Automobiles

A new device promises to tell police when a driver has been sending messages while behind the wheel, but is it legal? Larry Greenemeier reports.

Humans are increasingly entrusting our security, health and safety to “black box” intelligent machines

The Robocar, a fully autonomous electric racecar, recently debuted in Times Square, New York City. Watch how the Roborace team behind it imagine a new motorsport and how the Robocar might accelerate the development of the consumer autonomous car.

Roborace is creating a new motorsport to accelerate the arrival of self-driving cars

Automakers, regulators, legislators and utilities are increasingly working together to boost sales of electric vehicles

Tactile maps could help blind pedestrians cross increasingly complex intersections

A moving web of sensor-laden vehicles and smart intersections will transform how we get around town

Reducing the platinum in fuel-cell catalysts could help bring hydrogen-powered vehicles to the mass market

The need for specially designed engines to run biodiesel is holding back the technology

New technology could power buses and cars on the go, but will it be cost-effective?

A new report finds that layering autonomous and electric tech with ride-sharing could cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050

Flying cars are the latest tech-tastic news bubbling out of Silicon Valley. But even if they are feasible, will they solve any real problems?