Enlarge / A slightly grimy Hyundai Ioniq 5 on an unusually wet and gray day in Southern California. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) The car I’ve been most excited about in 2021 is the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The Korean automaker has impressed with each new model we’ve tried, and its smaller electric vehicles are some of the few […]
Enlarge / Without a subscription, Toyota’s RF key fob loses functionality. (credit: George Frey/Bloomberg) Automakers keep trying to get a piece of that sweet, sweet subscription income. Now, it’s Toyota’s turn. Nearly every car company} offers some sort of subscription package , and Toyota has one called Remote Connect. The service offers the usual fare, […]
Enlarge / Track-edging red, white, and green painted curbs at the exit of the Variante Della Roggia chicane next to the gravel trap during practice for the 2012 Italian Grand Prix on the Monza Circuit, Italy. On Sunday, under floodlights in Abu Dhabi, the 2021 Formula 1 season came to an end. The most electrifying […]
Enlarge / Mercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilot system being tested. (credit: Mercedes-Benz) On Thursday, Mercedes-Benz became the world’s first automaker to gain regulatory approval for a so-called “level 3” self-driving system, perhaps better called a “conditionally automated driving system. ” It’s called Drive Pilot, and it debuts next year in the new S-Class and EQS sedans, allowing […]
Enlarge / On the left, a 2021-spec 13-inch Formula One tire. To its right, a 2022-spec 18-inch F1 tire. (credit: Steven Tee / LAT Images) Pirelli provided flights to Austin and three nights in a hotel so we could attend the US Grand Prix. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Formula One goes to […]
Enlarge (credit: Chevrolet) It took an act of Congress and $7.5 billion in federal funding, but more than 50 of the nation’s power companies are ready to build a coast-to-coast fast-charging network for electric vehicles. The proposal so far is light on details. Members of the National Electric Highway Coalition say they serve nearly 120 […]
An August video shows a game being played on a Tesla central console while the car is in motion. When we covered the particular first video games available on Tesla’s center-console video screen back in 2019, we noted that the feature only worked when the car was parked. Now, though, those Tesla games can apparently […]
Enlarge / This became a more common sight in 2021 as drivers returned to the roads. (credit: Getty Images) As we head towards the end of the particular second year of a global pandemic, the effect of COVID-19 on road traffic around typically the world is clear to see. Congestion has begun to return, though […]
Enlarge / Technology that can track stolen property can also be used to track property to steal. (credit: Getty Images) When Apple debuted its new AirTag tracker earlier this year, part of our review focused on the privacy implications of the device. We called the device ” a rare privacy misstep from Apple . ” […]
Enlarge / The Cyberquad for Kids is a $1, 900 electric ATV. (credit: Tesla) The entry point for Tesla’s range of electric vehicles just got a lot lower. On Thursday, the American automaker announced the Cyberquad for Kids, an angular electrical all-terrain vehicle inspired by the particular company’s 2019 Cybertruck concept . At $1, 900, […]