And not just any personality, but one that checks a few key factors in human social science.   Humans are complex creatures. The way we forge relationships and interact with others isn’t the simplest thing to explain, but thanks to social scientists, we have a basic outline for how personalities mesh with one another. But […]

The hot hatch is getting some fancy aftermarket jewelry to make it stand out in Vegas.   The Hyundai Veloster N is already a real rowdy boy from the factory, but being rowdy enough for public use is nowhere near enough to make a splash at the automotive aftermarket’s annual Enchantment Under the Sea dance, […]

Want to watch the game from the car? How about a tailgate-mounted projector?     Streaming video while driving is a cardinal no-no for drivers, but what if the vehicle could do it when parked? One of Ford’s latest patent applications appears to center around the idea of turning its vehicles into mobile movie theaters […]

MARBELLA, SPAIN — At the launch of the 2017 Bentayga, Bentley execs repeatedly referred to their new 4×4 as “the world’s first luxury SUV.” That sort of marketing bluster will surely come as a shock to the rest of the automotive world, given that leather-lined high riders have been buoying industry profits for decades. It […]

Tesla’s in-house chip is 21 times faster than the older Nvidia model Tesla used. And each car’s computer has two for safety.     Designing your own chips is hard. But Tesla, one of the most aggressive developers of autonomous vehicle technology, thinks it’s worth it. The company revealed details Tuesday about how it fine-tuned […]

  There has been a long history of voice systems in cars, but it’s a history littered with awkward application, frustration and ultimately, functions that never worked. But it’s now 2019 and systems like Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa are tearing up the voice control playbook and popularising voice over touch control. The secret is […]

  Elon Musk has confirmed via Twitter that Tesla owners will soon have the ability to watch YouTube or Netflix on the big screen of their Tesla car. Before you get over-excited and suggest that this might be dangerous, the feature will only work when the car is stationary, according to Musk, but if or […]