Car Trends and Innovation

If your car is built like a supersonic plane, you can sure reach blazing fast speeds. But what about a car you can actually buy?

By Talon Homer

Frunks, usually reserved for VW Beetles and classic European sports cars, are moving into the mainstream, as trunks take a front seat.

By Cherise Threewitt

All you have to do is sit back and relax.

By Cherise Threewitt

Will the programming of truly driverless cars prevent them from violating traffic laws? That might actually make traffic move faster.

By Patrick J. Kiger

Every major car maker in the world is focused on developing self-driving cars. Automotive manufacturers from BMW to Ford are pouring tons of money and resources into getting self-driving cars on the roads, as are leading tech companies like Apple and Google. In fact, Google spent last summer testing their version of the self-driving car […] The post 10 Reasons That Self-Driving Cars Might Actually Suck appeared first on Goliath.

By Jack Sackman

It's arriving in bits and pieces, but there's a whole new world of automotive tech coming in the next decade. The future of self-driving cars has the potential to be pretty amazing.

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Nissan, along with nanotechnology firm Nano Labs, has created an automotive paint that repels water and oil. Will it be an option on your next new car?

By Cherise Threewitt

Nissan's Smart Rearview Mirror is the world's first LCD monitor that helps you see more clearly what is behind your vehicle when you're driving down the road.

By Cherise Threewitt

This robot may be a one-trick pony; but what it does, it does so well. It fills your fuel tank faster and better than you ever could, puny human.

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

How would you like to save $300 to $400 million on your annual fuel bill? The U.S. Navy is ready -- and they'll do it with rotating detonation engines.

By Cherise Threewitt

Modern cars and trucks can keep track of their own health. The problem often comes when they try to communicate their information to the driver. How does your car talk to you?

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

A sun visor's primary role in any car is pretty straightforward, right? But as far as automotive designers and aftermarket electronics manufacturers are concerned, anything can be improved.

By Cherise Threewitt

She talks, she jokes, she knows where all the best restaurants are, and she's even handy with a map. Now Siri may be coming to your car.

By Chris Opfer

Most auto manufacturers want to make it clear that they're not trying to take driving away from the driver. But research shows that we could use a little help in the braking department.

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

From a user's standpoint, MirrorLink is pretty slick. It's the magic that makes your smartphone's computer and the car's computer talk to each other.

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Did you know that Goodyear has been making run-flat tires for NASCAR since 1966? Decades later, tire engineers are still perfecting the design for everyday drivers on public roads.

By Cherise Threewitt

Thieves and thugs will always find a way to take something they didn't work for. But just how vulnerable are modern automobiles to a high-tech attack?

By Akweli Parker

In an age of diminishing fuel resources and increasing gasoline costs, auto manufacturers are doing everything they can to make cars more energy efficient.

By Christopher Lampton

It's no secret that technology changes fast -- and the auto industry is no exception. So what's in store for future cars?

By Christopher Neiger

Fred Flintstone had a car that he had to power with his own feet; by that standard, all of today's cars are pretty easy to use. But cars are becoming even more user-friendly -- so user-friendly, in fact, that they may not even require a user at all.

By Molly Edmonds

Hybrid manufacturers tend to keep their focus on gas mileage and power, but that's starting to change as eco-plastics debut in some of the market's most popular cars. Where might you find eco-plastic in your hybrid?

By Julia Layton

When most people are ready for a new car, the process typically involves a local car dealer or a few hours of online auto shopping. For others, it's the start of a project that may take years to finish.

By Eric Baxter

Synthetic motor oils have evolved rapidly in recent years to improve gas mileage, increase time between oil changes, clean out harmful engine deposits and more.

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Would you be surprised to learn that automakers are using adhesives to bond components on modern vehicles? We're not talking about the glue you'll find on a typical craft table. These are automotive structural adhesives.

By Ed Grabianowski

Some of the most insane hypercars have hit the market in the last few years. Whether you have a few million bucks to drop on a new set of sick wheels or not, you definitely want to check out the cars on this list.

By Kristen Hall-Geisler