Technology

Mercedes-Benz unveiled a new concept car at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show designed to showcase the future of aerodynamic design. The Concept IAA has the lowest coefficient of drag in the world according to Mercedes with a Cd value of 0.19.…

Land Rover has developed a cool bit of tech that will help people towing a trailer to see what is going on behind them. Anyone who has ever towed something with their vehicle knows how bad the blind spots it creates can be.…

One of the things I always wanted from Back to the Future 2, other than the DeLorean, was the awesome Mattel Hoverboard. When Lexus first showed off its take on the hoverboard, I immediately thought it was a marketing gimmick that was fake.…

You have to be doubly lucky to be one of the people testing the new Tesla Autopilot software that’s in closed beta right now. First, you need to be fortunate enough to own a pricy Model S EV.…

A dynamometer (or dyno) is a tool used by car tuners and automakers to test vehicles and see exactly how much power they can make among other things.…

One of the most memorable scenes in Back to the Future 2 occurs when Michael J. Fox’s Marty McFly flies along on a floating hoverboard trying to escape from some bad guys in hot pursuit.…

If the thought of autonomous cars the size of giant cereal boxes alarms you, then stay out of Germany. Daimler announced that very soon they will be testing their autonomous 18-wheelers on Teutonic roads with the hopes of an actual product application within the next two years.…

Car manufacturers have been making adaptive headlights for a number of years. These systems are designed to steer the headlights in the direction your car is being steered in to help see around corners.…

Car companies are always out for new tech that will make their vehicles safer and if that tech makes the car cooler at the same time, all the better.…

To me, a scooter is something sacred, and it comes from only one country – Italy. The first time I ever saw a Vespa – probably when I watched Quadrophenia – I was smitten.…

In much of the world, roads aren’t exactly in the greatest of condition. Weather, wear and aging materials end up causing potholes, divots and other road hazards for all vehicles.…

I love to drive, but I am also looking forward to a future where cars can drive themselves. I would love to be able to take a road trip and instead of focusing on driving and what the other idiots around me are doing, I could focus on the trip and the sights around me.…

Autonomous vehicle tech is coming no matter how you feel your car doing the driving instead of you. Last year, we talked about Cruise Automation and its aftermarket RP-1 Highway Autopilot system that will keep your car in the lane and safely behind traffic without you having to do it.…

Last fall, Local Motors unveiled a mod-looking little car called the Strati that was constructed using a massive 3D printer. Like most all of these projects, the shell of the car was built layer by layer, was essentially one piece and took about 44 hours to complete.…

If Lexus is truly working on an image change, then it’s perhaps no more evident than their creation of a genuine working hoverboard. The luxury arm of Toyota has been working on a prototype that uses what’s called super-conductive technology and magnetic levitation with liquid nitrogen-cooled superconductors and permanent magnets to provide completely frictionless motion.…