When the latest generation Jeep Wrangler debuted in late 2017, it offered the first 48V mild hybrid system in the US market on its new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. Fiat Chrysler promised that was just the beginning of its Jeep…

Since 2012, Ann Arbor, Mich. has been the site of the world’s largest real-world test of vehicle-to-external (V2X) communications through the Safety Pilot Model Deployment (SPMD) run by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute…

Acura got some positive attention at last month's North American International Auto Show in Detroit for finally showing a new car that wasn't the second-generation NSX. The Acura Precision Concept marked the debut of a new design direction for…

There’s a very fine line between leading-edge innovation and bleeding-edge pain. Over the course of its more than 100-year history, General Motors has often found itself dancing too far ahead of market and technology readiness with great ideas that…

It was not so very long ago that you could look at any new Lincoln branded vehicle and see the Ford glaring back at you from behind a thin veneer of extra chrome trim and a more audacious grille. Roughly a decade ago, a transformation began with…

For those that either can’t afford a new vehicle or don’t want to swallow the inevitable depreciation, buying a clean pre-owned model will still get you a ride that’s new to you. Evidently, Nissan sees this as a viable strategy retain a foothold, no…

South Korea’s LG Chem may well be on the verge of becoming the dominant global supplier of lithium ion cells for electric vehicles. A report this week from Japan’s Nikkei news service claims that LG is close to finalizing a deal to supply its cells…

Building a vehicle that can reliably and safely drive itself without a human operator takes a substantial amount of computing power. With machine learning and deep neural networks now being the preferred approach to interpreting the world around the…

Over the past half century, much has changed. But some things remained constant. Chevrolet Corvettes and Ford Mustangs were coupes or convertibles with engines up front, usually thundering V8s, driving the rear wheels. But we live in strange times in…

The death of Walter Huang on March 23, 2018 was absolutely an avoidable tragedy. It could have been avoided by Tesla, which manufactured the Model X Huang was driving to his engineering job at Apple. It could also have been avoided by Huang himself…