Emerging Technologies

Atlas shrugged: Boston Dynamics retires its hydraulic humanoid robot

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, for all the dancing and the farewell blooper reel

Magna car plant will test a humanoid robot

'A multi-disciplinary assessment of improving cost and scalability of robots'

Chevy Silverado towing a 20-foot trailer hands-free(!) What could go wrong?

Probably nothing. GM's Super Cruise hands-free driving tech works while towing

Volkswagen's RooBadge aims to reduce car-kangaroo collisions in Australia

Could eventually work on deer, and on any model of car

Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrates 100-kW wireless charging from a parking space

In ideal conditions, it could get an EV around 350 miles in an hour

Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium

Whether from oil fields or brine filtering, Big Oil is on board with batteries

The Apple car was never a sure thing

Plagued by shifts in development direction, the doomed project gobbled up $10 billion

GM's Cruise valuation slashed by more than half, adding to woes

It has seen a billion-dollar budget cut, and the CEO and a quarter of its jobs are gone

The Apple Car that never was: a timeline

Remember the Project Titan

Nissan's interactive puppet entertains fussy babies so parents can drive

Calming an upset baby in a carseat is hard, but Iruyo and Baby Iruyo can help

California lawmakers call for stricter regulation of autonomous vehicles

A torched Waymo cab brought the issue back into the spotlight

Apple risks PR fiasco as morons 'drive' with Vision Pro

'Drivers' are being caught behind the wheel using Apple's new VR headset

Nissan Leaf owners, rejoice: a CHAdeMO charger adapter is now available

It's not cheap, but it massively expands charging availability

GM is in park with its driverless Cruise taxis. Should it stay there?

'We're still focused on the tech,' CFO says, yet the cars remain off the road

Ultra Cruise is dead, will instead be a better Super Cruise

Still targets 2M miles of roads, no idea when the capability launches

BMW will put humanoid robots from Figure in U.S. manufacturing facility

Figure's product is up against Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot

No red vest required. We try out BMW's Remote Valet tech at CES 2024

Experimental tech lets a remote driver park your car

We pilot John Deere's autonomous tractor 1,300 miles away in Texas

New autonomous tractor tech, now in beta testing, can be a game changer for farmers

Hyundai's Mobion Concept spins, crab walks, does doughnuts, is incredibly cool

It also drives diagonally, projects crosswalks for pedestrians, warns others of obstacles

Hyundai outlines its hydrogen, software plans at CES 2024

Emphasis on 'outline'