Toyota‘s new 2020 lineup includes, for the first time, a variety of models that support both Apple CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto along with Amazon Alexa. The new models include the 2020 4Runner, Sequoia, Tacoma, and Tundra. Last year’s Avalon supported CarPlay, but not Android Auto. The two technologies are comparable, letting the driver sync their […]
Ram just announced a new “multifunction tailgate” for its 2019 Ram 1500, and it is thoroughly odd. Not only does the tailgate fold down like normal, but it also splits into two unequally-sized pieces, which can each swing out. In the heavy-duty truck world, the torque wars are in full-swing, but in the half-ton truck […]
Acura is marking 30 years since the shot heard ‘round the automotive world — the 1989 global debut of the first-generation Acura NSX. The first mid-engine exotic without a European pedigree, NSX was a low slung, super light, high-revving machine sporting the world’s first all-aluminum monocoque, titanium connecting rods, a VTEC valvetrain and levels of […]
New micro-mobility startup OjO is now preparing to roll out their sit-down electric scooter sharing platform in the US. With operations beginning in Austin, Texas, OjO’s new take on scooter sharing could signal a shift in the industry. Functionally, OjO’s scooter sharing model will be similar to those of Bird, Lime and other electric scooter […]
The about-to-launch Mercedes-Benz A-class sedan is about to get an A-class introduction to America. Mercedes’ newest model and hopeful millennial magnet will be the star of the automaker’s Super Bowl commercial. The game is set for Feb. 3 at — appropriately enough — Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, also the home of the German automaker’s U.S. […]
The North American International Auto Show officially kicked off Monday in Detroit, with the first day of press previews. This is the day the annual North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year Awards (NACTOY) are announced. Called the “Oscars of the Auto Industry,” the NACTOY awards evaluate the vehicles on design, innovation, safety, […]
Lyft is teaming up with Segway-Ninebot as it updates its shared scooter fleet says a report from Tech Crunch. Lyft’s scooter service first launched last September in Denver and it now spans nine US cities. And though it first deployed Xiaomi-built scooters, the China-based company later sent Lyft a cease-and-desist letter, saying in October that […]
The successor to Mercedes-Benz’s first front-drive compact for America, the 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 and CLA 250 4MATIC, is finally here. And – no surprise here – it looks like a scaled-down CLS-Class. It has the same low nose and roofline, although the CLA’s relatively larger taillights make the back look less heavy. The overhangs […]
Ford Motor Co said on Monday it plans to roll out a wireless technology for its new vehicle models in the United States, starting 2022, that will allow direct communication between connected devices. The new technology called C-V2X, or cellular vehicle-to-everything, would augment sensors used in self-driving cars making the vehicle’s view from radars and […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong celebrated on Monday breaking ground of the Tesla’s first non-U.S. factory. “China is becoming the global leader in electric vehicle adoption, and it is a market that is critical to Tesla’s mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy,” Musk said, in a company statement […]
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