The ongoing semiconductor chip shortage is forcing automakers to either stall production or ship cars without some modern amenities. This isn’t the only way chip shortages are bringing back the past, as Volkswagen’s main Wolfsburg factory, where the Golf and Tiguan are…
An ongoing probe by the United States National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigating several crashes involving Teslas and emergency vehicles, has become even more complicated thanks to the use of over-the-air software updates. Following the announcement of an official investigation into…
Tesla’s controversially named Full Self-Driving beta is officially rolling out to more beta testers on the road. Drivers who purchased the $10,000 add-on are eligible to receive the update, so as long as they also achieve a perfect Tesla-ranked “safety score.” Originally,…
I have a minor disability. Well, probably several if you count my hearing being shot from standing too close to race cars for too long and whatever’s up with my right knee but this one’s specific: very rarely, an old brain injury…
The redesigned 2022 Honda Civic compact sedan and hatchback earned the highest safety ranking from the IIHS, the insurance-industry funded announced on Thursday. Its Top Safety Pick+ award is not just the top honor awarded by the agency, it is also considered…
Late last week, lawmakers in Washington D.C. proposed an expansion of the electric vehicle tax credit which would make some battery-powered cars more attainable for the masses. In addition to removing the existing ceiling that drops a manufacturer’s tax credits after it’s…
For the Athletes’ Village at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Toyota deployed a fleet of e-Palette all-electric and autonomous vehicles to shuttle participants to and from events. It was meant to show the future of the automaker’s mobility services. However,…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that it’s currently investigating Tesla’s Autopilot system after 11 crashes involving the company’s electric cars and parked emergency vehicles. These specified incidents, the first of which took place in January 2018, have resulted in 17…
Car-to-car communication is something that’s often been touted as a key technology that will shape the future of driving. Mercedes-Benz has invested heavily in its own Car-to-X system, which shares data from vehicles via a cloud system run by the German automaker….
The 2022 Kia Carnival minivan withstands crashes as well as it avoids them, based on crash-test results released by the IIHS Thursday. The non-profit safety agency funded by the insurance industry bestowed a Top Safety Pick award on the Carnival. Redesigned for…