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A consortium led by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll will invest up to $650 million in Aston Martin. Stroll’s Formula 1 team, Racing Point, will become Aston Martin F1 starting in 2021, and Aston’s long-term collaboration with Red Bull Racing will end. The automaker will suspend EV development until after 2025. Aston Martin has been having […] More
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office A pair of patent applications filed by Ford with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office appear to involve features for the upcoming Bronco’s roof. The first patent is for a removable roof structure that gets rid of the B-, C-, and D-pillars as well as roof rails and crossbeams, providing […] More
San Francisco Public Works On Wednesday, January 29, the city of San Francisco banned privately owned automobiles from its busy Market Street. This follows a move by New York City to remove cars from 14th Street in October 2019. In Europe’s major urban areas, car-free zones cover entire city centers and neighborhoods. As of January […] More
Mazda is bestowing some updates to the MX-5 Miata roadster and RF models for 2020. There are newly available colors and a few pieces of new equipment. Prices rise by $700–$890. The 2020 Miata goes on sale in February. We feel grateful every time the Mazda MX-5 Miata lives to see a new model year. […] More
Pirelli rolled out its 5G-connected Cyber Tire during a 5G vehicle communication event, claiming it’s the first tire in the world that can talk to the driver via 5G wireless technology. The tires can detect road conditions, miles traveled, and dynamic load, and then it can transmit information to the driver and warn other drivers […] More
Researchers in Israel tricked vehicles into braking and swerving by projecting images that vehicles’ advanced driver-assist systems interpreted as real. Both Tesla’s and Mobileye’s systems were fooled by the researchers. The experiment is a reminder that drivers need to pay attention to the road while driver-assistance systems are active. You can’t really buy a self-driving […] More
The GMC Hummer EV will be a new all-electric pickup truck from General Motors. It’s first appearing in a series of ads for the 2020 Super Bowl. GMC claims it will go on sale in late 2021, that it will have 1000 horsepower, and that it will go from zero to 60 mph in 3 […] More
The first teaser trailer for the newest Fast and Furious film just debuted, so what better time to look back at what made the original movie so special? Dominic Toretto’s Dodge Charger remains one of the film’s most iconic cars. Here’s the full story behind how it came to be. Craig Lieberman, one of the […] More
