In order for self-driving cars to hit the streets, more people may need to concede that machines can outperform humans, at least in some tasks, according to Penn State researchers. In a survey, people who had no trouble believing that machines can outperform humans—also called posthuman ability—were more likely to accept the presence of driverless […]

Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles, according to researchers at the University of Waterloo. The researchers have developed a new fuel cell that lasts at least 10 times longer than current technology, an improvement that would make them economically practical, if mass-produced, to power vehicles […]

In an event attended by more than 100 members of the MIT community — friends, family, faculty, staff, students, and sponsors — the MIT Motorsports team unveiled their 2019 electric race car in Lobby 13 in April. Introducing the evening, team captain and MIT junior Serena Grown-Haeberli thanked each student on the 50-member team for putting their […]

Sometimes motorcycles are put on the backburner when it comes to implementing safety technology. They are often the last to gain features such as ABS brakes and airbags, and even today they have yet to get seatbelts. Taiwanese company Senzar is putting motorcycles at the forefront with a new technology that warns motorcyclists of blind […]

A special manufacturing technique usually reserved for supercars has found its way into the 2019 Nissan Altima 2.5-liter engine. Inside the four cylinders of the engine block is where Nissan’s state-of-the-art mirror bore process is used to reduce friction and improve efficiency. The treatment, first used in the Nissan GT-R and applied to other specialty models […]