Tesla reinforces Model S fire safety (again) with triple underbody shield

In a move that appears to be to reinforce an already extremely safe vehicle in light of massive media coverage that suggests otherwise, Tesla is adding a free-of-charge element to … Continue reading

Telsa agreement gives it three direct-sales stores in Ohio

Tesla Motors’ direct car sales have been a hotly contested issue in many states, Ohio among them. In December, an amendment being pushed by the Ohio Auto Dealers Association wasn’t … Continue reading

2015 Subaru WRX STI drives test-track made of drone helicopters

If there’s an award for most unique concept track for a vehicle this year, it may be time to send that award out already. The folks at Subaru have created … Continue reading

Ducati Multistrada D-Air motorcycle offers a safer ride with airbag jackets

Safety is one of the prime concerns of a motorcycle and unlike cars where airbags play an important saving factor; bikes typically can’t offer this feature. This was until motorcycle … Continue reading

Stanford: driver-less cars the key to less traffic, faster commute

It is the future and the joy of going to work involves a quick car booking and then off to office in a driver-less car. To put things into perspective, … Continue reading

We Didn't Know How Tire Sounds Are Made Until Now

We Didn't Know How Tire Sounds Are Made Until Now

With supercomputers capable of beating our best chess and Jeopardy players, you’d think that being able to simulate the sounds a tire makes while rolling on a road was easy—but it’s not. In fact, Yokohama had to team up with the Japanese equivalent of NASA to finally recreate how air and sound behave around the company’s tires.

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Tesla New Jersey ban response: “Gov. Christie has a bridge closure he wants to sell you”

After facing a ban on Tesla sales direct to customers in the State of New Jersey this week, Tesla Motors Chairman of Product Architecture and CEO Elon Musk wrote a … Continue reading

In-Car Facial Recognition Detects Angry Drivers To Prevent Road Rage

Passengers in a car can help calm an angry driver when another vehicle cuts them off. But when a driver is alone, that anger can easily turn into road rage which puts everyone at risk. So researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne—or EPFL for short—are working on an in-car facial recognition system that knows when the driver isn’t happy.

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Volvo self-driving car tests use road-embedded magnets

Furthering the auto maker’s work on self-driving technology, Volvo has recently wrapped up a project near Gothenburg in Sweden, where the company has been carrying out a separate self-driving project. … Continue reading

Tesla Motors to end sales in New Jersey

Tesla Motors has been battling challenges to direct sales for a while now across many states, with the matter going as far as a White House petition. The good fight … Continue reading