Autos

SUVs are undoubtedly practical, but they can often be a bore. What if you also want sporty performance from your family-hauler? Surprisingly, your best bet might just be an electric SUV. Thanks in part to […]

Amazon’s Zoox on Wednesday launched its robotaxi service in Las Vegas, offering free rides through parts of the entertainment mecca for anyone willing to gamble on the safety of a driverless vehicle that operates without […]

Motorists using automated driving systems overestimate their situation awareness and readiness to respond but are slower to recognize hazards compared with active “hands on” driving, a new study from Macquarie University shows.This post was originally […]

A Dutch tech startup said Wednesday it had set a European speed record for its futuristic hyperloop transport system and could reach 700 kilometers (435 miles) per hour once longer tracks are built.This post was […]

More electric drive systems and fewer cars—this is how emissions from traffic can be significantly reduced. Electric vehicles offer particularly great potential with car sharing. However, not all electricity is created equal: Depending on the […]

Understanding how and when drivers change lanes is key to improving highway traffic flow, safety and autonomous vehicle performance, and a new approach developed at the University of Michigan outperforms current methods using only GPS […]

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Tuesday for “more flexibility” from the EU in the transition to electric cars as resistance grows over plans to phase out combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2035.This post was originally published […]

When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, it was the largest climate bill in U.S. history, with major incentives for electric vehicle production and adoption. In its wake, investment in the U.S. electric […]

Potholes could be a thing of the past, after a team of Monash engineers found a way to use smartphones to monitor roads—a cheaper, quicker alternative to Australia’s current road survey methods.This post was originally […]

As car manufacturers drive to embrace even more automation and data-driven processes as well as artificial intelligence, a study in the International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment suggests that the sector may be overlooking […]