Automobiles

Chemists will navigate molecular wagons along a tiny golden track

Earlier this month, four self-driving cars raced a 3.2-kilometer (two-mile) track in Northern California

Scientific American technology editor Larry Greenemeier talks with Ken Washington, vice president of Research and Advanced Engineering at Ford, about self-driving cars.

The move sets up a clash with the EPA

The ‘game of chicken’ which could be a serious problem for driverless cars

Self-piloting quadcopters make more sense than an airplane–automobile hybrid—but safety and logistics problems remain

Changes by automakers and the White House would leave some states with more polluting gas-guzzlers, and others with efficient vehicles

Experts argue that self-driving trucks are even more important than autonomous passenger cars, and they’re easier to program

Automakers ask drivers to trust and share the nation’s roadways with autonomous vehicles, but there is no easy answer as to when they will be considered ”safe”

Who knew Knight Rider would be so prescient?

The increasing popularity of trucks and SUVs is contributing to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions from transportation

Greater utility and more luxury