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Last summer, Ford acquired a small company in Saline, Mich. that specializes in high-end simulation work for robotics. Given that Ford is in the process of developing highly automated vehicles (HAV) that it hopes to start deploying sometime next…

For the first time in 50 years, there will be two distinct Shelby Mustang models available for sale by the end of 2019. While the new supercharged GT500 will arrive this fall, Ford is keeping the GT350 in the lineup with some fresh updates designed…

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…

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…

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…

Engineering is the application of scientific principles to create technology that solves actual problems. At CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Bosch is showing off an example of how engineering works. Bosch is getting a CES Best of Innovation award for a…

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…

Back in March of 2018, Ford held a background briefing in Dearborn where it announced that going forward, all of its redesigned utility vehicles would have an electrified powertrain option. While that briefing wasn't explicitly discussing Lincoln…

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…

Through the course of the current Covid-19 pandemic, one of the hardest hit groups in a number of cities have been police officers and other emergency responders. In Detroit alone, several hundred police officers have been infected and more than a…