New research from Rice University and Texas Tech University has found that when automated vehicles miss hazards, their drivers are also likely to miss them. In addition, the longer the driver uses the automated driving system, the more likely they are to fail to react to hazards. Read more about …
Cadillac unveiled it’s first electric vehicle prototype at the Detroit Auto Show (formerly the North American International Auto Show or NAIAS). General Motors announced that Cadillac will be the vanguard of the company’s move towards an all-electric future. Read about this at EVmeme.com.
The station wagon as a crossover replacement is definitely a thing now. Several companies are finally coming forward with wagon-style designs based on all-wheel drive platforms. In the American market, the European AWD wagon has always been the Audi Allroad, with the A4 Allroad holding what we think of as …
When unexplained traffic jams happen, says an MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) study, you can probably blame tailgaters. The researchers say that if drivers kept an even distance between cars rather than driving too close to the vehicle in front, traffic flow would remain even. This “bilateral …
Honda is showing concept vehicles in Tokyo that are based on the same electric vehicle technology platform. The Honda Sports EV Concept features a throwback look, and the Urban EV Concept features the future of what Honda will aim for in EV design. The latter will become a production model. …
The 2017 Lexus GS 200t is one of the latest models in the Lexus lineup. As part of the GS line, the GS 200t was introduced last year as Lexus (finally) started adding turbocharged engines to its lineup. Of all of those turbo’d Lexus models, the GS 200t has the …
Having Homer Simpson read driving instructions to you may end in a big “doh” according to a new study. An international team of researchers has found that the more a person identifies with the voice guidance in their vehicle, the more likely they are to get into an accident. Read …
