Ransomware May Soon Infect Smart Homes, Smart Cars By Paul Wagenseil Ransomware is coming to the Internet of Things, and how bad it becomes depends on how well we're prepared for it.
Hackers Could Hijack Your Car with Android Malware By Paul Wagenseil Weaknesses in connected-car apps could let hackers steal your car, according to Kaspersky Lab researchers.
How Fake Data Threatens Your Connected Home and Car By Paul Wagenseil False information injected into data-driven systems such as smart cars or smart-home devices can lead to disaster, an Intel executive warns.
Tesla's Affordable Model 3 May Come Earlier Than Expected By Althea Chang Some of Tesla's $35,000 all-electric vehicles could roll off of production lines this month, Reuters reports.
Google's Driverless Cars Are Getting Safer By Althea Chang Google's self-driving car subsidiary Waymo reports that its vehicles have gotten significantly safer over the past year.
2018 Ford F-150 Sports Slick New Design, Built-in 4G By Sam Rutherford For the new 2018 F-150, Ford is adding built-in 4G and Wi-Fi and smart features like adaptive cruise control and pre-collision assist.
Tesla May Finally Have a Real Rival in the Faraday Future By Sam Rutherford After a year of hype, local EV maker Faraday Future finally debuted its first production car at CES 2017: the FF 91.
On Toyota's Concept-i Car, AI Is Your Co-Pilot By Sam Rutherford With exceedingly sleek, futuristic looks and a friendly AI named Yui behind the dash, Toyota's concept-i isn't just a car, it's your friend.
Hyundai Lets You Command Your Car with Google Home By Sam Rutherford After adding support for Alexa voice commands in late 2016, Hyundai is now adding Google Home voice support to its fleet of Blue Link-equipped cars.
Hyundai's Self-Driving Ioniq: Amazingly Smart, Can Cause Road Rage By John R. Quain A ride in Hyundai's first self-driving vehicle reveals a car with very impressive intelligence — and an overabundance of caution.
Google's Big Self-Driving Car Shift Could Benefit Drivers By Althea Chang Google has new plans for its self-driving car tech, and it could actually be good news for consumers itching to take it for a spin.
Apple Car Rumors: Release Date, Project Details and More By Sam Rutherford, Philip Michaels Apple may have run into a roadbloack on bringing an electric car to market by 2019, as a Germany paper reports Daimler and BMW have ended talks to be team up with Apple.
Honda's New Emo Car Could Calm Your Road Rage By Althea Chang Honda's NeuV, an electric car with emotions, will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
Apple Confirms Its Interest in Self-Driving Cars By Sam Rutherford In a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Apple ask questions that show how serious the company is about its rumored self-driving car.
Grand Theft Tesla: Android App Hack Unlocks, Starts Car By Althea Chang Norwegian researchers hacked the Tesla Android app to unlock a Tesla car and drive it away without a keyfob.
Logitech's Car Mount Gives You Hands-Free Android Auto By Henry T. Casey Logitech's changed course for its ZeroTouch car mount, which now taps into Android Auto for in-car navigation and entertainment features.
T-Mobile's SyncUp Brings 4G, Diagnostics to Your Ride By Don Reisinger T-Mobile is offering a device that turns your car into a Wi-Fi hotspot while also gathering diagnostic data on your vehicle. You can get it for free with a two-year contract.
How Bad Digital Law Makes Your Toaster Deadly By Paul Wagenseil Smart-home and other Internet of Things devices may be less secure because copyright law forbids researchers from disclosing flaws.
World's Smallest Car Is a $1,280 Alternative to Walking By Althea Chang The laptop-sized Walkcar could get you from point A to point B at up to 10 mph.
The Apple Car Finally Has a Deadline By Mark Spoonauer After rounds of layoffs and a shift in focus, Apple has finally zeroed in on what its car project should be and when it should be ready.
Internet of Scary Things: IoT Hacking Tool Goes Public By Henry T. Casey Mirai is a newly public hacking tool that allows miscreants to take control of unsecured IoT devices and use them to take down websites.
Solar Paneled Streets Could Pave Road to Future By Althea Chang Solar Roadways hopes to replace all concrete and asphalt with its solar panels to generate green energy.
Pull Over, Robot! Self-Driving Cars Should Be Off Roads By Paul Wagenseil Google and Tesla are moving too fast toward fully autonomous vehicles, and it's good that the government is intervening to slow them down.
This Add-on Could Make Your Car Autonomous By Althea Chang The Comma One is designed to give commuters an autonomous driving experience without having to buy a new vehicle.
Is the Apple Car Dead or Just Stalled? By John R. Quain Despite grand ambitions, Apple’s car project has hit a wall, and the new direction is much more focused on software than an actual vehicle.
Musk: New Tesla Autopilot Could Have Saved Driver's Life By Andrew E. Freedman Tesla Motor's latest update to its Autopilot software could have saved a driver from a fatal accident, CEO Elon Musk said.
The Self-Driving Taxi That Beat Uber to the Streets By Althea Chang Self-driving car software developer NuTonomy has deployed test taxis in Singapore, giving Uber a run for its money.
Tesla's New Car is Fastest in the World By Michael Andronico Tesla's new Model S P100D can go from 0 to 60 in just 2.5 seconds, making it the quickest production car in the world.
Ford's Driverless Cars Are More Autonomous Than Tesla By Sam Rutherford Ford says it will have fully autonomous ride-sharing vehicles on the road by 2021.
Wireless Hack Unlocks Volkswagens, Fords and Chevys By Paul Wagenseil Hackers could wirelessly unlock the doors of more than 100 million Volkswagens, Audis, Fords, Nissans and Chevrolets made since 1995.
