Remember when self-driving cars were supposed to be everywhere by now? That future is taking its sweet time, but Mercedes-Benz is still chasing it. The German automaker has expanded its partnership wi
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If you have ever spent time around German performance cars, you have probably noticed the number comes up again and again: 155 mph. Not 152. Not 160. Not some random figure pulled out of an eng
This is one of those car technology shifts that sounds fake the first time you hear it. Because for basically your entire life, steering has worked the same way. You turn the wheel, a metal sha
Three top designers explain how squared-off, boxy designs have stormed back to dominate the SUV landscape. Look around any parking lot these days and it's blob city. Rounded, anonymous crossove
Self-driving cars have been the auto industry's favorite promise for years now. Despite over a decade of development and billions poured into autonomous vehicle tech, we're still not zipping a
Picture this: You're cruising down a dual carriageway on a sunny autumn day. The low sun's in your eyes as you move into the slip lane to turn left. Suddenly – bam! – a motorcyclis
Car shopping these days can feel like navigating a tech store. With manufacturers cramming more and more gadgets into vehicles, how do you know which ones are actually useful and which are just expens
Ever miss the dаys when adjusting your cаr's interior lights wаs just a simple twist of a knob? Me too. It seems like with every new car model, we lose another button, which gets swallowed up by t