The Rivian Assistant is available for both Gen1 and Gen2 hardware. Rivian has quickly built a reputation as one of the auto industry’s leaders when it comes to vehicle software. Its clean-sheet approach to an electric vehicle’s electronic architecture earned it a $5 billion investment from Volkswagen Group, and…
Audi made sure to consult American tastes for its first full-size SUV. Audi provided flights from Washington, DC, to Munich, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could see the new Q9 (and drive something you can read about later). Ars does not accept paid editorial content. MUNICH—Later this summer, Audi…
Rather than dig in, the sport is being proactive about fixing the problem. Formula 1’s on-track racing might look a bit different in 2026 than it did in 2006 or 1986, but it’s reassuring to know that the sport’s off-track action remains as engrossing as ever. Right now, that…
Nordschleife-specialist Manthey has developed an upgrade package for the Porsche EV. Porsche is known for building cars that really are extremely good right out of the box. Yes, they tend to be more expensive than the other German luxury car brands, particularly once the option list comes out. But…
Without giving much away, CEO RJ Scaringe teased the idea of an R2 pickup and an R2X. We don’t have too much longer to wait for Rivian’s hotly anticipated R2 electric SUV. After cutting its teeth with the ground-breaking R1T electric pickup truck, plus the three-row SUV version (the…
We tour Ford’s top-secret Electric Vehicle Development Center in California. LONG BEACH, Calif.—2026 is a strange time for electric vehicles in the US. The current administration has no desire to push for their adoption and has rescinded the federal tax credit on which EV sales have depended for years.…
The Dutch road authority will ask other EU regulators to approve the driver assist. Following last year’s Tesla shareholder vote, CEO Elon Musk’s near-incomprehensible wealth is now inextricably linked in part to the number of active “FSD” subscriptions his electric car company can sign up. And last month, the…
2026’s Formula 1 championship now looks far from a foregone thing. After an unanticipated five-week break in the season, Formula One resumed action this past weekend in Miami. Held at a temporary circuit around Hard Rock Stadium, the event is emblematic of the Liberty era of F1: a turbocharged…
Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more. Toyota provided flights from Albany, New York, to Tokyo and accommodation so Ars could visit Woven City. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. At the Consumer Electronics Show in 2020, Toyota…
We’ll soon get to see the brand’s first EV; first, a more honed V12 four-seater. Did you know that SUVs now account for 6 in 10 new vehicles sold in Europe? That’s even higher than in the US or China, where market share for lifted hatchbacks currently runs at…
