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19 Oct 2022, 08:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / This has not been a good year for delivery robots, as FedEx announced it is stopping the development of its last-mile delivery robot Roxo. The news came after Amazon confirmed it is “pivoting and reimagining” its equivalent Scout progra...
18 Oct 2022, 18:51 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Volkswagen Eurovan, the name chosen for the American-bound Transporter T4, had a patchy career. The only versions that seemed unaffected by a sales slump were the Westfalia and Winnebago conversions. This 1993 Westfalia MV Weekender is still in...
18 Oct 2022, 17:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Establishing eye contact with the driver of an approaching vehicle is the best way to know that they saw you and you are safe to cross. But what about autonomous vehicles, whose eyes do you gaze into? Researchers at the University of Tokyo think th...
18 Oct 2022, 15:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla owners in cold climate regions have complained about the frozen door handles preventing them from entering the car. Now, Tesla finally decided to offer a remote door opening via the Tesla app, which could prove a godsend in a blizzard. Tes...
18 Oct 2022, 13:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Watching Elon Musk behaving like a four-year-old child, it’s hard to consider that he’s well past his fifties. His back-and-forth statements about Starlink’s service to the Ukrainian government have made him look untrustworthy, wh...
18 Oct 2022, 10:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people think that Tesla Autopilot causes drivers to be distracted, but studies show this is not the case. Jerry has studied 62,000 drivers in 52 different makes of vehicles and has come up with some interesting findings regarding Tesla drivers...
18 Oct 2022, 08:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The 2022 Paris Motor Show was mostly a French house salon spiced up by a couple of Asian companies. Among them, the Chinese BYD stood up with a large floor area showcasing its recently launched European lineup, but also the Seal, its next-generatio...
17 Oct 2022, 17:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / There are few things so rewarding as owning an original Volkswagen Type 2 Sunroof Deluxe. The 21-window Bus still fascinates collectors around the world enough that many knock-off replicas are flying around. This 1966 example selling on Bring a Tra...
17 Oct 2022, 16:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One of the best features Rivian offered R1T owners was the Camp Kitchen, which put the Gear Tunnel to good use. Recently, Rivian sent an email to reservation holders announcing that the Camp Kitchen and its accompanying Gear Tunnel Shuttle are no l...
17 Oct 2022, 15:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise is more famous for the traffic blockages that its autonomous vehicles are causing in San Francisco every once in a while. The company wants to change that when the Cruise Origin self-driving capsule will launch “in the coming months.&r...
17 Oct 2022, 13:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / VinFast launched in 2017 as a car company, and at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, it introduced its first models, the LUX SA2.0 and the LUX A2.0. as redesigned BMX X5 and BMW 5 Series, respectively. The Vietnamese company has gone a long way since then ...
17 Oct 2022, 11:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Hydrogen propulsion systems are starting to become cool again, with several new and old carmakers announcing new models fueled by the colorful gas. NamX innovates on the concept by offering hybrid hydrogen storage with a fixed tank and swappable hy...
17 Oct 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla finally updated the emergency rear-door release on its Model Y to allow easier access to the mechanical door release in an emergency. The update was introduced in August for the vehicles built at Fremont and followed in September with those m...
16 Oct 2022, 15:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The success of the current Ford Bronco can be accurately traced back to the first-generation Bronco’s design. Seeing this unrestored 1972 Ford Bronco, I can understand the hype and why the sixth-generation Bronco is so desirable. The Bronc...
16 Oct 2022, 12:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As the start of Tesla Cybertruck production (hopefully) approaches, the anticipation builds up and makes everyone see Cybertrucks all over. The packages that Tesla enthusiast Joe Tegtmeyer spotted at Giga Texas might be the real deal, though. Te...
16 Oct 2022, 10:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / While many advocate for higher-capacity batteries to enable electric vehicles to travel further on a battery charge, others think the opposite is better. Instead of having a big battery, it is more efficient to have a smaller one that charges in a ...
14 Oct 2022, 21:42 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The attention to detail you’ll see in this 1965 Volkswagen Type 2 is breathtaking, with no amount spared. Everywhere you look, it’s like the Bus has just left the factory or a professional restoration shop. But the Bus purists might be ...
14 Oct 2022, 16:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has decided to drop the ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles in another move to transition to pure Tesla Vision in the future. The measure was analyzed by the experts at Munro & Associates, taking into account both the cost-cutting aspect...
14 Oct 2022, 15:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Unplugged Performance’s relationship with Tesla has grown from circumstantial to official recognition status as Tesla’s authorized service and body repair shop. It’s much more than that, though, with UP gaining early access to Tes...
14 Oct 2022, 13:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Sometimes dismissed as just a piece of colored plastic with bulbs inside, the taillights can be incredibly expensive in the case of the GMC Hummer EV. One owner was shocked when the dealer told him it cost $4,040 to buy the passenger-side taillight...