Ford’s Next EVs Will Ditch Google For Apple Maps
Ford’s next-generation EVs will feature native Apple Maps navigation. Apple Maps will replace Google Maps as the built-in navigation system. The new software is expected to improve EV route planning…
Toyota Removed The RAV4’s Buttons. Now It Might Bring Them Back
Toyota could add buttons back to its best-selling SUV if customers demand them. The sixth-generation Toyota RAV4 launched with a redesigned cabin and fewer buttons. Toyota originally designed the RAV4…
This Clever New EV Drive System Achieves Incredible Efficiency
Geely Auto Group has unveiled a new electric drive unit that achieves 93.8 percent efficiency. The unit measures less than 13 inches tall and weighs 166 pounds. It will power…
This Company Built A Simulated Manual For Ferraris Before Ferrari Did
The internet has already had plenty to say about Ferrari’s new “manual” transmission, so we won’t beat a dead horse (pun intended). But a few weeks before Ferrari introduced its…
Does The Ferrari 12Cilindri Have A Manual?
Ferrari debuts the 12Cilindri Manuale with a ‘Manuale By-Wire’ system that mimics a gated manual using a dual-clutch gearbox. It adds a real clutch pedal and shifter, letting drivers manually…
How Does Ferrari’s Manual Work?
Let’s get one thing out of the way: the new Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale doesn’t really have a manual transmission. Instead, it uses something far more complex—and potentially even more interesting.…
Hyundai Wants ‘More Realistic’ Electric N Cars
Hyundai plans to enhance its simulated gearbox technology in its next-gen electric N models. Possible features could include idling, backfiring, and vibrations. Hyundai is already testing upgraded technology. Hyundai’s next…
A rare interstellar visitor triggered a SETI search for alien technology
Scientists with the SETI Institute have completed a search for possible technological signals coming from 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to pass through our Solar System. Using the Allen…
This New Hybrid Engine Achieves A Breakthrough In Efficiency
Dongfeng’s new Mach Power 2.0T hybrid engine has been certified by CATARC Huacheng, reaching a peak thermal efficiency of 45.5%. The engine uses a new MAKC combustion system, 350-bar direct…
Mazda Says Rival Hybrids Fell Short. Its New System Won’t
Mazda CX-5’s Project Manager is not satisfied with the throttle response of competitors’ hybrids. Koichiro Yamaguchi claims Mazda will fix this problem when its in-house hybrid tech arrives in 2027.…