Tag: Vehicle Tech
The Xiaomi SU7 gives us our best look at what the Apple Car could have been
Apple is rumored to have laid to rest its long-running Project Titan, the initiative to build its first ever EV (electric vehicle). With that, any sense of what happens when a smartphone maker turns its hand to a car died, or at least it would have if it weren’t for…
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Apple is done with building an Apple car according to a report – and everything I’ve been telling you for the last nine years
“Apple is not building a car. Not today, not tomorrow, not this year. Not ever. It’s not building a gas one or a diesel one. It’s not building an electric one or nuclear-powered one. It’s not.” I wrote this in 2015 and it’s just as true today as it was…
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Tesla issues recall for almost two million of its cars due to faulty self-driving tech
Self-driving vehicles will remain in the world of science fiction as Tesla is recalling two million of its cars to prevent drivers from misusing the Autopilot function. This move, which does not remove cars from the road but insists on an update, comes after the US National Highway Traffic Safety…
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Volvo’s first electric minivan has a roof-mounted screen for movies and Zoom calls
Volvo has been busy teasing the EM90 for a number of months now, releasing images of its boxy silhouette and revealing how the “zero gravity cushions” employed in its seats look set to among some of the most comfortable in the world. Now, the Swedish marque has fully unveiled its…
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Ford slams the brakes on its electric cars – here’s what that means for EVs
Despite headlines focussing on the fact that automotive manufacturers across the globe are rapidly phasing out the internal combustion engine, it seems many companies are struggling with the slow customer uptake of electric vehicles. Yesterday, Ford Motor announced that it is postponing the $12 billion it had planned to spend…
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Gran Turismo fans rejoice! Honda has resurrected the real Prelude as an EV
Anyone with an affinity for the Gran Turismo series will immediately recognize the long, wedge-like shape of the Honda Prelude. It has appeared in most of the games, offering a cheap entrance into the front-engined, front-wheel-drive road car category. Obviously, it was ripe for modification and in real life it…
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