The young electric startup has prepared another useful option for its future electric cars R1T and R1S in addition to the amazing Tank Turn feature. With it, the car is able to perform a “tank turn”: turn in place 360 degrees without moving forward or backward. Rivian has now patented the K-Turn mode. This is… More
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally admitted that he underestimated how difficult it is to develop a safe and reliable self-driving car. Initially, Elon Musk promised to introduce a full autopilot on Tesla electric vehicles back in 2018-2019, but the deadlines have been shifted over and over again. Musk tweeted a post in which he… More
Volkswagen has announced that it will regularly update the software of its electric vehicles using OTA (Over-the-Air) technology from July. CEO Ralph Brandstätter has promised ID-model updates “every twelve weeks.” The first version of ID.Software2.3 will be received by the Volkswagen ID.3 hatchbacks, which are part of the “pioneer club”. Then the software will be… More
Volvo has revealed some details of the third-generation XC90 crossover, which will be presented in 2022. The electric crossover will ship with numerous sensors, including Luminar’s LIDAR technology, and a stand-alone control computer powered by the NVIDIA Drive Orin SoC. The complex will operate under the operating system jointly developed by Volvo, Zenseact and Luminar,… More
Motorcycles have become significantly safer over the past decade thanks to a number of electronic systems that continue to evolve. Indian Motorcycles pays a lot of attention to this and has developed a radar system to improve the safety of motorcyclists. Their system is slightly wider than the traditional adaptive cruise control found on some… More
The CEO of the American company Tesla Elon Musk has confirmed that the all-electric Tesla Cybertruck pickup truck will be equipped with rear-wheel steering. He also separately added that the production Tesla Cybertruck will be much the same as its concept version. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently responded to a question about the production version… More
In Watts to Freedom (WTF) mode, the Hummer’s electric pickup is at full throttle and can accelerate to 60 mph (97 km / h) in about 3 seconds. In this mode, the on-board electronics of the pickup will begin to simulate the “countdown before launch” due to animation on the screens and special voice acting…. More
On a freeway in Wisconsin, a police officer stopped a Tesla Model 3 electric car with a sleeping driver behind the wheel. According to Carscoops, the car was in autopilot mode. A video of the incident appeared on YouTube. Initially, other road users drew attention to the electric car, which drives along the highway with… More
The Head-Up Display, which integrates the instrument cluster and HUD functions, was developed by Hyundai Mobis. In the era of full electric vehicles, the use of interior space has become more important and Hyundai Mobis has pioneered a new conceptual display technology optimized for autonomous cars and electrification. Hyundai Mobis’s Clusterless HUD is a next-generation… More
Toyota is evaluating the possibility of using hydrogen engines as an alternative to total electrification. The Japanese company recently unveiled a hydrogen-powered Corolla in a 24-hour endurance race at Fuji Speedway in Japan, using a slightly modified version of the turbocharged 1.6-liter GR Yaris three-cylinder engine as part of its testing program. The race car… More