Uber will start using smartphones to track its drivers as part of a pilot program to “verify feedback” from riders The program will use a smartphone’s gyrometers, GPS and accelerometers to record data such as a vehicle’s speed and how often it starts and stops. “Over time, we hope to use technology to improve safety…
When a Cadillac representative told the group of journalists that I was with — all present to be some of the first people in North America to drive the 2016 CT6 full-size sedan — that the car was 1,000 pounds lighter than a comparably equipped Mercedes-Benz S-Class, I winced. That’s because lightness has never really…
Since the dieselgate scandal broke in September, Volkswagen executives and representatives have appeared publicly shocked and genuinely dismayed with the revelation that the then-largest global automaker had cheated emissions regulations with over 11 million diesel-powered models worldwide. Turns out, however, it might have been an open secret all along. See also: This 1957 Ferrari could…
Seems Tesla is selling better in China than previously believed. Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk told Engadget that the upstart EV automaker is “doing reasonably well” in mainland China. It’s doing so well in fact that Musk and his cohort aim to have a Chinese manufacturing site chosen by mid-2016. See also: Faraday Future’s…
Former Governor of California and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger might have popularized the Humvee for civilians, but dare I say there is no vehicle on the planet more “Schwarzenegger” than the Mercedes-Benz Unimog. See also: This motorcycle can transform into a jet ski in under 5 seconds That’s because it’s essentially a study in Teutonic…
A Prius with a V8? Now, that’s the craziest thing we’ve ever heard in awhile. However, that’s exactly what Toyota and the APR Racing team have cooked up for the GT300 class of the 2016 Super GT racing series. See also: Faraday Future’s 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervous Impressively, the Super…
Believe it or not, this 1957 Ferrari could be worth $34 million. 1950s Ferraris are worth a lot of money these days and, for the most part, the amount they fetch at auctions is quite puzzling. That’s because, though undeniably beautiful, none is particularly enrapturing. They’re cool, but not $30 million cool. See also: Faraday…
It’s no secret that Apple is working on a car. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently said he thinks the company is serious about building an electric car, and now the CEO of German car company Daimler, Dieter Zetsche, has chimed in to say an Apple Car is further along than we may have thought. After…
c. 1933 The Nash Motors automobile elevator display at the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago. Image: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images The invention and rapid adoption of the automobile at the turn of the 20th century presented an immediate problem: where to park so many vehicles, especially in dense urban areas. Above-ground and subterranean…
Hyperloop is officially on step closer to reality. JumpStartFund’s Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced Thursday that it has filed construction permit paperwork with Kings County, CA for the proposed Quay Valley Hyperloop corridor. See also: Faraday Future’s 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervous Once approved, the first part of the construction will…