Human-Caused Driverless Car Crash Is More Evidence That Cars Should Just Take...
Google's self-driving cars have apparently had their first fender-bender— and it was a person's fault, the company says. The car blog Jalopnik posted the above photo of one…
View Article4 Extreme Labs That Subject New Materials To Fire, Lightning, Crashes, and...
Failure is supposed to be a bad thing. In materials science, however, understanding and predicting how a new fiber, composite material, or type of plastic breaks, snaps,…
View ArticleVolvo's New Exterior Airbags Protect Pedestrians
Volvo, the Swedish carmaker known for its safety engineering (a Volvo engineer invented the modern 3-point seat belt), has turned their focus to keeping those outside the…
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View ArticleWho's Responsible When A Self-Driving Car Crashes?
For the first time, in March, an autonomous car drove itself from San Francisco to New York City. How is that even legal? That’s the kind of question Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor of law...
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How Airbags Work, And How They Can Fail
Mic/FlickrAirbags get put to the testFrontal crash-test on BMW 3 series E90.The new year was barely 72 hours old when Honda announced that yet another person had been killed by a defective airbag,...
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Climate change is inevitable—but not in the way the EPA thinks
Environment Lowering car emissions isn't a silver bullet, but it would help. Perhaps more troubling than the resulting policy is the implied justification: that climate change is inevitable, so why...
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The coolest concept cars from the 2018 Paris Motor Show
Cars The list includes an all-electric muscle car. The entries range from sleek to adorable.
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Last week in tech: A massive hardware hack, new Microsoft devices, and...
Technology Catch up on your tech news and listen to the latest edition of our podcast. Check out the latest episode of our podcast.
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McLaren's $2.4 million Speedtail hypercar can hit 250 miles per hour
Cars Sadly, they only made 106 and they're all sold out. It takes a lot of engineering to make a car this fast.
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Tesla is making the Model 3 faster with a software update
Cars Track Mode shows the potential of electric cars to go fast. Tesla's Model 3 update makes it faster on the track.
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Delivering groceries with self-driving cars may be even trickier than...
Cars Delivering cooked soup is easy, but it turns out delivering the ingredients to make it is hard. Three massive companies are taking on the challenge of grocery delivery with self-driving cars.
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The greatest auto innovations of 2018
Cars They're the Best of What's New. When you consider an electric supercar that snaps back your head with acceleration, it’s easy to conclude 2018 was a heckuva year for road-going brilliance.
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Dude, where's my amphibious car?
Cars Building a car that's also a boat is hard, but their numbers are increasing. Duck boat dramas and Nazi origins can't suppress the dream of an amphibious car. Another tragedy—climate change—may...
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The coolest cars—and trucks—from the 2018 LA auto show
Cars A new Jeep pickup, a redesigned Porsche, and more showed up in LA. See the rides before you get to ride in them.
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Where to find self-driving cars on the road right now
Technology Autonomous cars seem futuristic, but they’re already on the streets. A roundup of what's going on, and where, in the world of autonomous vehicles.
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The best new gadgets and tech from CES 2019
Gadgets All the best gadgets with none of the walking. The best new gadgets that may or may not show up this year.
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#VanLife isn't as hard as you think. You don't even need a van.
DIY Hit the road with these smart vagabond tips. You don’t need a fully-outfitted recreational vehicle to take part in #VanLife. Here's how to travel, sleep, and eat in your car—without going crazy.
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Last Week in Tech: Jetsuit obstacle courses, digital license plates, and tacos
Technology We need that rocket suit ASAP. Catch up on all the latest tech news you missed.
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Are car headlights getting brighter?
Technology Headlight technology could be changing in exciting ways. Big changes to headlight technology could be coming down the turnpike.
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