The first of BMW’s clean-sheet “Neue Klasse” EVs hits it out of the park. BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Malaga, Spain, and accommodation so Ars could drive the iX3. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. The new BMW iX3 is an important car for the automaker.…
Yet another twist in the championship with two more weekends to go. AT&T provided flights from Washington, DC, to Las Vegas and accommodation so Ars could attend the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LAS VEGAS—Formula 1 held the third annual Las Vegas Grand…
Since the last time we spoke to Red Bull, its cars have 3 times as many sensors on them. AT&T provided flights from Washington, DC, to Las Vegas and accommodation so Ars could attend the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LAS VEGAS—A Formula…
Conversational AI from your phone cast to your car should be about to get better. Google’s platform for casting audio and navigation apps from a smartphone to a car’s infotainment system beat Apple’s to market by a good while, but that head start has not always kept Android Auto…
The concept is meant to inspire the next generation of electric single-seaters. We’re in something of a purple patch if you’re a fan of clever new technology in single-seat race cars. Out in the Middle East, the autonomous A2RL crew held another race at Yas Marina, one that by…
A Reddit user posted video of his safety driver sleeping at the wheel in San Fransisco. As Tesla’s profits shrink and its model lineup continues to age, the company remains focused on establishing new lines of business. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says there’s not much his Optimus robots won’t…
The EV failed to match the 2018 stunt, damaging the stairway in the process. Be careful with your marketing stunts around national landmarks. That should be the take-home message from Chery Automobile’s recent attempt to measure itself up against Land Rover, an attempt that went sadly wrong. In 2018,…
We’ve seen schoolbuses and big pickups do V2G; how about a smaller car? Not everything about the future sucks. Like electric cars. Sure, there’s one thing that dinosaur-burners do better—short refueling stops—but even the least efficient EV is still multiple times better than its gas equivalent. So much better…
Hydrogen and solar power the rally infrastructure, but navigation is low-tech. I’ve been involved with the Rebelle Rally since its inception in 2016, either as a competitor or live show host, and over the past 10 years, I’ve seen it evolve from a scrappy rally with big dreams to…
Almost half of US car buyers won’t consider a car without Apple CarPlay. Apple CarPlay, the interface that lets you cast your phone to your car’s infotainment screen, may finally be coming to Tesla’s electric vehicles. CarPlay is nearly a decade old at this point, and it has become…
