Toyota claims to have tamed lithium-ion batteries
Safer and less likely to explode
Engineers at Toyota Motor claim they have tamed the volatile lithium-ion battery and can now enter the all-electric car market.
Apple confirms it has axed self-driving car project
Fantasy Titan hits iceburg of reality but its heart goes ooooon
The fruity tax-dodging cargo-cult has finally admitted that it has pulled the plug on its self-driving car project.
In-Car navigation is pants
Better to use your phone
While many cars are now shipping with in-car navigation, the systems are so rubbish that users are relying on their phones instead.
Nvidia releases DRIVE PX 2
Power to drive and map
Nvidia has released its new DRIVE PX 2 for cars which it claims can make your jalopy a lot more intelligent.
Nissan wants to sell its battery stake
She's electric
Nissan Motors is in talks with Panasonic and others over its controlling stake in a car battery manufacturing venture, sources said.
LG scores Toyota deal
Good news away from the smartphone bear pit
LG has signed a deal with Toyota to supply telematics components for Toyota's upcoming connected vehicles. The deal is good news for LG which needs to step back a bit from smartphones.
Qualcomm releases new Connected Car Platform
Ready for proto-typing
Qualcomm has released its Connected Car Reference Platform so that the car industry to build prototypes for the next-generation connected car.
Uber wants self-driving cars
Does not have to pay the drivers
Controversial taxi outfit Uber is working on self-driving vehicle technologies for more than a year and it's finally shown off an autonomous car.
Apple invokes the ancient gods for car business
Might have chosen the wrong ones
Apple has been trying to draft ancient gods into its cult to develop its self-driving car. Like the car it might backfire badly.
AMD’s Zen man switches to Tesla
Jim Keller finds a new role
The bloke who helped create the chip which will either finish AMD or give it a renaissance has a new role working for Tesla. Ironically it really will involve him working on Nvidia gear.