The grounding of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has now spread worldwide. All of the countries with airlines flying 787s have followed the lead of the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States, grounding the new airliner until lithium-ion batteries used on …
Seen from across Walvis Bay, the windswept patch of Atlantic Ocean known as Speed Spot is barely more than a sparkle of whitecaps against a long, low sandbar. As we get closer to what is one of the world’s most …
The Cadillac Converj concept has finally arrived in production form, and the ELR is undoubtedly the most compelling product to come out of Caddy in a generation.
Two Japanese airlines suspend their Dreamliner flights after an battery malfunction forces pilots to make an emergency landing, the third technical problem a 787 has experienced this month.
We’re live from the Detroit Auto Show for day two’s conferences. Come, follow us down the frigid rabbit hole.
The Fisker Karma is enviro-friendly sex on wheels. But what if you want the style without the green cred? Say hello to the Corvette ZR1-powered VLP Destino.
The seventh-generation of the Corvette has arrived, and Chevrolet is so damned proud of it they’ve brought a proud name back from the past: Stingray.
We’re reporting live from the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, with continuous updates, photos and oddities from the floor.
Chevrolet is live-streaming the reveal of the all-new Corvette tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.
The FAA will be conducting a “comprehensive review of the design and production of the Boeing 787,” according to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. Concern over Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner has grown this week after a lithium ion battery caught …
With its MyEnergi Lifestyle project, Ford wants to extend the concept of off-peak power consumption to home appliances and further reduce an EV owner’s electric bill and CO2 footprint.
You’re late for a meeting. You pull up to the hotel entrance, but don’t have time to wind your way through the 14-story garage looking for that lone space to park. No problem.
The new year is off to a rough start for Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner, with one plane catching fire and another being sidelined by a fuel leak discovered just after it left the gate. But an analyst says the problems …
Ford and General Motors rolled into CES saying they want to make it easier than ever for developers to create apps that will make their infotainment systems more entertaining, more engaging and more useful.
In an unprecedented move for the auto industry, Ford is giving the architecture underpinning its Sync infotainment system to any automaker who wants it, at no cost and with no restrictions on what they do with it.
Toyota and its luxurious sibling Lexus showed off their “advanced active safety research vehicle” at CES, an LS600h equipped with high-definition cameras, advanced GPS, radar and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) laser tracking systems.
The stats are in and last year will go down as the safest year for airline travel since the dawn of the jet age more 50 years ago.
The Staten Island Ferry will convert a boat to run on liquified natural gas sometime this year, a move that will halve fuel consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent.
This isn’t just an evolution of technology-enabled, connected vehicles. This goes beyond self-driving cars. And it’s more than a simple sensor-network: This is the era of smart mobility — an Internet of Cars.
Hyundai and Kia are turning to Google to provide mapping for its vehicle navi systems, beginning with the 2014 Kia Sorento that we’ll see early this year. The Korean automaker announced Wednesday that it will integrate Google Maps, Google local …
From a community of tens of thousands, three finalists were selected to redesign BMWs to bring safety to communities. Submissions were high on ambition and low on fossil-fuel consumption.
More than 280 motorists traveling on two bridges in British Columbia have had their cars damaged by falling ice.
Bluetooth is good for more than silly headsets and wireless speakers. The city of Calgary, Alberta, is using the technology to give drivers real-time information about travel time during their commute.
A man in Brighton, England, is on his way to building a complete Formula One car from eBay finds and sales from fellow F1 superfans.
Last week was the 109th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight, and SpaceX celebrated in style with the highest flight of its Grasshopper test rocket to date.
Your smartphone has the potential to replace nearly everything else in your pockets, so why not your car keys?
High-speed rail has hit another milestone, this time in China, with the opening of the world’s longest bullet train line.
We’ve driven, ridden and flown some serious kit this year. But only a handful of rides left us weak in the knees and ready to lighten our wallets.
First, we had an ATV that goes on water, now we’ve got a Ural motorcycle and sidecar that’ll sit in the drink without leaking. All you have to do is paddle.
Volvo brings Spotify to the car with help from fellow Swede Ericsson, and could free cloud-connected content for the car from captive data plans.