Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

At the Vienna Motor Symposium, Volkswagen showcased some of their latest engines. Among them, we discovered their new W12, which will be installed in some of their most prestigious vehicles. Displacing 6 litres, the powerplant is technically advanced. Using Audi’s FSI direct injection, Bentley’s TMPI multipoint injection and a pair …

The idea may seem somewhat weird, but it seems that (in theory, at least) an engine fully made out of plastics is a viable idea. A Belgian company is currently working on an engine that will be built without any ferrous parts, the Polimotor 2. This is not the first …

While Hyundai won the race by being the first manufacturer to offer Google’s new Android Auto infotainment interface in their Sonata, GM wants to be #1 in terms of sales. Starting in 2016, no less than 14 Chevrolet Products worldwide will be available with this system. Around half of all …

Hyundai just scored a decisive victory in the in-car technology war: the Korean manufacturer is the first to offer Android Auto in one of their vehicles. The 2015 Sonata is now available with an infotainment system developed by Google. This idea will be appreciated by everyone who is already familiar …

In the automotive world, some engines become legends: Chevy’s small-block, Ferrari and Lamborghini’s V12s, Chrysler's Hemi, Mazda’s rotary… Porsche's naturally-aspirated flat-six is among them; since 1964, this arrangement (and it’s unusual placement at the back of the car) has been part of the brand’s aura. While the first iterations struggled …

The most stressful part of pulling a trailer is when you have to back it into a tight space. While those with lots of experience won’t balk at the task, most people will have to start over a few times to get it perfect, which can increase their stress level …

It seems that a known problem is rearing its head at Jeep: the first Renegades that came off the line seem to have trouble with their nine-speed automatic gearbox. In a recent interview, FCA’s CEO Sergio Marchionne announced that the small Jeep had unexpected problems with its automatic transmission, and …

Since the start of Google’s testing of autonomous vehicles back in 2009, their robot-driven cars have travelled more than a million kilometres on Californian roads. The State’s government implemented some laws concerning this technology in 2012 and then regulated autonomous vehicles some more in 2014. One of these regulations forces …

At Vienna’s Motor Symposium, Audi unveiled the latest version of their 2-litre four-cylinder powerplant. The engine isn’t revolutionary, but it’s nonetheless important to learn about it, since it will eventually be found in a lot of cars produced by the Volkswagen empire. This new engine is surprisingly similar to the …

The autonomous vehicle has made some impressive advances in the last few months. Some manufacturers now install semi-autonomous functions, while others assure us that their cars could drive themselves if it was legally possible… Even the trucking world won’t be spared. Mercedes-Benz recently presented a self-driving tractor truck, and Freightliner …