Autonomous startup Argo AI almost received a lifeline from Amazon but a potential deal fell apart before it could ever materialize. It is understood that Amazon pondered investing several hundred million dollars into Argo AI last spring with the hope that it could use the company’s technology to automate the electric delivery vans that it […]
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A lot of new vehicles have more ability than they arrive to owners with. In many cases, they are locked behind subscriptions but in the case of the Ford F-150 Lightning and the Mustang Mach-E, those abilities are just waiting for a person with the know-how to enable them. One YouTube channel just walked us […]
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Driving your car in a big city like New York can be a real pain, but it’s nothing compared with trying to park it. Developers know they need to provide parking to persuade potential homeowners to part with big money for the flashiest pads, but parking garages take up valuable real-estate space, and they’re often […]
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When the Mk8 Golf GTI was unveiled, critics and fans almost unanimously agreed that it was a joy to drive, but a pain to operate because of its confusing and error-prone infotainment system. Volkswagen’s new CEO, Thomas Schäfer, has vowed to fix it, and quickly. Speaking to Car Magazine, the newly appointed CEO admitted that […]
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Already bored of your EV’s neck-snapping acceleration, or wishing you’d shelled out for a more powerful version? That isn’t problem for North American Mercedes buyers who will soon be able to “tune” their cars through an official “Acceleration Increase” subscription program. But Mercedes owners in the UK and Europe won’t be offered the power boost […]
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Peugeot confirmed today that it will unveil the Inception Concept, its vision for the future of automotive design in an electric era, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) early next year. The veil will come off the new concept car on Thursday, January 5, 2023. While the Las Vegas show may seem like an odd […]
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Car drivers came one step closer to obsolescence last night with the appearance of one single tweet from Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO used his new business to tell the world that the EV company’s “full self-driving” (FSD) beta software is now available to any owner of a compatible car in North America. The feature […]
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The new joint venture that Honda recently formed with Sony will use the latter’s music, movies, and, potentially, even the PlayStation 5 to gain an advantage over the competition. More than just a car, the vehicle that the companies create will be a tech showcase on wheels. Speaking to the Financial Times, Izumi Kawanishi, the […]
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Mercedes-Benz USA has posted a new product called “Acceleration Increase” to its online shop’s website. The new service costs $1,200 for one year (excluding tax) of the service, which can improve an EQ vehicle’s acceleration by 0.8 to 1.0 seconds. The automaker writes that the new service will “unleash enhanced performance for your car” and […]
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A bill passing through the New Jersey state Legislature will require dealers to reset vehicle data in order to protect the privacy of owners who either sold their vehicles to them or turned them in after a lease. The bill will seek to help protect former owners from having the information stored on their vehicles’ […]
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