Future electric cars could recharge wirelessly while you drive
Electric vehicles may one day be able to recharge while driving down the highway, drawing wireless power directly from plates installed in the road...
Hydrogen cars for the masses one step closer to reality
UCLA researchers have designed a device that can use solar energy to inexpensively and efficiently create and store energy, which could be used to...
Driverless cars are already here but the roads aren’t ready for them
The recent deaths of a woman struck by a car Uber was testing in driverless mode and of a man whose Tesla Model X...
Self-driving cars can’t be perfectly safe – what’s good enough? 3 questions answered
On March 19, an Uber self-driving vehicle being tested in Arizona struck and killed Elaine Herzberg, who was walking her bike across the street.
This...
With wireless charging, electric cars could drive forever
Scientists have found a way to wirelessly transmit electricity to a nearby moving object.
The method may have applications in transportation, medical devices, and more.
If...
To Uber or not? Why car ownership may no longer be a good deal
Every day there’s more news about the inevitable arrival of autonomous vehicles.
At the same time, more people are using ride-hailing and ride-sharing apps, and...
Stanford scientists develop technique to see objects hidden around corners
Someday your self-driving car could react to hazards before you even see them
A driverless car is making its way through a winding neighborhood street,...
NASA tests new alloy to fold wings in flight
NASA has successfully applied a new technology in flight that allows aircraft to fold their wings to different angles while in the air.
The recent...
Will self-driving cars threaten your security
While every new generation of automobile technology brings new security risks, the vulnerabilities that come along with self-driving cars are unprecedented and understudied, a...
New depth sensors could make self-driving cars practical
New computational method improves the resolution of time-of-flight depth sensors 1,000-fold
For the past 10 years, the Camera Culture group at MIT's Media Lab has...