GOAL | Reinvent the Wheel
PROJECT | Bridgestone "Airless Concept Tire"
Thesis
Flat tires generate more than 3 million AAA calls each year, and blowouts can easily cause auto accidents. But what if tires didn't need ...READ»
A new documentary chronicles the life and death of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna and with it, how his tragic end led to sweeping changes in car design—and saved countless lives. READ»
Volvo is up with a new concept car that it’s billing as a “masterpiece of Scandinavian Design for car buyers of exquisite tastes.” The vehicle is a “luxury Volvo for China and the world” with an interior that offers a ...READ»
Meet Margie. She’s 36, married, and works as a career counselor at a professional school. With two boys, ages 7 and 10, Margie’s mornings are hectic. After a quick breakfast, she loads the boys and her gym bag in the car. From ...READ»
What do rich folk do when playing the stock market has lost its luster? Buy vintage cars, of course! Collectibles like old-school Ferraris, Maseratis, Mercedes-Benzes, and Rolls-Royces have never been more popular, but the inventory ...READ»
The very idea of a luxury car used to be synonymous with a big hulking sedan or SUV that declared your net worth through its outsize footprint. But then along came the Prius, driven by the likes of Tom Hanks and Leo DiCaprio. And then ...READ»
Google has been secretly testing autonomous cars, we learned this week. The project isn't exactly new: Sebastian Thrun, creator of Google's Street View and the director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, has been ...READ»
We heard this rumor last week, and now it's official: GM is issuing a major update to its OnStar system, adding media controls, text-to-speech text messaging, Facebook, and even an app store. READ»
How do you get a Facebook fix while driving? GM's OnStar might have a solution--one that could compete with the reigning champ, Ford Sync from Microsoft.READ»
Just when you thought -- or at least hoped -- the Automobile Age was sputtering to its inglorious end, China went and planned itself a car museum.READ»
Once upon a time, cars used to be all about mechanics. Now it's all about technology--oh, and clever, tech-based marketing. Volkswagen has seized on this fact and is using it as a way of improving its vehicles, hiring talent--oh, and ...READ»
Panasonic scored the jackpot this week with Tesla Motors' announcement that the electronics giant will be the automaker's sole supplier of electric vehicle battery packs. As part of the partnership, Tesla and Panasonic will also ...READ»
In the midst of a review of its advertising creative, Volkswagen is launching the media push for its next-gen GTI automobile with a single, cost-efficient marketing tool: a single iPhone app. Rather than one of the big-budget ...READ»
Taking a train ride must be more environmentally sound than getting flung into the sky on a plane, right? Maybe not, according to researchers at U.C. Berkeley's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Arpad Horpath and ...READ»
Tesla's Model S stole many a headline during its launch last week. But when it comes getting an all-electric sedan onto the market, Tesla's time in the limelight may be brief: Proton and Detroit Electric are planning on putting an ...READ»
The annual Geneva Motor Show is a showcase event where concept car designers display their vision for the future. Here's a look at ten cars from the show that reveal a greener--and more expensive--future.READ»
Think "hybrid eco-powered car" and you think "Prius" right? Well you shouldn't. You should substitute the mental image of that conventional, if revolutionary auto for the Frazer-Nash Namir from Giugiaro for two ...READ»
