Humans are remarkably adaptable creatures. Few other species have spread as far and wide as we have over the past several hundred thousand years. Yet despite that ability to adjust to changing environments, we still find change difficult. Automated…

More than a year after first announcing plans for a pilot robotaxi service in San Jose, Calif., Bosch and Daimler have launched the test program. A small fleet of Mercedes-Benz S-class sedans equipped with highly automated driving system are now…

If humans had the night vision capabilities of cats, driving would surely be a lot safer than it is. However, we are not creatures evolved to move about without light so Ford has begun a new phase of its testing of autonomous vehicles. Recently a…

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao paid a visit to Ann Arbor, Mich. today to announce a revised set of guidelines for automated driving systems. A year ago, the Obama administration announced the first set of federal guidelines for…

The first-phase of the ground up revamp of the entire Volvo product portfolio is nearing completion. Like most brands, Volvo has shifted heavily toward utility vehicles such as the midsize and large XC60 and XC90 as well as the slightly higher riding…

It's not easy being Mazda as we head into 2017. As the automotive world begins what may be an inexorable shift from driving to riding in on-demand, autonomous, electric vehicles, the Mazda ethos that “driving matters” is increasingly coming under…

Among people that work in computer tech support there is a pejorative acronym that is used all too frequently, PEBKAC. It stands for problem exists between keyboard and chair. It refers to the reality that no matter how well an engineer may have…

When we think about automation in the auto industry, the images that typically pop to mind are robots that weld and paint bodies and automated guided vehicles that move parts around the assembly line. However, coordinating all of the aspects of a…

Over the history of the automobile, we’ve come up with a wide variety of descriptors that immediately give us a pretty solid idea of the type of vehicle being discussed. When we here pickup, station wagon or minivan, we largely know what to expect.…

Unlike a certain other automaker, General Motors GM doesn’t seem to be interested in getting into making or selling solar power generating equipment. But that doesn’t mean the Detroit-based automaker isn’t interested in renewable energy. Like and…