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The latest on the cars, motorcycles, and other rides that carry us where we want to go.

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car running through foam wall
Technology

Man tests if Tesla on Autopilot will slam through foam wall (spoiler: it did)

By Mack DeGeurin

The 2025 Acura ADX is the brand’s newest gas-powered SUV.
Technology

Acura’s newest SUV focuses on sustainability with Bang & Olufsen sound system

By Kristin Shaw

A postcard advertises the GM (or General Motors) Chevrolet Nova Custom coupe, seen from both the side and from the rear with the hatchback open, 1974. (Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)
Technology

How do cars get their names? Art, science, and a legal process.

By Kristin Shaw

High speed train from Beijing entering Tianjin Station, China. (Photo by Andrew Benton/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)
Technology

China’s high-speed rail linked to boosted EV adoption

By Mack DeGeurin

a sports car on a runway
Technology

Robot-driven Maserati MC20 sets new world speed record

By Kristin Shaw

a charging station
Technology

Building an EV oasis in the Mojave Desert

By Kristin Shaw

Florida, Coral Gables, Classic Car Show, 1955 Pontiac, blue, chrome bumper,
Technology

Why don’t cars have bulky bumpers anymore? 

By Kristin Shaw

CR450AF high speed train on track in China with two people looking at it
Technology

At 281 mph, China tests its fastest high-speed train

By Andrew Paul

a green sports car skidding across the ice, kicking up ice
Technology

Behind the wheel of Lamborghinis ripping across a frozen lake

By Kristin Shaw

a factory worker works on factory link assembling a car engine
Technology

Honda’s special welding method is transforming its car manufacturing

By Kristin Shaw

HEGER Brock (usa), Polaris, Sébastien Loeb Racing - RZR Factory Racing, SSV T4, portrait during the Stage 9 of the Dakar 2025 on January 14, 2025 between Riyadh and Haradh, Saudi Arabia - Photo Frédéric Le Floc'h / DPPI
Technology

A promising rookie takes on the world’s most grueling off-road race

By Sue Mead

ROV screenshot of OceanGate Titan wreckage tail section
Science

Listen to chilling underwater audio of the OceanGate ‘Titan’ implosion

By Andrew Paul

a car with "NASCAR" on hood parked inside a facility with man standing outside of car
Technology

How 3D-printed parts changed the NASCAR Cup Series

By Kristin Shaw

Yellow Cyclone V-Twin motorcycle
Technology

A 110-year-old hot rod is the first motorcycle to sell for over $1M at auction

By Andrew Paul

an SUV on a dirt road in hilly area
Technology

The 2025 Toyota 4Runner is shockingly ready for whoops

By Kristin Shaw

Researchers say taking steps to prevent battery fires may be more effective than relying on possibly dangerous flame retardants.
Technology

Flame retardants in some batteries might be making fires worse

By Mack DeGeurin

a beefed-up truck drives across desert dunes
Technology

How Ford crafted a Raptor T1+ to race across 5,000 miles of desert

By Kristin Shaw

Cybertruck Cyberbeast edition seized by UK police
Technology

UK police seize Cybertruck because it’s illegal there

By Andrew Paul

a futuristic car on stage
Technology

Taking on Tesla, Honda debuts wild 0 Series EV prototypes

By Kristin Shaw

a car in a steel room
Technology

Inside Nissan’s extreme weather testing facility

By Kristin Shaw

Dimmable car sun visor
Technology

This company wants to redesign the humble car sun visor

By Andrew Paul

sensors visible Waymo robotaxi
Technology

Aerodynamic sensors could speed up autonomous vehicles

By Mack DeGeurin

Toyota's Woven City at dusk with Mount Fuji in background
Technology

Welcome to Woven City: Toyota offers first glimpse at futuristic town

By Andrew Paul

Baby spider monkey in a pink onesie
Environment

Endangered baby monkey found clinging to driver of speeding Rolls Royce

By Andrew Paul

a car body in a repair shop
Technology

Inside the company ripping apart classic Porsche 911s to restore them with impeccable detail

By Kristin Shaw

(Original Caption) 1938-Close-up of the very front end of a 1938 Cadillac La Salle. This smaller counterpart to the Cadillac features a smaller radiator grille, and four headlights, as well as the hood ornament and bumper.
Science

Why don’t cars have hood ornaments anymore? 

By Kristin Shaw

Lamborghini Miura junkyard auction car
Science

10 of the year’s most interesting auctions: Dinosaurs, coins, and Einstein’s love letters

By Andrew Paul

A Waymo robotaxi Jaguar I-PACEs driverless car makes a stop in downtown Los Angeles Monday, March 11, 2024.
Technology

2024 was the year robotaxis proved they are here to stay

By Mack DeGeurin

Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron
Technology

2025 Audi Q6 e-Tron harnesses EV architecture from Porsche

By Kristin Shaw

an SUV rides off road on dirt
Technology

Nissan’s revitalized Armada has cameras so comprehensive, you can (almost) drive blindfolded

By Kristin Shaw

A participant in the Volvo x Bowers & Wilkins Abbey Road Studio Mode launch experiments with the interface in an EX90 EV SUV.
Gear

How Volvo, Bowers & Wilkins, and Abbey Road are widening the lanes of in-car audio

By Tony Ware

A digital license plate made by Bay Area company Reviver Auto is displayed at Reviver Auto headquarters on May 30, 2018 in Foster City, California.
Technology

Researchers hack digital license plates, demonstrating way to evade tolls and cops

By Mack DeGeurin

a red van parked
Technology

The future-retro VW microbus is finally here—quirks and all

By Dan Carney

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 Harriet 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

Cybertruck in showroom
Technology

Recalled Cybertruck rearview camera was so slow it was illegal

By Andrew Paul

In the 1950s, transistor technology allowed smaller radios to be installed in the dashboard.
Technology

Congress is trying to force carmakers to keep AM radio

By Matthew Jordan / The Conversation

a green supercar covered in dirt
Technology

3 ultra-rare Lamborghini Miuras unearthed at junkyard. They could sell for millions.

By Kristin Shaw

woman riding a motorcycle in a green field
Technology

Can-Am’s first motorcycles in decades set the (handle)bar high for e-motorbikes

By Kristin Shaw

Tesla electric Cybertruck parked in the shopping plaza. Front view.
Technology

$8,000 ‘Full Self-Driving Mode’ is finally in select Cybertrucks

By Andrew Paul

Concept art of USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle on neighborhood street
Technology

USPS explains chunky bumpers on new duck-shaped trucks

By Andrew Paul

electric scooter
Technology

E-bike and scooter injuries are up 293%

By Mack DeGeurin

The best portable jump starters arranged in a pattern
Gear

The best portable jump starters, tested and reviewed

By Nick Hilden

Nissan alerts
Technology

Nissan cars will yell at you for hogging the fast lane

By Mack DeGeurin

Man riding on 3D printed Lego minibike
Technology

Engineer builds rideable LEGO motorbike using oversized 3D-printed bricks

By Andrew Paul

2024 EV9 dashboard screen and infotainment system
Technology

The iPhone-ification of cars unlocks a new world of options

By Kristin Shaw