Nearly five years after it first revealed its ID Buzz concept at the Detroit auto show, Volkswagen is finally ready to show off a production-ready version of the beloved vehicle. VW CEO Herbert Diess tweeted that the “legend returns” on March 9th, along with a gif of the automaker’s iconic Microbus. A staple of coastal… Continue reading VW sets a date for the reveal of its production-ready electric Microbus
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BMW shows off huge 31-inch in-car screen to keep backseat passengers entertained
BMW has revealed a new in-car technology it’s calling Theatre Screen at this year’s CES. It’s not clear when or if this massive 31-inch, 32:9 display will be made available to consumers, but BMW suggests it can be fitted somehow into the ceiling of luxury cars, descending to transform the back seats into a “private… Continue reading BMW shows off huge 31-inch in-car screen to keep backseat passengers entertained
Pete Buttigieg wants vision tests for self-driving cars
It’s something of a tradition for the US secretary of transportation to address the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and talk about all the ways that the government hopes to foster innovation in technology and transportation. This year, despite surging cases of omicron putting a damper on the show, Pete Buttigieg held up… Continue reading Pete Buttigieg wants vision tests for self-driving cars
Volvo confident it can get its ‘unsupervised’ highway driving mode approved in California
Volvo announced a new advanced driver assist system called Ride Pilot system, in which its vehicles drive themselves on certain highways without any human supervision. Ride Pilot will be available as a subscription service to customers in California, the company announced at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show. It’s an ambitious plan that carries its own… Continue reading Volvo confident it can get its ‘unsupervised’ highway driving mode approved in California
Chip shortages cost GM the US vehicle sales crown it’s held since 1931
General Motors is no longer the top seller of vehicles in the US as reported Tuesday by CNBC. The Detroit powerhouse lost the crown to Toyota, which reportedly sold about 114,000 more vehicles than GM in 2021. GM reported Tuesday that total sales were down almost 13 percent last year due to semiconductor shortages. Vehicle… Continue reading Chip shortages cost GM the US vehicle sales crown it’s held since 1931
Mobileye and Geely team up to build a self-driving car you can buy
Mobileye, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Intel, and Geely, China’s largest automaker, are joining forces to develop a consumer-ready autonomous vehicle that they claim will be ready by 2024. The self-driving car, which will also be battery-electric, will be produced under Geely’s Zeekr brand, which was unveiled last year as the automaker’s “new electric… Continue reading Mobileye and Geely team up to build a self-driving car you can buy
Apple’s new ad invites you to imagine dying alone without a Watch on your wrist
Apple wants you to know that buying a $400 smartwatch could be a matter of life-and-death — and it’s brilliantly, gruesomely captured that feeling in a new TV ad. Titled “911,” the one-minute ad spot doesn’t show any of the gory details — you simply hear three phone conversations between 911 operators and people who… Continue reading Apple’s new ad invites you to imagine dying alone without a Watch on your wrist
Intel and Samsung’s new demo shows how blisteringly fast a PCIe 5.0 SSD setup will be
PCIe 5.0 SSDs have already started to get announced ahead of CES 2022, with Samsung and Adata teasing early hardware that supports the new standard. But it’s not just theoretical: Intel has released a new demo video showing off Samsung’s new PM1743 PCIe NVMe SSD in action (together with Intel’s Core i9-12900K CPU, of course)… Continue reading Intel and Samsung’s new demo shows how blisteringly fast a PCIe 5.0 SSD setup will be
Google pulls back the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro December update to fix dropped calls
The rollout of the first major update for Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro has been slow and plagued by reports of problems. Now the company says it paused releasing the December 2021 update to investigate reports of calls dropping and disconnecting. The news arrived in a post on the Google Support forums (via… Continue reading Google pulls back the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro December update to fix dropped calls
NYC orders nearly 200 Mustang Mach-Es for police and first responders
On Wednesday, New York City announced it has ordered 184 fully electric Ford Mustang Mach-Es for use by law enforcement and emergency response workers. The vehicles are set to be delivered by June 2022, as part of an $11.5 million contract that will remain in place for five years. The city said the Mach-Es would… Continue reading NYC orders nearly 200 Mustang Mach-Es for police and first responders