Set the cruise control to 70 mph and glance at the navigation screen. It may insist the car is traveling at 67. Increase the cruise setting to 71. GPS grudgingly moves to 68. The two displays can sp
There was a time when changing the temperature in a car took half a second. You reached down, turned a knob, and somehow civilization survived. Now, in some cars, the same job feels like openin
Most drivers assume they would know if something serious was wrong with their car. That seems fair. If a vehicle has a safety problem, surely someone would call, email, text, send a giant red enve
Here is a number that will probably annoy somebody you know. iPhone and Apple CarPlay users are more than twice as likely as Android users to video chat, scroll Instagram, stream Netflix or Hulu, and
A couple years ago, it honestly felt like gas cars were being sent to the retirement home. Every commercial was about EVs. Every automaker had a giant electrification plan. Politicians were thr
AI cars used to sound like movie nonsense. Then the 2026 Beijing Auto Show happened, and suddenly it did not feel so far away anymore. This year’s show was huge, with more than 1,400 vehicles
A few years ago, the car industry seemed completely sure of itself. EVs were the future, end of story. Every brand had a big electric promise. Every launch felt like a warning that gas cars were on bo
EVs and winter don't always play nice. Batteries hate the cold, cabin heaters suck down power like crazy, and those perfect range numbers from the EPA start looking like fairy tales once temps dro
Electric cars have come a crazy long way since the late 2000s when they were basically just weird experiments on wheels. Now they're everywhere, and honestly for good reason. Most modern EVs can g
The last six months have been pretty solid for Apple CarPlay users. Apple's been cranking out updates for its car platform ever since word got out that they killed Project Titan, their whole auton