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Docking a boat can be quite the challenge for a novice helmsman. Even those with experience can run into difficult with the currents, wind, obstacles, and other factors. Volvo Penta is working to help with semi-automated docking technology. Called Assisted Docking System, it debuts at CES and it is something that will be commercially available. […]

With CES going digital this year because of COVID, automakers are finding unique and innovative ways to participate in the event while still staying safe. For FCA, it’s taking advantage of augmented reality and Google’s cloud-streaming technology. There will be three-dimensional product tours. Virtual Brand Ambassadors will work with visitors, guiding them through interactive experiences […]

Lordstown Motors, a company occupying the old GM Lordstown plant in Northeast Ohio, announced today that it has surpassed 100,000 preorders for its full-size electric pickup truck. Targeting fleet buyers, the Lordstown Endurance electric pickup truck has a range of 250 miles. It can tow 7,500 pound and has the equivalent of 600 horsepower. The […]

Is Hyundai going to partner with Apple for an electric car or not? At first, a statement was published saying that it was going to happen. Then, after Hyundai’s stock shot up the company removed Apple from the statement. It appeared someone made an oops. But apparently the oops wasn’t announcing a deal that wasn’t […]

Tesla has formally made the Model Y Standard Range available for purchase. This new, less expensive version uses a single-motor configuration and can travel an EPA-estimated 244 miles per charge. Despite being the cheapest version, the Model Y is still able to sprint to 60 mph in 5.3 seconds and top out at 135 mph […]

General Motors is launching a new marking initiative to show off the range, flexibility, and performance of it’s EV platform called Ultium. Called “Everybody In,” it is supposed to set an opportunistic and inclusive tone for GM’s EV future. “There are moments in history when everything changes. Inflection points. We believe such a point is […]

Late yesterday the internet became buzzing with reports that Hyundai is working with Apple for an upcoming Apple Car. Those reports indicated that Hyundai went so far as to, in fact, confirm the story. Now Hyundai says, “Not so fast.” Bloomberg is now reporting that Hyundai Motor Company has backed away from a statement confirming […]

Announced one day after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by insurrectionists, one of the President’s cabinet members is resigning. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation and wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, tendered her resignation to be effective no later than January 11, 2021. She says she is “deeply troubled” by the “traumatic and […]

Just when you thought infotainment displays couldn’t get any larger, Mercedes-Benz one-ups, everyone, by showing its new Hyperscreen. Featuring a massive curved OLED touch screen, the MBUX Hyperscreen is an expansion of the existing system, featuring an improved AI for the virtual assistant, allowing it to learn your habits and give you suggestions for everything […]

Kia has unveiled its new logo ahead of the automaker presenting its brand strategy on January 15. For Kia, the new logo and slogan is the beginning of a new direction as it revamps its positioning and focuses on being a mobility solutions provider. The new Kia logo looks way more stylized. Letters are connected […]