Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Getty Images) Hydrogen-powered heavy trucks capable of driving long distances are likely to reach a tipping point toward the end of the decade, according to the heads of the world’s two biggest truck makers. Martin Daum, chair of industry leader Daimler Truck, told the Financial Times that, while diesel trucks would […]
From 2020, Aston Martin signed a deal to supply Formula 1 with a Vantage to use as a safety car at some races. The sport is also using a DBX SUV as the medical car at those races. [credit: Aston Martin ] The life of a car company is not an easy one; as Tesla […]
Enlarge (credit: Andrei Stanescu / Getty Images) On Monday afternoon, the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report for its investigation into a crash of a Tesla Model S that killed the driver and passenger in Texas earlier in April. The crash made headlines because no one was found in the driver’s seat, raising […]
Enlarge / If you thought Ford would find it hard to resist reviving the Lightning brand for its electric F-150 pickup, you’d be right. (credit: Ford Motor Company) As many have predicted, Ford will revive the “Lightning” nameplate for the battery-electric version of its F-150 pickup truck. The formal reveal of the electric F-150 is […]
Porsche is preparing an all-electric Macan SUV for 2023. Here’s an early prototype, seen testing at Weissach in Germany. [credit: Porsche ] This morning, in an email extolling the flexibility of in silico development, Porsche sent Ars the first official images of its next Macan crossover. And this Macan, which is still a couple of […]
Enlarge / Please don’t actually drive while wearing a giant Android mask. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Polestar) Can Google do to car infotainment what it did to smartphones? Every car manufacturer nowadays needs to include an infotainment system with its car, and that means developing an operating system, making a UI that isn’t terrible, building […]
Unless we’re mistaken, the Rivian R1T will be the first battery electric truck in the US market. [credit: Rivian ] Electric vehicle startup Rivian is moving closer to production of its innovative-looking trucks and SUVs. The first launch edition R1T pickup trucks are expected in June, with series production models arriving at the start of […]
Enlarge / Elon Musk in 2020. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty) In January’s Tesla earnings call, an analyst asked Elon Musk about his belief that Tesla would achieve Level 5 autonomy—jargon for a car that can drive itself in all situations—by the end of the year. “I’m confident based on my understanding of the technical […]
Enlarge (credit: Sundry Photography / Getty Images) Last October, Waymo did something remarkable: the company launched a fully driverless commercial taxi service called Waymo One. Customers in a 50-square-mile corner of suburban Phoenix can now use their smartphones to hail a Chrysler Pacifica minivan with no one in the driver’s seat. And then… nothing. Seven […]
On May 5, NASCAR unveiled its seventh-generation race car at its tech center in Charlotte, North Carolina. [credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images ] Big changes are coming to NASCAR. On Wednesday afternoon, the sport formally unveiled its new race car, called the Next Gen. It makes its racing debut in 2022, and it’s a radical […]