Safety and Technology

Tesla wants to have autonomous tech on the road in three years

Telsa is not resting while it launches it European business and works on its Model X crossover. The company has also detailed new technology that it plans to introduce in the coming years. Tesla is working on autonomous vehicle tech that it wants ...

It is slated to debut in 2015 and will be used by both automakers

Geely wants to expand outside of China and into Europe and possibly into the United States. To do so, it is going to work with Volvo to develop a new platform for C-segment compact cars that both companies can sell globally. Volvo will still use i...

Expanding production even further in the next year

Ford has built its two millionth EcoBoost engine since launching the turbocharged engines in 2009. Production for 2013 is up 60% from 2012, and it is the first time ever that EcoBoost engines have exceeded Ford’s diesel engine production. ...

It will not be for the 911

Porsche says that it is moving forward with development of its new flat-four engine that are being designed for the Boxster and Cayman and may find its way into other models. However, the 911 is not one of them, so there will be no return to the 9...

The route recreated Bertha Benz's drive from Mannheim to Pforzheim

Mercedes has reached a company and technological milestone by driving a specially outfitted S500 Intelligent Drive 100km autonomously from Mannheim to Pforzheim on city roads and highways. It is the same route that Bertha Benz took on the first lo...

Already considering future versions with more functions

While new cars from all over the world are debuting at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Nissan is launching its new smartwatch at its European headquarters in Switzerland. What makes Nissan’s smartwatch different is that it can connect with Nissan ...

It is capable of air speeds of up to 265km/h

Mercedes has opened a €230 million aeroacoustic wind tunnel at its tech center in Sindelfingen, Germany capable of generating wind at speeds up to 265km/h. Its engineering and construction lasted five years, and Mercedes claims that ...

It was introduced on the A8 in 1994 and continues to be used on the A8 today

Audi is celebrating 20 years since the introduction of its Audi Space Frame design at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1993. It has continued to refine the concept into the monocoque of the A8 that weighs 231kg. The original aluminum and high-stren...

Most of the technology is already available

Nissan says that autonomous driving technology will be commercially viable in multiple cars by 2020 for affordable prices. It is also working with MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Oxford and The University of Tokyo to further develop the techn...

Appeal could still overturn the ruling

The first decision has come on France and Daimler's ongoing dispute over the use of an older refrigerant in its cars. The court ruled that the cars using the R134a may be sold in France temporarily until the court makes its final decision. ...