On and off-road cars, trucks, motorcycles, and ATVs
By Don Butler, executive director, Ford Connected Vehicle Platform and Product Back in 1868, English engineer John Peake Knight invented the world’s first traffic light to help people move through a congested London intersection that had become dangerous for pedestrians due to the popularity of horse-drawn carriages. At Ford, 150 years later, we are excited to […]
The 2019 Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon – the most capable SUV ever – has been named FOUR WHEELER “2019 SUV of the Year.” The award is given annually by the editors of the opinion-leading off-road enthusiast publication. “The Wrangler Rubicon is packed full of innovation and technology, fully modernizing the Jeep experience, yet capability, comfort and […]
Volkswagen of America, Inc. is pleased to announce that the 2018 Golf SportWagen was named Best Wagon in the 2019 AutoWeb Buyer’s Choice Awards. The awards represent the most in-demand vehicle in each category, based on price quote requests submitted on AutoWeb’s network of automotive websites. “We are very proud of this win for Golf […]
Already accounting for nearly two-thirds of police vehicle sales in the United States, Ford believes it has found the key to continue winning over the hearts of the law enforcement community – even better-performing vehicles that keep officers safer and save departments, and taxpayers, money. Led by a new hybrid variant of its popular Police […]
The World Car Awards is pleased to announce its newest stop on The Road to the World Car Awards. ZF and World Car will together be hosting a panel discussion at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm with Tim Stevens (Editor-in-Chief, CNET’S Roadshow and World Car director) acting as moderator. Please join us as panelists discuss […]
A new infographic illustrates the history of the car radio, from the 1930s through the current decade. Since the team at VAIS Technology continues to follow and adapt to the advances in car audio, they wanted to share this chart of the in-car technology upgrades throughout the decades. The journey to today’s in-car entertainment was bumpy. “We’ve […]
At the upcoming CES trade show, Nissan will unveil its future vision for a vehicle that helps drivers “see the invisible” by merging both real and virtual worlds, creating the ultimate connected-car experience. Invisible-to-Visible, or i2V, is a future technology created through Nissan Intelligent Mobility, the company’s vision for changing how cars are powered, driven […]
Unmatched in the industry, Ford has become America’s best-selling commercial van brand for the 40th consecutive year. Such a record speaks to the overwhelming popularity of Ford vans among the commercial buyers and fleets that keep America working, families who need a lot of seating and adventurers who prefer homes that have wheels. From 1979 […]
Next week, the bright lights of Las Vegas will once again shine on the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) when it introduces the TRI-P4 automated driving test vehicle on Jan. 7 at CES®. The P4 is based on the all-new fifth-generation Lexus LS flagship sedan and will be used in TRI’s two-track Guardian and Chauffeur automated […]
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation unveiled a video featuring the concept of electric vehicle wireless charging system with the Automated Valet Parking System (AVPS). The system will offer a convenience to drivers who are faced with an overcrowding of both parking and charging locations as electric vehicle numbers grow steadily. It relocates fully […]
