Scott Collie
BMW patents battery-charging suspension system
BMW has patented a system that harvests the energy from your suspension system and feeds it back into a car's battery.
4 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Genesis G80 EV's solar-panel roof adds 1100km range per year, brand claims
Aussies love rooftop solar at home, but what about solar panels on your next EV? Genesis says the benefits are clearly there.
4 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Volkswagen ID. Buzz gets more driver assists via swarm data
Volkswagen is claiming to have some clever new driver-assist aids bundled into its Travel Assist, using shared cloud data.
4 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Solid-state batteries are a decade away - StoreDot
Israeli battery startup StoreDot believes carmakers should be considering semi-solid-state batteries in the medium term.
4 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Inside the Suppliers: Nvidia
Nvidia doesn’t just build graphics cards for avid gamers, and has become a significant supplier for the car industry.
4 Years Ago
William Stopford
Tesla under US criminal investigation for self-driving claims - report
The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly launched a criminal probe into Tesla and whether it misled customers about the capabilities of its driver assist systems.
4 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Dashcams: Which cars have them built-in?
Dashcams are a useful accessory in the event of a crash, for insurance purposes or to record a fun road trip. Which cars have them built-in?
4 Years Ago
James Wong
BP Pulse opens first EV chargers in Australia
BP is now catering to ICE vehicles and EVs at one of its Victorian refuelling sites, opening a pair of EV chargers in Melbourne's north-east.
4 Years Ago
William Stopford
Tesla vehicles not ready to be approved as fully autonomous
Tesla says its autonomous driving technology will be safer than humans next year as it awaits regulatory approval.
4 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Apple launches Spatial Audio in Mercedes-Benz cars
Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Apple to introduce its Spatial Audio surround sound technology for the first time in a car natively.
4 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Hyundai UK opens 'hotel' V2L-powered by Ioniq 5 EVs
Hyundai is showing off the capabilities of its vehicle-to-load technology by opening a pop-up hotel powered only by Ioniq 5 EVs.
4 Years Ago
Vivek Shah
Formula 1 technology in road cars: Part 2
There's a good chance the car you're driving features technology originally developed for Formula 1. Here are a few examples.
4 Years Ago
Jack Quick
StoreDot batteries achieve over 1000 'extreme fast-charging' cycles
StoreDot plans to have its '100in5' fast-charging battery cells in mass production by 2024. Pouches are already being sent to OEM partners.
4 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Toyota and Google partner on next-gen voice assistant in US
Certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the US can now use a Google-developed voice assistant without the need for an internet connection.
4 Years Ago
Jack Quick
BMW vehicles to get in-car gaming from 2023
BMW will offer the cloud-based AirConsole video game platform in its new vehicles starting from next year.
4 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Hyundai Group introducing Level 3 autonomous tech this year
The Genesis G90 will be available with Level 3 autonomous driving technology in South Korea by the end of 2022.
4 Years Ago