William Stopford
Android Auto update coming mid-year with split-screen layout
An upcoming Android Auto user interface update means no more missing your turn because you were changing the album you were listening to.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Ford developing LFP batteries for electric vehicles
Ford is reportedly working on introducing LFP batteries in its F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit electric vehicles.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Two Chinese driverless robotaxi services approved in Beijing
Pony.ai and Baidu's Apollo Go have been granted approval to begin driverless robotaxi services with the public in Beijing, China.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Hyundai Mobis brainwave tech found to help tired drivers
Hyundai Mobis made an earpiece that reads brainwaves and can alert a drowsy driver. Now, a bus-driver trial has shown it can work.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Hyundai to use quantum computing for autonomous vehicles
Hyundai is expanding its existing partnership with IonQ to use quantum computing to improve recognition of speed signs, pedestrians and cyclists.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Volvo invests in extreme fast-charging battery startup
Volvo is investing in Israeli firm StoreDot, which wants a battery capable of adding 160km range in five minutes by 2024.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Volvo adds Android Automotive to all models
Volvo has announced all of its new vehicles will now support over-the-air updates, including the XC90, S60 and V60.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Nissan solid-state battery plant could spawn longer-range electric ute
Nissan has unveiled a prototype production plant for its solid-state batteries that'll inform a pilot production line at the Yokohama plant.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
CATL reveals third-generation CTP battery technology
CATL's new third-generation cell-to-pack batteries claim to be 13 per cent more "powerful" than Tesla's 4680 battery system.
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Jack Quick
Mercedes-AMG lets autonomous GT 4-door Coupe loose on track
The high-performance Mercedes-Benz subsidiary has shown off a GT 4-door Coupe that can autonomously lap a racetrack without intervention.
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Jack Quick
Mercedes accepts legal liability for Level 3 Drive Pilot system
The German automaker has said it'll be taking full legal responsibility for its Drive Pilot autonomous driving system when it's activated.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Volkswagen details ID. 3.0 over-the-air software update
Volkswagen has updated its ID. software with more driver assist features, an EV route planner, and faster charging speeds for some models.
3 Years Ago
William Stopford
General Motors patents visibility-boosting pillars
General Motors has filed a patent for a new fibre-reinforced A-pillar design, and we can see right through them.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Toyota adds connected services to certain models
Toyota has added more features to its Toyota Connected Service system, and made the tech available on more models across the range.
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Scott Collie
Why is Porsche developing synthetic fuel?
Why bother with eFuels when electric power is being touted as the way forward? Frank-Steffen Walliser explains.
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Jack Quick
Toyota commissions Yamaha to develop hydrogen-powered V8
Toyota has commissioned longtime partner Yamaha Motor to develop a high-perfomance hydrogen-powered V8 engine.
3 Years Ago