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The wild traffic hack that could pave the way for self-driving cars
autonomous vehicles are stupid — so an engineer has figured out a way to make streets smarter. arif qazi / insider someday, maybe, you'll be driving like usual, and you'll stop at a red light, as usual. you'll take the opportunity to sneak a peek at the car next to you, and the guy behind that wheel — if there's a
A road trip in the Toyota bZ4X shows how brutal EV journeys can be with the wrong car
the 2023 toyota bz4x awd limited. tim levin/insider i drove the new toyota bz4x electric suv from new york to washington dc, and back. the nine-hour drive involved three hours of charging. i learned the hard way that sometimes you need to choose between staying warm and maximizing range. electric cars are quick, q
VW wants EU emissions standards delayed to 2026
berlin - volkswagen called on thursday for the implementation of new eu emissions standards to be pushed to at least autumn of 2026, slightly over a year later than planned, with the aim of all new cars meeting the standards by autumn 2027. the carmaker could meet this timeline provided the law comes into force in mid-2024, giving carmakers two ye
Why classic cars are now a viable alternative to mainstream investment funds
milan — in 1977, a ferrari owner offloaded his 1962 250 gto because his wife complained it was too noisy, recounts andrea modena, head of ferrari's classic car division. it was either her or the car. "nowadays, i'm not sure the wife would have won out." times have indeed changed. in 2018, the same ferrari model became the most expensi
Junkyard Gem: 2009 Hyundai Elantra with manual transmission
as recently as the early 1990s, a good-sized percentage of bread-and-butter commutemobiles were still sold in the united states with manual transmissions. in those days, skipping the automatic transmission made a car much cheaper, sometimes as much as 10% cheaper, and three-pedal cars tended to get significantly better fuel economy. then automatics
Biden’s gift to Elon Musk and Tesla
tesla ceo elon musk leans republican, and he’s no friend of joe biden. but president biden and his fellow democrats have done musk and his company a favor no republican would likely consider. biden’s new rules for tailpipe emissions, which the environmental protection agency proposed on april 12, would sharply limit the pollution cars are allo
Save a cool 10% on this Chemical Guys Extreme Bodywash and Wax today
autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. pricing and availability are subject to change. now that it's possible to step outside without encountering a blizzard, it's finally time for those sunny afternoon driveway car washes. dirt can overwhelm an exterior faster than you might think, and the worse the pr
YouTube inventor makes square-wheeled bicycle ... and it works
"Oh, I don't know ..." "Just because." "Why not?" Those are all perfectly acceptable reasons to do something, as far as we're concerned. And that's what we're guessing was behind the decision that one intrepid YouTuber made to build a custom bicycle with square tires. Everything about the machine had to be rethought in order to
Snag this portable jump starter for 40% off at Walmart
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Keeping a set of jumper cables in your car at all times is a good idea. You never know when you might be stranded by a dead battery and need the help of a good samaritan or when you'll have to be the one helping out someon