Tech: Coastdown Testing
A coastdown test is one of the most common tests in the automotive industry. It is a way of measuring the mechanical and aerodynamic resistance that acts on a vehicle.
Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads
By 2020, you will be able to own a car with advanced safety features helping avoid collisions, preventing you from drifting into the next lane, providing valet parking and allowing you to touch an “autopilot” button to have the car drive itself.
Tech: High/Low Temps Drain Your EV Range
EVs can lose more than 40 percent of their battery performance during the cold of winter–a pretty staggering amount.
Tech: Autonomous Vehicles Are Going to Require a New Brain
Automakers will have no choice but to reimagine their current product and development frameworks and apply advanced AI and connected technologies, an idea referred to as neural manufacturing, to meet the demands of the increasing competition and transition the auto industry is facing.
Opinion: How Will DUI Laws Adapt to Self-Driving Cars?
How do DUI laws apply if you’re not actually the one driving the car? Let’s take a closer look at how DUI laws will likely adapt as self-driving cars become more mainstream.
Tech: How Foolproof Is Tesla’s Autopilot?
One of the most exciting aspects of a Tesla isn’t that it’s battery-powered or fully electric—but the fact that it can drive itself.
Tech: Emerging Technologies for EV Suspensions
Even the suspension systems in EVs feature next-gen technology.
Interview: Aptera–Wingless Design, Incredible Efficiency
In the growing world of EVs, the Aptera stands out for its unusual design, incredible range and the company’s plucky chutzpah.
Interview: KoBold Metals’ Kurt House
There is one big issue—the mining of battery components—that has been EVs’ dirty little secret.
Tech: Pickup Truck Aerodynamics
The basic shape of a pickup truck is not the most rewarding one when it comes to aerodynamics, with a large frontal area, large open wheel spaces, a chopped-off cabin and an open cargo bay.