Michael Coates

The software-defined car has become a running meme for the auto industry over the last few years. Each new car is presented as a way to create ongoing

Surfing has always been the classic surfer vs. nature battle. It’s a surfer, a board and a wave — winner take all. Enter the Fliteboard. The Fliteboard is

Building a new automotive factory is a billion dollar investment. Retooling an existing factory can also mean hundreds of millions of dollars of expense.

We’ve Reached the Tipping Point of Vehicle Electrification  Innovation & Tech Today

12 New EVs Coming, But Many not for Three Years Most car companies don’t talk about future product in good times, for fear of distracting from current models on sale. When the market’s not smiling on their brand, they might open up more about what they have coming. Chalk it up to a worldwide pandemic that has crushed dreams of a decent 2020 automotive market then, that General Motors has released extensive details of its plan to introduce 12 new electric models in the next four years.

Corporation Uses Racing as Quick Test for New Products More than a century ago, corporate giant DuPont waded into the automotive world by investing in the fledgling General Motors Corporation, with the eponymous head of DuPont ending up being its chairman and later president. The chemical company lately hasn’t been involved to that degree in the car business, but last year found another sector of automotive that suited its business model—Formula 1 racing.

New Models Introduced This Week Offer Electric or High-Horsepower Gas Choices The automotive market is not always clear in the direction it’s taking at any given moment. This week was one of those weeks. Future SUV buyers are going to be able to choose from a very green path or one emphasizing horsepower and off-road proficiency.

While headlines have showcased a dip in the light-duty car sector, big trucks, commercial vehicles, over-the-road, and short-haul semis have seen a surge in recent technology deployments.

Retail Giant Spends $1B+ for Zoox AV Startup Amazon appears to be looking for new markets to dominate, including future robotaxis, as it last week added

General Motors surprised some industry watchers by making one of its 20 upcoming electric vehicles a commercial van. In addition, the electric van will be the third in a series of new vehicles coming out of the repurposed Hamtramck (Detroit) plant.

Mercedes-Benz invented the automobile 134 years ago—and four years from now is asserting it will reinvent the transportation device. New models introduced in 2024 with being equipped with a still-being-designed super processor from chipmaker Nvidia that will allow customers to upgrade their cars later and add new features such as self-driving capabilities.

EV infrastructure is a critical part of the industry's growth, but we’re still trying to figure it out as a business.

Intel’s former CEO Brian Krzanich told journalists last year that eight hours of driving in an AV would generate 30 terabytes (that’s 3,000 gigabytes) of data.

Three fuel cell models are for sale: the new compact crossover Hyundai Nexo, Toyota’s Mirai sedan, and the Honda Clarity sedan. Sales numbers are not moving like battery electrics.

The key is to not call it “cold fusion.” The current most popular term is Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR).

The lithium-ion battery, the current battery of choice, is paving the way for the next generation, solid-state batteries.

What can blockchain bring to autonomous vehicles? Security, safety, and a whole new approach to ownership. We’ll explain how.

Australia-based startup Zoox is planning to have autonomous vehicles on the road in 2020. Here is how they are going to do it.

“Let’s do an electric car,” was the go statement Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart, Technical Design Director at Jaguar, remembers as the start of the I-Pace.