automobiles
Cars

Modified Cars Ferried Crews Along Rails In Style

There are a lot of things that can go wrong with the 140,695 miles of railroad covering America. The tracks have to be inspected regularly and, rather than send crews out in full-sized train cars, these modified automobiles often did the job.

21 June 2011

Cars

Are Rising Gas Prices One Cure For Obesity?

There may be one benefit to the rising cost of gas. It could make Americans less fat.

20 March 2011

Cars

Crash Test Tesla Model S Alpha Hints At Electric Sports Sedans To Come

The orange beauty here is one of the crash test cars that Tesla will send into a wall at some future date to judge the car’s impact worthiness. It’s also an indication of what’s next from the electric car company.

15 January 2011

Cars

You Can Rent A Tesla Roadster For Relatively Cheap

There are only 1500 Tesla Roadsters in existence, and they’re not cheap. But if you live in San Francisco and are over 30, you can still get your hands on one; for $US25 an hour, that is.

11 January 2011

Cars

Watch This Massive Australian Flood Clear An Entire Parking Lot

Queensland, Australia is in the midst of a massive flooding disaster that’s already claimed (at least) eight lives. Now, we’ve got some amazing amateur video of the flooding that shows—in horrifying glory—its full, powerful, car-moving devastation. Watch inside.

11 December 2010

Cars

Europe Wants Self Driving Cars, And It Wants Them Now

A project funded by the European Commission is working to develop an infrastructure for self-driving cars. The system, called SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment), will allow cars to autonomously travel in a convoy. Also, testing begins NOW.

20 September 2010

Cars

Three Teams Split $US10 Million Automotive X-Prize

Of the 136 fuel-efficient vehicles entered into the 2010 Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize, three 100 mile-per-gallon contenders emerged victorious this week to share in the $US10 million prize. These are their names:

19 July 2010

Cars

Prototype Vehicle Warning Seat System Vibrates When Danger Is Near

Is my arse vibrating again or am I about to run headlong into a Mack truck? Well, if a prototype out of the Yale School of Engineering comes to pass, in my hypothetical future both could be true! Wild ride!

6 June 2010

This Creative Robot Paints What Cars Sound Like

Electric cars get a lot of attention, and some of it has focused on a seemingly insignificant detail: the sounds their engines make. Nils Voelker’s little robot certainly doesn’t think those sounds are insignificant—it turns them into art.

23 May 2010

Cars

Be The Conductor Of Your Own Personal Mercedes-Benz Train

The Mercedes-Benz Hexawheel concept is perfect if you need to do some serious off-roading and want to stay classy while doing so. Also, two Benzes are better than one and six wheels are better than four. That’s just math.

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