EDAG CityBot – A Versatile, Modular Talking Vehicle
EDAG, the automotive engineering firm, has an extensive history of bringing stimulating, unconventional cars, like pop-up sports car campers and skeletal 3D-printed light cars. In current years, it’s been more content contributing to ideas and products from other brands, including Bosch. But it made a magnificent comeback at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, launching a smart,…
Is “Range Anxiety” Preventing You From Buying an All-Electric Vehicle?
We measure the driving ranges of 15 of the most popular all-electric vehicles The advantages of electric vehicles are many. Whereas gasoline-powered vehicles transform only 17%–21% of the energy contained in the gasoline to drive the wheels, electric vehicles convert more than 77% of their battery energy to run the wheels. Electric vehicles are good for the atmosphere because…
Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot crashes into a police car
A Tesla has collided into a police car and other vehicle while on Autopilot in the US. Both the police car and the other car, which had broken down, were still at the time of the incident. The motorist told police that he put his Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot so that he could check…
Tesla gets pickup orders despite the launch blunder
Elon Musk has said Tesla has taken almost 150,000 orders for its new pickup truck, in spite of an embarrassing hitch at its launch. Mr Musk was caught out on stage when the windows of the Cybertruck broken during a demonstration supposed to demonstrate their durability. Tesla shares crashed by 6.1% after the event on…
How automakers can improve adaptive cruise control
Planning for an autonomous future Oh that adrenaline rush that I had when I tested a 2019 Golf GTI 2.0T Autobahn. It’s cornering is superb adding the zing to the turbo-charged hot-hatch, and the stimulating noise of the exhaust made me want to drive it faster and longer on a range of roads. In fact, that’s precisely…
The 3 Available Flying Cars You Can Order
Humans are consumed with flying and the earliest Greek mythology suggests that Daedalus designed the first wings to escape prison along with his son Icarus. During the last millennium, the ‘Back to the Future’ movie series was a testament to man’s aspiration towards creating a workable flying craft. Ironically, many of the inventions described in…