The Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will be showing off its EMIRAI 2 concept car at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The car is a continuation of the MEC’s original EMIRAI first exhibited in December of 2011; it was notable for its extremely customizable dashboard display, biometrics capabilities, and sensor array. Two years later, it will likely […]
The owner of a Tesla Model S recently survived a catastrophic collision with an errant three-pronged trailer hitch while doing 70 MPH on the Interstate, and wrote an account of his adventure for Tesla Motors’ website. The tale tells of a chillingly smart warning system built into the full-size hatchback, a granite-solid undercarriage, and a […]
Ford Motor Company announced this week that top designer J Mays is retiring. In his 33-year career and 16-year tenure at Ford, Mays ushered in the era of retrofuturistic styling that other car companies scrambled to follow. Here, we look back at five of his vehicles that steered the shape of automotive design.
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Chrysler is the latest auto maker to issue a recall of select models, this one concerning a hefty 1.2 million trucks that could suffer from a loss of steering. The models are compromised of mostly 2003 – 2008 Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 trucks, with the rest being composed of nearer 2008 through 2012 2500/3500/4500/5500 […]
Nissan has been hard at work on its autonomous — aka, “self-driving” — car technology, which we got an in-depth look at this past summer. While there is a lot of work remaining, auto makers are scrambling to get their technology into the public’s hands. Today Nissan has pegged an initial launch date for its […]
New York City mostly rides transit, Los Angeles loves its cars, and San Francisco has a dedicated population of bike commuters. UC Berkeley planning Ph.D. student Fletcher Foti recently built a brilliant data visualization that brings these facts to life by animating commuting patterns for the Bay Area, L.A., and NYC.
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A third fire involving Tesla‘s Model S has prompted renewed calls for a full investigation into the electric car’s safety, after the award-winning EV caught alight following a crash earlier this week. The incident, in Smyrna, Tennessee, saw the Model S hit a tow hitch in the middle of a lane on the highway, a […]
Nissan has unveiled a new concept car that will be making its official world debut at the Tokyo Motor Show. The car is called the Nissan BladeGlider and the automaker says the vehicle is a proposal for the future direction of Nissan electric vehicles development and an exploratory prototype of an upcoming production vehicle. The […]
Tesla‘s more affordable, third-generation cars will begin development next year, the company’s chief designer has confirmed, describing the upcoming BMW 3-Series rival as “more expressive” than the award-winning Model S. Former VW, Mazda, and GM designer Franz von Holzhausen was playing Tesla’s cards close to his chest when he spoke to Gigaom this week, saying […]
Remember the last time you got pulled over for speeding? The cop slowly walked up behind your car, gave you a lecture about how the rules keep us all safe, and then handed you a ticket for a gajillion dollars.
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