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The Science Of Car Hacking
Technology

The Science Of Car Hacking

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Motorcycle Helmet With A Head-Up Display
Technology

A Motorcycle Helmet With A Head-Up Display

By Rose Pastore

Electronic Updatable License Plates Could Flash “STOLEN” Or “TEEN DRIVER”
Technology

Electronic Updatable License Plates Could Flash “STOLEN” Or “TEEN DRIVER”

By Dan Nosowitz

Does The Tesla Model S Electric Car Pollute More Than An SUV?
Environment

Does The Tesla Model S Electric Car Pollute More Than An SUV?

By David Noland/ Green Car Reports

8 Things You Should Know About Electric Cars
Technology

8 Things You Should Know About Electric Cars

By John Voelcker/ Green Car Reports

Intelligent Headlights Make Raindrops Disappear
Technology

Intelligent Headlights Make Raindrops Disappear

By Colin Lecher

This Tiny Car Drives Itself
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This Tiny Car Drives Itself

By Colin Lecher

Can Your Hybrid Car’s Electronics Mess Up Your Pacemaker?
Technology

Can Your Hybrid Car’s Electronics Mess Up Your Pacemaker?

By Rebecca Boyle

Meet The Newest, Most Absurd Supercars From Lamborghini And Ferrari
Technology

Meet The Newest, Most Absurd Supercars From Lamborghini And Ferrari

By Dan Nosowitz

First Mass-Produced Hydrogen Cars Roll Out
Technology

First Mass-Produced Hydrogen Cars Roll Out

By Francie Diep

U.S. Army Starts Planning For An Armored Vehicle That Skydives
Technology

U.S. Army Starts Planning For An Armored Vehicle That Skydives

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Volvo’s New Exterior Airbags Protect Pedestrians
Technology

Volvo’s New Exterior Airbags Protect Pedestrians

By Shaunacy Ferro

Technology Means The End Of Reviewers Fudging Numbers
Technology

Technology Means The End Of Reviewers Fudging Numbers

By Dan Nosowitz

How Designers Plan To Create ‘The Route 66 Of The Future’
Technology

How Designers Plan To Create ‘The Route 66 Of The Future’

By Colin Lecher

Innovations in Driving: How The Electric Starter Killed The Electric Car
Technology

Innovations in Driving: How The Electric Starter Killed The Electric Car

By Preston Lerner

8 Absurd Predictions About The Future That Sorta Came True
Technology

8 Absurd Predictions About The Future That Sorta Came True

By Krislyn Placide

Innovations In Driving: Turbochargers
Technology

Innovations In Driving: Turbochargers

By Preston Lerner

What Happened To The 1,500MPH, No-Wheels, Self-Driving Car?
Technology

What Happened To The 1,500MPH, No-Wheels, Self-Driving Car?

By Rose Pastore

Invisibility, No Brake Lights, Ads Everywhere: The Future Of Self-Driving Cars
Technology

Invisibility, No Brake Lights, Ads Everywhere: The Future Of Self-Driving Cars

By Colin Lecher

Innovations in Driving: Headlights
Technology

Innovations in Driving: Headlights

By Preston Lerner

Innovations in Driving: The Seat Belt
Technology

Innovations in Driving: The Seat Belt

By Preston Lerner

Innovations in Driving: Anti-Lock Brakes
Technology

Innovations in Driving: Anti-Lock Brakes

By Preston Lerner

A Mechanical Road Crew for Filling Potholes Quickly and Cheaply
Technology

A Mechanical Road Crew for Filling Potholes Quickly and Cheaply

By Katharine Gammon

Wind-Powered Car Travels At Twice the Speed of the Wind
Environment

Wind-Powered Car Travels At Twice the Speed of the Wind

By Clay Dillow

Jamming Device Prevents Driver’s Phone From Working If Car Is In Motion
Technology

Jamming Device Prevents Driver’s Phone From Working If Car Is In Motion

By Colin Lecher

You Built What?!: A 14-Ton Pizzeria on Wheels
Technology

You Built What?!: A 14-Ton Pizzeria on Wheels

By Peter Andrey Smith

Video: First Autonomous Road Train Cruises Down Public Spanish Highway
Technology

Video: First Autonomous Road Train Cruises Down Public Spanish Highway

By Rebecca Boyle

Test Drive: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG
Technology

Test Drive: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG

By Jon Alain Guzik

Inside The First Production-Ready Electric Airplane
Technology

Inside The First Production-Ready Electric Airplane

By Seth Fletcher

Test Drive: The 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth
Technology

Test Drive: The 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth

By Jon Alain Guzik

You Built What?!: A Street-Legal Three-Wheeler That Runs on Nearly 2,000 Batteries
Technology

You Built What?!: A Street-Legal Three-Wheeler That Runs on Nearly 2,000 Batteries

By Gregory Mone

Video: Blind Driver Takes Google’s Autonomous Car for a Spin
Technology

Video: Blind Driver Takes Google’s Autonomous Car for a Spin

By Rebecca Boyle

No More GPS Voice: Haptic Steering Wheel Buzzes to Give You Directions
Technology

No More GPS Voice: Haptic Steering Wheel Buzzes to Give You Directions

By Rebecca Boyle

illustration of Two-In-One Turbocharger
Technology

How It Works: Two-In-One Turbocharger

By

how-it-works illustration of an Airport Fire Truck
Technology

How It Works: Airport Fire Truck

By Andrew Rosenblum

illustration of Electric Blue car
Technology

How It Works: 175mph Electric Car

By Gregory Mone

The Yamaha Moegi Demonstrates The Future of Fuel Efficiency
Technology

The Yamaha Moegi Demonstrates The Future of Fuel Efficiency

By Lawrence Ulrich

The All-Electric BMW Active E
Technology

The All-Electric BMW Active E

By Jon Alain Guzik

A Roller Coaster That’ll Leave You Weightless for Eight Long Seconds
Science

A Roller Coaster That’ll Leave You Weightless for Eight Long Seconds

By Ben Austen

Tesla’s Model S Sets a New Standard for Battery-Powered Cars
Technology

Tesla’s Model S Sets a New Standard for Battery-Powered Cars

By John Voelcker

A Car Seat That Authenticates the Driver With Butt Recognition
Technology

A Car Seat That Authenticates the Driver With Butt Recognition

By Dan Nosowitz

Algorithm Can Detect When Cars Are About to Run a Red Light
Technology

Algorithm Can Detect When Cars Are About to Run a Red Light

By Rebecca Boyle

Driven: The All-New 2012 Porsche 911
Technology

Driven: The All-New 2012 Porsche 911

By Jon Alain Guzik

Archive Gallery: Single-Wheeled Vehicles Trundle Through The Decades
Technology

Archive Gallery: Single-Wheeled Vehicles Trundle Through The Decades

By Julie Beck

Video: Google Finally Explains the Tech Behind Their Autonomous Cars
Technology

Video: Google Finally Explains the Tech Behind Their Autonomous Cars

By Sean Kane

Video: Coffee-Powered Car Sets Land Speed Record
Technology

Video: Coffee-Powered Car Sets Land Speed Record

By Julie Beck

New Cars Make Me Feel Old
Technology

New Cars Make Me Feel Old

By John Mahoney

Putting the Ferrari FF Through Its Paces, High in the Italian Alps
Technology

Putting the Ferrari FF Through Its Paces, High in the Italian Alps

By Lawrence Ulrich

“Boozer” the Electric Car Smashes Distance Record, Driving 1,000 Miles on a Single Charge
Technology

“Boozer” the Electric Car Smashes Distance Record, Driving 1,000 Miles on a Single Charge

By Rebecca Boyle

In Which We Conclude Our Trip
Technology

In Which We Conclude Our Trip

By Pierce Hoover

Archive Gallery: A Century of Ambitious Amphibious Vehicles
Technology

Archive Gallery: A Century of Ambitious Amphibious Vehicles

By Denise Ngo

Driverless Pod Cars Transport Passengers Around London’s Heathrow Airport
Technology

Driverless Pod Cars Transport Passengers Around London’s Heathrow Airport

By Rebecca Boyle

How Intelligent Cars Will Make Driving Easier and Greener
Technology

How Intelligent Cars Will Make Driving Easier and Greener

By Rebecca Boyle

Automatic Streetlamps Switch On When Cars Pass, Switch Off When Traffic Ceases
Technology

Automatic Streetlamps Switch On When Cars Pass, Switch Off When Traffic Ceases

By Rebecca Boyle

In Which We Compare Our Electric Vehicle to the Organic Vehicle–the Amish Horse and Buggy
Technology

In Which We Compare Our Electric Vehicle to the Organic Vehicle–the Amish Horse and Buggy

By Pierce Hoover

Nevada Is the First State to Pass Driverless Car Legislation, Paving the Way for Autonomous Autos
Technology

Nevada Is the First State to Pass Driverless Car Legislation, Paving the Way for Autonomous Autos

By Clay Dillow

Future Shocks: Predictions From the World’s Foremost Film Prognosticator
Technology

Future Shocks: Predictions From the World’s Foremost Film Prognosticator

By Steve Daly

On Planning a Transcontinental Trip (With Enough Time for Recharging)
Technology

On Planning a Transcontinental Trip (With Enough Time for Recharging)

By Pierce Hoover

Video: How to Make a Truck Jump 332 Feet
Science

Video: How to Make a Truck Jump 332 Feet

By Amanda Schupak

Across America On A Single Light Bulb’s Worth of Power
Technology

Across America On A Single Light Bulb’s Worth of Power

By Pierce Hoover

Video: New Dutch Superbus Carries Two Dozen Passengers At 155 MPH
Technology

Video: New Dutch Superbus Carries Two Dozen Passengers At 155 MPH

By Rebecca Boyle

How It Works: A Smarter Crash-Test Dummy
Technology

How It Works: A Smarter Crash-Test Dummy

By Rena Marie Pacella

Archive Gallery: PopSci Witnesses The Early Days of the Automobile
Technology

Archive Gallery: PopSci Witnesses The Early Days of the Automobile

By Denise Ngo

Shockwave-Generating Wave Discs Could Replace Internal Combustion Engines
Technology

Shockwave-Generating Wave Discs Could Replace Internal Combustion Engines

By Rebecca Boyle