Whats happened? Google is preparing several updates for its in-car smartphone projection system Android Auto and they could arrive soon. Folks at Android Authority have discovered a new Gemini shortcuts feature in the teardown of Android Autos latest beta (version 15.6.154404-release.daily). The feature could replace the Google Assistant Actions by allowing users to execute multi-step commands with a tap on...

Weve already been impressed by the astonishing balance and control of Unitrees G1 humanoid robot, with an earlier video showing it performing flips and other acrobatic moves with aplomb, and another showing it recovering at great speed after being pushed to the ground. Now, researchers at the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) have trained a Unitree G1 robot to...

QuickCharge: This Week in EV This story is part of our regular series, QuickCharge: This Week in EV Updated less than 1 minute ago Imagine you step into your vehicle, push a button, and it drives you to the office. This futuristic vision could have been conjured by any number of automotive or tech executives over the past decade or...

What Happened: Nissan just showed off a pretty wild new idea for its electric cars. Theyre calling it the Ao-Solar Extender, and its basically a solar-powered charger thats built right into the car. Theyre showing it off on their most popular little EV, the Nissan Sakura, at the upcoming Japan Mobility Show. Heres the cool part: its not just a...

Whats happened? General Motors is shifting gears toward the future of driving with a wave of AI-powered innovations set to roll out over the next few years. Starting in 2026, GM will introduce a conversational AI assistant for its vehicles, powered by Googles Gemini. The goal? To transform cars from simple modes of transport into proactive digital companions. Also in...

Whats happened? Tesla has rolled out Mad Max mode in its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software under update v14.1.2. This mode is the polar opposite of the more cautious Sloth Mode introduced earlier; instead, it drives faster than posted limits and makes more frequent lane changes. Within 24 hours, users reported the system rolling stop signs and going 15+ mph over...

Waymo has, rather bravely, chosen London as the first city in Europe to test its robotaxi service. The Alphabet-owned company launched trials of its autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2017, before launching a paid robotaxi service there three years later. Recommended Videos Other American cities have followed, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, and Atlanta, and earlier this year...

Whats happened? Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a show car that fuses nostalgia with next-gen innovation. The Vision Iconic concept, unveiled at Shanghai Fashion Week, celebrates the brands new iconic era, combining handcrafted Art Deco elegance with forward-thinking technologies such as solar paint, neuromorphic computing, steer-by-wire, and Level 4 automated driving. Inspired by the 1930s golden age of automotive design, the brand...

QuickCharge: This Week in EV This story is part of our regular series, QuickCharge: This Week in EV Updated less than 1 minute ago Porsche knows that sustained development and innovation are just as important in electric cars as in the internal-combustion sports cars that built its reputation, but that the current moment calls for a faster pace of EV...

What Happened: The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with the companys Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, following more than 50 reports of traffic-safety violations and multiple crashes, a Reuters report has revealed. FSD which is designed as a driver-assistance feature requiring human supervision has been linked to incidents where...

Whats happened? Google and Mercedes-Benz just gave us a first glimpse at what happens when Gemini leaves your phone and enters the car. Google and Mercedes took a CLA for a spin on Googles campus, and interacted with Gemini through the cars built-in systems, showing off seamless conversational commands and context awareness. The Gemini-powered MBUX assistant handled follow-ups naturally. When...

Whats happened? Ferrari has outlined how its first electric car, codenamed Elettrica, plans to create a voice from its own hardware, rather than the fake pre-recorded tracks some manufacturers use in their EVs (Porsche Taycan, were looking at you). A sensor mounted to the rear axle or motor casing captures powertrain vibrations, and the system processes that signal into sound....

Whats happened? Engineers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have developed a new, smarter method to estimate the expected performance of a lithium-ion battery for a specific task under dynamic, real-world conditions a breakthrough that could significantly alleviate EV battery anxiety. They call it State of Mission (SOM). While traditional battery indicators display the amount of charge left in...

Whats happened? The Elon Musk-owned EV manufacturer Tesla has launched two affordable EVs in the United States. The new Model 3 sedan and the Model Y SUV are $5,000 cheaper than their standard versions, but they miss out on some key features. The new Model 3 Standard (RWD) starts at $36,990, while the Model Y Standard (RWD) starts at $39,990....

Welcome to Digital Trends weekly recap of the revolutionary technology powering, connecting, and now driving next-gen electric vehicles. Im gonna listen to some good music and dont offer any suggestions! Ill choose my own, a peeved Michael Knight tells KITT, his smart car, in the very first episode of the iconic seriesKnight Rider, which aired in September 1982. Recommended Videos...