This is the F-150 Lightning Pro, the version of Ford’s new electric pickup aimed at the work market. [credit: Ford ] Last week, Ford revealed the F-150 Lightning, its long-awaited electric pickup truck. At the start of the new work week, the automaker offered up some information about the entry-level versions of the F-150 Lighting, […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) The worldwide semiconductor shortage continues to affect the automotive industry. One by one, automakers have warned that the silicon chip shortage will negatively impact production output and revenues in the coming months. Renault identified the chip shortage as a major problem when reporting its Q1 results in April. […]
Enlarge / Ford is adding artificial intelligence to its robotic assembly lines. In 1913, Henry Ford revolutionized car-making with the first moving assembly line, an innovation that made piecing together new vehicles faster and more efficient. Some hundred years later, Ford is now using artificial intelligence to eke more speed out of today’s manufacturing lines. […]
Ford’s new hands-free driving system, called BlueCruise, will be enabled on the newest F-150 truck later this year, via an over-the-air software update. The driver-monitoring system uses an infrared camera that’s mounted just above the infotainment screen. [credit: Ford ] On Wednesday morning, the Ford Motor Company revealed some fresh information about its forthcoming hands-free […]
Ford has been using 3D printing for prototyping and other design and engineering work. But 3D printing does not lend itself well to mass-produced parts. [credit: Ford ] Slowly but surely, car companies are beginning to make themselves more sustainable. We most often hear about this in the context of using clean energy to power […]
On the day that Tiger Woods crashed his car in Los Angeles, winding up with a rod in his leg and several broken bones, sheriff’s deputy Carlos Gonzalez told reporters at a news conference that he regularly writes tickets to drivers on that stretch of road for going 80 miles per hour when the speed […]
We can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like for a family to go through something like this. Just absolutely beyond heartbreaking… A 2-year-old girl in Houston, Texas is dead after she was ejected from a car during a multi-vehicle crash that occurred after a truck allegedly ran a red light. Related: Former […]
Enlarge / GM and Will Ferrell took a Cadillac Lyriq EV to Sweden to highlight the fact that Norway buys more electric vehicles per capita than the US. (credit: General Motors) Although a bunch of automakers chose to sit out 2021, General Motors still saw value in advertising during this year’s Super Bowl. The automaker […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) You may have noticed that it’s difficult to get ahold of new high-end graphics cards and game consoles these days. In large part, that’s due to an ongoing global shortage affecting semiconductor foundries. As it turns out, the problem is even more pronounced in the auto industry. In […]
Enlarge / Yes, I am aware that photographing an electric car in front of an electricity power station is a cliché. Sorry. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) I wasn’t expecting the Ford Mustang Mach-E to draw quite as much attention as it did. Over the past few months, I’ve driven some wild-looking cars, but more people pulled […]