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Cruise had planned to expand its testing and offer autonomous rides through the Uber app as early as 2025.
Technology

GM is killing Cruise robotaxis

By Mack DeGeurin

an orange luxury car faces the camera
Technology

Bentley hybridizes its Flying Spur and boosts its range to 515 miles

By Kristin Shaw

New research suggests daily EV driving may not decay lithium-ion batteries as quickly as once thought.
Technology

Surprise: EV batteries might have a longer shelf live than once thought

By Mack DeGeurin

an SUV sitting on pavement in from of trees
Technology

2025 Volvo XC90 is more efficient with a twist on 1950s engineering

By Kristin Shaw

A Tesla Model 3 engaged in the so-called ‘Full Self Driving’ mode reportedly plowed through a deer without ever detecting it. While more advanced driverless systems use a mix of sensors including LiDAR, Tesla is trying to attain full autonomy using only cameras.
Science

Why are ‘driverless’ cars still hitting things?

By Mack DeGeurin

A close-up view of a green traffic light with an image of two walking lesbian girls at the center of Vienna, Austria.
Technology

Some of the world’s smartest traffic lights are getting smarter

By Andrew Paul

Concept art of Tesla Cybercab on city street at night
Technology

Tesla seeks human ‘remote operators’ to help ‘autonomous’ robotaxi service

By Andrew Paul

interior of a sedan
Technology

Toyota uses noise and vibration engineers in pursuit of cabin silence that rivals luxury cars

By Kristin Shaw

Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022.
Environment

‘Everything has a cost:’ High-tech products and the new era of mineral mining

By Mack DeGeurin

knob in car
Technology

Goodbye, annoying touchscreens. Welcome back, buttons?

By Mack DeGeurin

A display case in the Napa, California sun shows off four pistons of increasing cleanliness to illustrate the effect Valvoline Restore & Protect engine oil can have on high-mileage vehicles after regularly scheduled maintenance
Gear

What wine blends and NASCAR wins taught me about engine oil

By Tony Ware

a sports car on a mountain road
Technology

Aston Martin vanquishes the ghosts of bygone spies

By Dan Carney

a pickup truck with three large screens in trunk
Technology

5 cool Toyota concept builds that’ll make you want to adventure outside

By Kristin Shaw

truck in the sand
Technology

How the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO squeezes more power from fewer cylinders

By Kristin Shaw

a military-like sports car
Technology

There’s a real Wayne Enterprises, and it’s selling a $3 million Batmobile

By Andrew Paul

A graphic depicting the inner workings of a 2024 Toyota Mirai, showing the vehicle's hydrogen storage system, fuel cell, and electric motor.
Science

Why aren’t we driving hydrogen powered cars yet? There’s a reason EVs won.

By Harri Weber

a black race car on a track in front of a hill
Technology

Pirelli’s ‘Cyber Tire’ technology uses a tiny sensor to transmit big data 

By Kristin Shaw

There is an economic argument for building out America’s public EV charging infrastructure.
Technology

Public EV chargers are good for the planet. They’re also good for business.

By Tik Root/Grist

green old car parked on the street
Technology

Bentley used original design drawings to meticulously recreate its 1930 Speed Six

By Kristin Shaw

a blue convertible on a mountain road
Technology

The 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed sounds posh

By Dan Carney