[ad_1] Unfortunately, the car I saw at the Goodwood Festival of Speed wasn’t moving. Charge is promising performance levels, though, that are worthy of the Mustang name. The final version will, for instance, have a top ‘V-max’ speed of 149MPH (240KPH), the company claims, and a nought to 60MPH (97KMH) time of under four seconds. […]
Category: Transportation
Mercedes and BMW cars will drive themselves on the autobahn by 2024
[ad_1] To pull this off, BMW and Mercedes parent Daimler will share 1,200 autonomous driving experts, often in mixed teams, based at BMW’s automated driving campus near Munich and at two of Daimler’s self-driving test centers. The groups will focus on building “driver assistance systems, including sensors, as well as a joint data center for […]
Lightyear One is a long and expensive solar-powered statement car
[ad_1] For that price, though, you get a car with a 725KM (450 miles) range. Lightyear, a Dutch company founded by former winners of the World Solar Challenge, claims the car can reach 800KM (497 miles) depending on where and how you drive. “On its own, that’s carefree driving for the entire length of the […]
Honda’s e Prototype is designed to delight you
[ad_1] Honda is banking on something else to sell its first fully-electric car: joy. The runaround is rear-wheel drive, for instance, which gives the car some “sporty character,” according to Honda, and a ridiculously small turning circle of 4.3 metres. That figure will mean little in most US cities, which are known for their huge […]
Facebook and Instagram’s image outage
[ad_1] Instagram without the images.Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage lasted through most of Wednesday On Wednesday, Facebook’s service suffered an outage that screwed up image loading and even exposed some of the machine learning-generated tags it relies on to sort pics. According to a tweet, the issue was triggered during a “routine maintenance operation,” and […]
Kia made a tiny Faraday cage to protect your wireless key from thieves
[ad_1] The case is available for £10 (slightly under $13) both during the transfer process for both new and existing Kia owners. Before you ask: yes, Kia is fully aware that this isn’t an ideal situation. It’s promising that future wireless key fobs are “as close to impervious to attack as possible” through technologies like […]
Lyft outlines its disaster response strategy
[ad_1] The company also promises to offer transportation help to first responders and volunteers. It’ll steer customers toward valuable resources as well, such as Airbnb Open Homes, United Way 211 info and shelter locations. The disaster plan is part of Lyft’s larger City Works strategy aiming to support the community at large. While there’s clearly […]
Lotus’ electric hypercar is named ‘Evija’
[ad_1] No, Lotus isn’t ready to spill the beans on its Type 130 electric hypercar. It is, however, ready to give the car a name: meet the Evija (pronounced “ev-eye-a”). While the company’s choice of name is a bit strained — it means “the first in existence” or “the living one” — it makes sense […]
Waymo will test its self-driving taxis on employees in California
[ad_1] There are some restrictions, of course. Waymo can’t charge for these rides, and every vehicle must have a safety driver behind the wheel. Interestingly, the CPUC will allow Waymo to contract out its safety driver operations to a third party — a decision prompted by Waymo’s assessment that operating and scaling a “meaningful pilot” […]
The Bentley Bentayga Hybrid is a stately but uninspiring ride
[ad_1] The infotainment system is no less impressive. The primary monitor is an 8-inch touchscreen with a 60GB HDD, CD player, satellite and terrestrial radio. It offers GPS Navigation and voice control with text-to-speech as well. The backs of the front headrests have their own touch screens mounted to them for the rear seat passengers. […]