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Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” software suite is controversial at best. It’s a Level 2 ADAS system that promised to be fully autonomous in the future, based on the hardware currently in the car. While paying a few grand for the promise of something in the future, the price continued to rise for the software. Keep […]

The Ford F-150 Lighting is going to be an incredibly popular vehicle when it comes out later this spring. Dealerships know that, and some are doing less than savory things to try to drive up their revenue. One of the things some places has attempted is by adding an additional reservation fee on top of […]

Hot on the heels of its U.S. debut at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, Vietnamese automaker VinFast used the 2022 CES Show to announce that it will stop producing vehicles with internal combustion engines at the end of 2022. The company noted that it will pivot to battery-electric powertrains, making it one of the […]

General Motors announced at the 2022 CES Show that it will be the first to use Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Ride Platform for its driver assistance features. This will form the basis for its Ultra Cruise hands-free system, which will use two 5.0-nanometer Snapdragon SA8540P SoC and a single SA9000P artificial intelligence accelerator. The computing architecture […]

Volvo Car Group has announced that it will introduce its unsupervised autonomous driving technology in California first. Called Ride Pilot, the system builds on the Swedish brand’s safety leadership in the auto industry and aims to give owners back more time. The system will appear on Volvo’s next-generation battery-electric vehicles, the first of which is […]

Our Next Energy (ONE), a battery technology company based in Michigan, has just unveiled a proof-of-concept battery that allows an electric vehicle to travel up to 752 miles per charge. The vehicle, called Gemini 001, is a Tesla Model S retrofitted with an experimental pack that was put through a road test across Michigan in […]

Magna has shown off its latest electrification solution. Called EtelligentForce, this powertrain is specifically developed for use in pickups and light commercial vehicles. This 4WD-based system is paired with Magna’s eBeam technology to help trucks and commercial vehicles retain their capabilities and not compromise on payload and towing. “EtelligentForce comes at a pivotal time — […]

Stellantis has revealed that it will collaborate with Amazon as part of a multiyear agreement in a bid to transform the in-vehicle experience. This will see the company focus on software by deploying Amazon’s technologies across its entire business from including vehicle development. Together, Stellantis and Amazon are developing software-based products and services that will […]

The wraps have finally come off the highly anticipated 2023 Chevrolet Silverado EV at the 2022 CES Show. Developed from the ground up as a battery-electric vehicle, the Silverado EV is underpinned by General Motors’ Ultium platform. GM says that this truck can travel up to 400 miles on a single charge and has a […]

Cool tech features and battery-electric vehicles aren’t the only things debuting at the 2022 CES Show. BMW used the venue to show off an iX that can change its exterior colors. Called the iX Flow, the crossover comes with something BMW dubs E Ink, a wrap that allows for changing hues. It was tailored specifically […]