The Model S is one of the fastest cars out there, but it won’t be Tesla‘s fastest for too long. CEO Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla’s next-generation Roadster would beat the Model S when it came to speed. But he added that we shouldn’t expect another Roadster for a few more years. In February, the…
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This $88 Device Lets You Hack And Modify Your Car’s System
Famous hacker George Hotz put his first car product on the market on Friday, a few months after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration prevented him from selling a self-driving roof kit. Called Panda, the device sells for $88 and can plug into a vehicle’s OBDII port to access data typically only available to vehicle…
Decide Who Your Self-Driving Car Should Kill On The Road
Driving cars are being assumed as the future of transport. These computer-driven cars are being hailed as more intelligent than human drivers, though, they are far behind as of now. The self-driving cars use artificial intelligence to move on the road. But other important things needing attention are the emergency situations which require the driver…
The Story Behind Apple and Tesla Model X?
It’s no secret that car companies routinely buy (and tear apart) each other’s vehicles on a regular basis, either to gain intel or just for the sick pleasure of wanton destruction. So if Apple has two brand-new Model Xs sitting outside a building that’s been linked to its self-driving car division, that means Apple’s building…
Audi is Making its own Tesla
Audi’s ramping up its electric car plans and hopes to have three models by 2020. It’ll also form a new subsidiary to work on autonomous cars. The company’s chief executive Rupert Stadler told Reuters that Audi’s renewed push for electric cars is a direct result of the emissions scandal that embroiled its parent company Volkswagen….
Ad shows what humans would look like if they could withstand car crashes
In a shift from its traditional road safety campaigns, the Transport Accident Commission has collaborated with a leading trauma surgeon, a crash investigation expert, and a world-renowned Melbourne artist to produce “Graham,” an interactive lifelike model demonstrating human vulnerability. Graham has been designed with bodily features that might be present in humans if they had…
Google has a secret plan to take over public parking and transit
A secret subsidy of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is planning to completely revolutionize public parking and transportation, according to a new report that shines a light on the ambitious initiative. The mysterious company is Sidewalk Labs, and has begun offering cities its high-tech services, which claim to make it easier to drive and park by creating…
Porsche reveals its Tesla-killer electric car
For decades, Porsche has made some of the world’s most beautiful sports cars… and now it’s setting its sights on Tesla. The iconic German automaker on Monday unveiled its new Mission E concept, a new four-door, four-seat all-electric car that features system power of 600 horsepower, acceleration of 0 to 60 miles per hour in…
Tesla is secretly adding over 50 hp to the Model S P90D Ludicrous based on 3rd party testing, what does it mean?
Last year, Tesla had some troubles with the way it calculated the power output of its electric vehicles. The company had to go in mediation with over hundred of its customers in Norway and eventually changed the advertised horsepowers of the Model S P85D from 691 hp to 463 hp. The issues mostly revolved around…
Bentley used NASA technology to take this 53-billion-pixel picture of a car
Look at the image above. Pretty nice picture of the Golden Gate Bridge, huh? Well, WRONG. It’s actually a pretty nice picture of a $330,000 car, the Bentley Mulsanne. You can’t see the vehicle at this distance, but you can visit Bentley’s website and zoom inyourself. It goes from panoramic view of the bridge, all the…
Pixar movies after Finding Dory: Release date calendar
Roughly 13 years passed between Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, and yet, here we are, on the opening weekend of release of Disney/Pixar’s follow-up to the second-most successful movie of 2003, wondering: What’s next? It’s a perfectly natural question to ask of the hit-making studio, especially as they gear up for a new wave of…
A High-Speed Timelapse Build of Lego’s Giant New Porsche Is 25 Minutes Long
We already knew Lego’s new Porsche 911 GT3 RS Technic set weighed in at a whopping 2,704 pieces, and measures almost two feet long when fully constructed. But the complex build takes so long that even an accelerated timelapse video of it being assembled is still over 25 minutes. But it’s not like you have…