Bentley hired an orchestra to solve the EV silence problem. Drums were the answer.
Bentley hired an orchestra to solve the EV silence problem. Drums were the answer.

Bentley recorded a V8 in a studio, analysed it, and discovered that rhythm, not mechanical tone, is what makes the engine emotionally compelling. To test the theory, the team set up parabolic speakers with the V8 playing on one side and a live drummer …

Your next car’s software update could become its biggest security risk

Experts say over-the-air vehicle updates are transforming the auto industry while creating new cybersecurity and national security risks that governments can no longer ignore.

Chinese car sales in the UK jumped from 384 in 2015 to 285,000 last year. The tariff gap explains why.
Chinese car sales in the UK jumped from 384 in 2015 to 285,000 last year. The tariff gap explains why.

Brits bought 384 Chinese-made vehicles in 2015. Last year, they bought 285,000, according to automotive consulting firm Mobility Global. The growth is accelerating. BYD nearly doubled its UK sales in the first half of 2026 to over 37,000 units, and Chi…

Xpeng debuted its flying car in Germany. It has 7,000 orders and a factory that can build 10,000 a year.
Xpeng debuted its flying car in Germany. It has 7,000 orders and a factory that can build 10,000 a year.

Xpeng debuted the Land Aircraft Carrier at a launch event in Munich on Wednesday, the first time the Chinese automaker has shown its modular flying car outside Asia. The vehicle is a six-wheeled ground unit, called the Mothership, with a detachable two…

Amazon’s Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after one drove into heavy smoke at an active fire scene
Amazon’s Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after one drove into heavy smoke at an active fire scene

Amazon’s Zoox voluntarily recalled software in 105 of its robotaxis after an unoccupied vehicle drove into heavy smoke at an active emergency fire scene in Las Vegas on June 20. The smoke obscured the scene, which had not been cordoned off with cones. …

Is America ready for this quirky Jeep-looking EV that can park itself?
Is America ready for this quirky Jeep-looking EV that can park itself?

Are we living through a small car renaissance? There’s the Slate Truck, Amble’s dune buggy, and the Fiat Topolino, as well as a whole galaxy of kei cars and trucks from Japan that have their own built-in fan base. While microcar sales in the US are still as tiny as the vehicles themselves, there are […]

Volkswagen enters the robotaxi race with a shared shuttle service in Hamburg
Volkswagen enters the robotaxi race with a shared shuttle service in Hamburg

Volkswagen’s autonomous mobility subsidiary Moia has begun offering rides in self-driving ID Buzz vans to preregistered residents in Hamburg, marking the first time a major European automaker has launched an autonomous passenger service on its home con…

The driver who crashed a Tesla into a Texas home at 70 mph had pressed the accelerator to 100 percent, NTSB finds
The driver who crashed a Tesla into a Texas home at 70 mph had pressed the accelerator to 100 percent, NTSB finds

The driver of a Tesla that crashed into a Texas home and killed a 76-year-old woman had manually overrode Full Self-Driving by pressing the accelerator pedal to 100 percent, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released…

Xpeng’s L03 is the first Chinese EV to put proprietary AI driving chips in a mass-market car
Xpeng’s L03 is the first Chinese EV to put proprietary AI driving chips in a mass-market car

Xpeng debuted the L03 on Wednesday in Munich, launching its most internationally ambitious electric vehicle simultaneously across 65 markets. The coupe-SUV is built around the company’s proprietary Turing AI chips, with every trim shipping at least one…

This sleek Chinese EV pairs supercar styling with three AI brains

Xpeng’s globally focused L03 combines three in-house AI chips, deeply integrated Google Maps, two powertrain choices, and enough towing and cargo capability for proper road trips.