As part of the LA Auto Show this November, leading automakers were asked to submit ideas for a design challenge.General Motors says it based its Ant car of 2057 on the actual insect. (Credit: General Motors Advanced Design, California)This year's theme was the "RoboCar of 2057" and ...
Paper maps don't show satellite imagery, like this map from Yahoo.(Credit: Yahoo)The San Francisco Chronicle takes up the question of whether paper maps are obsolete. The article points out how paper maps no longer occupy display space right next to the cash register in service stations, and ...
2008 Jaguar X-Type(Credit: Jaguar Cars)Jaguar announced Friday that it will be offering a diesel engine with automatic transmission option for the 2008 Jaguar X-Type.The 2.2-liter diesel engine will come with a six-speed automatic transmission, as well as the Jaguar Sequential Shift.The car, which is available ...
Tomorrow, today(Credit: CNET Networks)A popular vision of the hydrogen future often includes swoopy, silvery cars, waterfalls, and majestic Icelandic landscapes. Chances are that the reality of hydrogen mobility may be a little more prosaic--a fact evidenced by the hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Hyundai Tucson that we took for a ride yesterday. ...
We get a hands-on test of the new Ford Sync system. We try out its text reading, Bluetooth music streaming, and its voice command system, which lets you tell it the name of any artist in your music collection you want it to play.Ford Sync will be available in ...
Audi's cutaway restoration of the 1925 Audi Type M is complete, Audi announced Thursday.The unusual restoration of Audi's first six-cylinder car, which Audi commissioned the German company Fahrzeugrestaurierung Rosenow to turn into a cutaway model, took about 4,500 hours to complete over an almost four-year period....
LF-Xh(Credit: Toyota)As far as we now know, Lexus plans to unveil two concept and six production vehicles at the 2007 Tokyo auto show, which opens in late October.The Lexus concept cars that will be on display: the LF-Xh and the LF-A.IS-F(Credit: Toyota)THe LF-A, a ...
Toyota's i-Real concept vehicle for one.(Credit: Toyota)Photos of the Toyota i-Real robot/car that will debut at the 2007 Tokyo auto show are already making their way across the Web.But what's all the fuss?The i-Real is a battery-powered vehicle with three wheels.The rear ...
(Credit: Engadget)If you're planning to be a motorcycle cop for Halloween, this is the perfect accessory to complete the ensemble.Parrot's SK 4000 Bluetooth headset will make you look like you just pulled out of a presidential motorcade, with a purported 10 hours of standy battery time ...
Click here for photos of the Subaru Tokyo auto show lineup.(Credit: Subaru)We've seen press releases and photos heralding Nissan's, Suzuki's, and Mitsubishi's car lineups for the upcoming Tokyo auto show, and now Subaru showed full details of what it will bring to the floor. ...
