jun 19, 2019 9:09 AM
2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Will Make 760 HP and 625 Pound-Feet of Torque
Jun 19, 2019 8:32 AM
This Mazda Miata Food Truck Is the Next Evolution of Wacky Street Eats
Jun 18, 2019 7:04 PM
Honda Meticulously Restored This 1961 Chevy Apache 10 Pickup Truck to Honor Its Past
Jun 18, 2019 5:56 PM
This Is the World's First and Only Tesla Pickup Truck
Jun 18, 2019 2:57 PM
VW Will Offer Eight-Year Battery Warranty on ID Electric Hatchbacks, Promise 70 Percent Capacity
Jun 18, 2019 2:25 PM
Dainese Release Motorcycle Smart Jacket With Airbag Technology
Jun 18, 2019 1:59 PM
Bankrupt Billionaire's Lamborghini Countach Discovered Roadside After Burning to a Crisp
Jun 18, 2019 1:18 PM
Search for Missing Automotive Journalist Davey Johnson Called Off
Jun 18, 2019 1:00 PM
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By Bertel Schmitt Jun 16, 2019

5G-Connected, Level 4 Autonomous Nissan Leafs to Soon Prowl China by Themselves

WeRide's Level 4 Leafs will use LIDAR sensors with an 820-foot range.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 13, 2019

Shifting Alliances Hint At New Balance Of Power In Autonomous Cars

Once upon a time, autonomous drive developers could dictate terms to automakers but that seems to be changing.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 13, 2019

Starsky Robotics Becomes First Uncrewed Truck To Hit 55 MPH 

To the best of our knowledge, this is the fastest an uncrewed road-legal semi truck has ever driven.
By Bertel Schmitt Jun 13, 2019

Flash! Armies of Microcontrollers in Our Cars Hunger for Memory, and Renesas Feeds Them

The Japanese chip monster equips tiny in-car microcontrollers with hefty 24 meg flash memory.
By Bertel Schmitt Jun 13, 2019

NISMO Boss: The Future Nissan Leaf Could Leave The GTR in the Dust

A day with Nismo offers a tantalizing glimpse at Nissan's electric performance aspirations.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 12, 2019

Book Review: Are We There Yet? The American Automobile Past, Present, and Driverless

Dan Albert's new book looks to the history of America's complex relationship with the car in order to understand its unpredictable future.
By Bertel Schmitt Jun 12, 2019

A Hydrogen Station in Norway Blows Up, Truth is Among the Victims

In the fight against global warming, we need all the technologies and ideas we can get. What we don’t need are battery vs. fuel cell holy wars.
By Carl Pickering Jun 12, 2019

To Save Lives With Automation, Look To The Human Brain

The former head of autonomous and HMI strategy at JLR explains how medical research into cognition can make automated driving—and our roads—safer.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 11, 2019

Musk Rallies The Faithful At Tesla's Annual Shareholder Meeting

The divide between those who believe Elon Musk and those who don't grows wider with every utterance from the Tesla CEO.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 10, 2019

Audi Issues First Recall For Electric E-tron SUV

Recalls and EV fires are always a hot-button issue, but Audi's early move to fix E-tron battery compartments is the right thing to do.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 8, 2019

Tesla Issues Statement On Paint Shop Problems

Tesla's statement seeks to dismiss concerns that are still a long way from being satisfied, and The Drive's investigation continues.
By Bertel Schmitt Jun 7, 2019

Toyota, Subaru, Suzuki, and Mazda Throw Their Combined 16 Million Might Behind BEVs

Long list of battery-electric products lined-up. Solid-state battery to be launched next year. Nagging doubts about profitability.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 6, 2019

Tesla In Settlement Proceedings Over 19 Air Quality Violations As Investigation Continues

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District confirms The Drive's reporting on the unfolding air pollution scandal at Tesla's Fremont factory.
By Bertel Schmitt Jun 6, 2019

Toyota and Subaru Team Up for Platform Underpinning Battery-Electric Cars

First fruit of the happy couple's labor will  be a common BEV SUV, to appear in the first half of the 2020s, Subaru adds additional weight to Toyota’s and Panasonic’s prismatic and solid-state battery venture.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 5, 2019

Merge Now Episode #5: Why HD Mapping Matters, With Shaun Stewart

Elon Musk's lidar-bashing has been argued to death, but what about his claim that autonomous vehicles don't need HD maps?
By Sean Evans Jun 5, 2019

The Drive Interview: Rivian Automotive Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe

The elusive CEO confirms auxiliary battery packs, vehicle-to-vehicle charging, and his love for Porsches in our exclusive interview.
By Bertel Schmitt Jun 5, 2019

BMW and JLR Have Something in Common: Their Future Electric Power Trains

Carmakers join forces to develop next generation electric drive units.
By James Gilboy Jun 4, 2019

The Ultimate Electric Vehicle Glossary: Every Term You Need to Know

What does "electrified" mean, anyway? What does MPGe stand for? What exactly is a kilowatt-hour? You've come to the right place.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 3, 2019

Tesla Air Quality Compliance Violations Center On Troubled Paint Shop

New air quality violations confirm reports that fires and equipment trouble at Tesla's paint shop has led to non-compliance and unpermitted pollution.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 3, 2019

Documents Show Persistent Air Quality Non-Compliance At Tesla Factory

Tesla repeatedly ignored air quality regulations over the previous 18 months, racking up tens of notices of violation and Title V permit deviations.
By Edward Niedermeyer May 29, 2019

Merge Now Episode #4: Trevor Reed of INRIX on Traffic Trends

Mobility is inexorably linked to its context, so in order to understand where mobility is going you need to understand where traffic is going.
By Bertel Schmitt May 29, 2019

Never Mind The Battery-Fuel Cell Holy War: Geely Makes Buses For All Warring Factions

Following a sudden thaw between China and Japan, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are taking root in the Middle Kingdom.
By Edward Niedermeyer May 28, 2019

Your BMW May Someday Be Cleaned By An Aerial Drone

As the auto industry contemplates the shift from sales to services, automated logistics like this new BMW car-cleaning drone are coming into focus. 
By Edward Niedermeyer May 23, 2019

Patent Fillings Show Jaguar's Wild Return To Motorcycles [UPDATED]

Technically the Vector is being developed by a startup called Arc, but it was conceived at JLR by a JLR employee and now its patents bear JLR's name.
By Edward Niedermeyer May 22, 2019

Tesla's Wall Street Romance Is Over

Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas concedes that Tesla is just a poorly-run automaker, signalling an end to its run as a momentum "story stock".