Automobiles

With cheap oil, consumers are again buying gas-guzzling SUVs and pickups, dragging down auto-company fleet averages

Individuals offer their charging stations to the public, to fill gaps in commercial recharging networks

Just like desktops, laptops and smartphones, plugs to rapidly charge electric cars are not compatible across brands

In his TED2016 talk, Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick talks about how we could use today’s technology to reduce congestion and pollution in our cities through carpooling.

Decades of research have warned about the human attention span in automated cockpits 

Used electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are also hot commodities

Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: July 8, 1916

The law, in force during weekday daylight hours, is a bold move to cut smog

Amid a federal investigation, ignorance of the technology’s limitations comes into focus

Low gasoline prices have boosted SUV sales, reducing fleetwide fuel efficiency

Tesla says neither the driver nor autopilot noticed a truck turning in front of the car

Autonomous vehicles may put people in life-or-death situations. Will the outcomes be decided by ethics or data?