Intelligent Machines The Latest Driverless Cars Don’t Need a Programmer Either The technique that helped a computer master the game of Go is about to be tested in real vehicles as a way to cope with complex driving situations. by Will Knight 2017-01-08T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy The Paris Motor Show Confirms It: The Future Is Electric Any automaker worth its salt is showing off a battery-powered car. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-09-29T13:20:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy BMW Built a Power Plant from Old Electric-Car Batteries The carmaker is exploring ways to find new life for its spent batteries. by Michael Reilly 2016-09-26T16:25:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Your Car’s Sensors Are About to Shorten Your Commute Mapping company Here aims to crowdsource data from cars’ on-board sensors and use it to alert drivers or autonomous vehicles to conditions on the road ahead. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-09-26T10:55:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines 2021 May Be the Year of the Fully Autonomous Car BMW and Ford have each announced an aggressive time line for producing self-driving cars. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-08-17T00:10:00-04:00
Business Impact Big Auto Searches for Meaning Beyond Selling Cars Car companies from Ford to BMW take a page from Silicon Valley’s playbook to offer transportation services, in some cases without a real business model in mind. by Bradley Berman 2016-01-21T00:00:00-05:00
Climate Change Where’s the Affordable Carbon Fiber Automobile? A test drive of the Alfa Romeo 4C reveals what a difference carbon fiber can make in a car. by Bradley Berman 2015-08-10T00:00:00-04:00
Business Impact How Human-Robot Teamwork Will Upend Manufacturing Robots are starting to collaborate with human workers in factories, offering greater efficiency and flexibility. by Will Knight 2014-09-16T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy What Noise Does the Electric Car Make? Electric vehicles can be so quiet that they pose a new risk on the road. But what kind of artificial sound should be added? by Don Norman 2014-02-07T11:25:00-05:00
News 2013: The Best Long Reads of the Year Advanced technologies are affecting everything from our sense of privacy and free speech to the types of jobs that are available to the foods that we eat. In our best features this year, we got into these highly controversial topics. by David Rotman 2013-12-31T00:00:00-05:00
