Consumer Reports now rewards driver monitoring, but only Ford and GM pass muster
Starting in 2024, the outlet will deduct points from a car's overall score if it doesn't encourage safe driving.
Cars
Subaru unveils a 1,073HP electric race car
There's also a sports-tuned version of the upcoming Solterra EV.
Apple's digital car keys may work with Hyundai and Genesis models this summer
You wouldn't need a BMW to use the feature.
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Nuro's third-gen driverless delivery vehicle includes an external airbag
The driverless machine also hauls twice as much cargo.
Ford tries to fight F-150 Lightning scalpers by banning resales
The company is using a strategy sometimes reserved for supercars.
VW will reveal its production ID.Buzz microbus EV on March 9th
The ID.Buzz will reach American roads in 2023.
BMW will use Amazon's Fire TV to power an 8K backseat 'Theatre Screen'
You might wish you weren't driving.
Lyft and Kakao drivers can soon take ride requests through Android Auto
Motorola is also making a wireless Android Auto adapter.
GM teases electric versions of its Chevy Blazer and Equinox SUVs
The Equinox will start at just $30,000.
Amazon Fire TV is coming to Ford SUVs in 2022
More Chrysler and Jeep cars will also get the in-car media interface.
Qualcomm wants to make it easier to build semi-autonomous cars
Snapdragon Ride Vision is open and scales to more cars.
Intel's Mobileye unveils a chip that could bring self-driving cars to the masses
The EyeQ Ultra should be powerful while keeping costs low.
Tesla delivered nearly 1 million EVs in 2021
Whether or not it can maintain that pace is another matter.
Tesla recalls nearly half a million cars over camera and trunk defects
Many Model 3 and Model S owners are affected.
Hyundai reportedly stops developing new combustion engines (updated)
The automaker may be accelerating its transition to EVs.Tesla will disable in-dash video games while its cars are in motion
The move comes as the NHTSA is starting an investigation.
GM delivers its first Hummer EV
The 'supertruck' kicks off GM's next EV wave.
Nio's new ET5 EV rivals the Model 3 with a claimed 620-mile range
The company also plans to be a truly international automaker by 2025.
New Toyota cars don't include remote starting on key fobs
You'll have to use the mobile app, but it should be free.
GM plans to start Silverado EV production in early 2023
GM's mainstream electric truck will arrive later than the competition.
