Emerging Technologies

Wireless EV charging road opens for testing in Detroit

The quarter-mile stretch is the first step in a planned electric road system

Hyundai’s factory of the future employs robot dogs, harvests vegetables

Touring the Singapore facility that's a giant experiment in manufacturing processes and robotics

Humanoid robots are here, but they're awkward. Do we really need them?

For menial work humans reject, 'we can sell millions of humanoids, billions maybe'

Record you having sex? Every car is a smart car, and it's a privacy nightmare

Mozilla told us what auto companies perhaps can do, but what are they actually doing?

Ultra-fast prototype Polestar 5 coming next year with batteries from StoreDot

StoreDot says its batteries can add 100 miles in 5 minutes

Lexus AreneOS lets you point at objects outside your car and get info

We take a ride in a prototype and test our trigger finger

This Israeli company is building a road that charges electric vehicles in Detroit

Electreon partners with Michigan to test roads that top up EV batteries on the go

Toyota Neo Steer Prototype First Drive Review: Feet-free motoring is pretty groovy

Intuitive, comfortable, and fantastic for accessibility

We test Toyota's manual EV prototype for the first time, and it's freaky

It can also simulate multiple powertrains and automatic transmissions

Ford BlueCruise tops Consumer Reports' tests of advanced driver assist systems

None of these systems can drive a vehicle without a person ready to take control

Toyota shows off the seriously cute Land Hopper and other electric concept vehicles

They're unlikely to become real products but are an interesting look at future mobility

Toyota's unlikely partner on solid-state EV batteries? A Japanese oil company

They've found solutions to common issues, like why the batteries sometimes crack

Nissan using AI to accelerate research into technologies like solid-state batteries

What used to take 20 years now takes just two

Solar panels and wind turbines show greater growth than the Model T

Green energy's spread is dramatic even compared to the biggest past disruptive technologies

Look Ma, no hands! Or eyes! Our first 'drive' of Mercedes Drive Pilot

First Level 3 automated driving system in the U.S. lets you watch TV behind the wheel

The 'tipping point' for wide EV adoption has arrived. Now what?

More drivers are buying EVs, but there are obstacles to mass adoption

Toyota's EV battery future promises 500 miles of range by 2026 — and much more beyond

Kiss goodbye to range anxiety: batteries with 900 miles of range are in Toyota's plans

Automakers can, and do, use your private information however they want

Mozilla report says they even claim they can collect 'intimate' details

Apple seeks patent for an augmented reality windshield

AR projections would overlay data on the vehicle and its surroundings for the driver

Ford to install hands-off driving hardware in more vehicles, sell subscriptions

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