What surprised us the most at CES 2026
What surprised us the most at CES 2026 There are some things you can reliably expect to see at the Consumer Electronics Show every year. Companies will announce big splashy TVs, there’s going to be a bunch of new gadgets for charging your other gadgets, and the odds are good that a robot or two […]
Sony and Honda’s Afeela EV will start customer deliveries in late 2026
Sony and Honda's Afeela EV will start customer deliveries in late 2026 Sony and Honda’s joint venture, Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), said it will start customer deliveries of the $90,000 Afeela 1 electric vehicle in in the US in late 2026. The company also showed off an SUV concept that it said would inform a […]
Boston Dynamics’ Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028
Boston Dynamics' Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028 Boston Dynamics unveiled the latest version of its humanoid Atlas robot Monday at CES in Las Vegas. The robot, with a glowing circle for a face and a fully electric, battery-powered body, is so advanced that it will soon be working alongside […]
BMW iX3 first drive: a ‘New Class’ is in session
BMW iX3 first drive: a 'New Class' is in session BMW has been peppering us with teasers and bits and pieces about its next-gen EV platform, Neue Klasse, for so long – fully two years now – that I confess I’ve become a bit numb to the hype. I’d seen the dashboard-filling displays, talked to […]
You can now buy pre-owned Ford vehicles on Amazon
You can now buy pre-owned Ford vehicles on Amazon Ford will be the next automaker to allow its vehicles to be featured on Amazon’s new online car buying site. Starting today, customers can browse, finance, and purchase certified pre-owned Ford vehicles online through Amazon Autos, with in-person pickup at a local Ford dealership. Ford is […]
The Czinger 21C is a halo car for the future military-industrial complex
The Czinger 21C is a halo car for the future military-industrial complex Countless cars have received military-grade marketing over the years, their performances likened to some form of ordnance or another. Saab was notorious for leaning on its aeronautical origins, and it’s hard to imagine what kind of state Jeep would be in today without […]
Dolby Atmos arrives in the new, affordable China-exclusive Hyundai Elexio
Dolby Atmos arrives in the new, affordable China-exclusive Hyundai Elexio Dolby Atmos, the dominant name behind spatial audio in theaters and the home, has become a fixture in luxury cars from the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Rivian, Cadillac, and Lucid priced upwards of $70,000. But now, Hyundai is including Dolby Atmos audio in the new entry-level […]
GM will ditch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, not just EVs
GM will ditch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, not just EVs GM plans to drop support for phone projection on all new vehicles in the near future, and not just its electric car lineup, according to GM CEO Mary Barra. In Decoder interview with The Verge‘s Nilay Patel, published Wednesday, Barra […]
Why GM will give you Gemini — but not CarPlay
Why GM will give you Gemini — but not CarPlay We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today. I’m talking to General Motors CEO Mary Barra and new GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson about a lot of big news the company just announced. That includes a Google Gemini-powered AI assistant that’s coming to new […]
Ford’s CEO isn’t impressed with Apple CarPlay Ultra
Ford's CEO isn't impressed with Apple CarPlay Ultra Apple CarPlay Ultra, as featured in the Aston Martin DBX | Image: Apple The list of car companies looking askance at Apple’s newly release, all-encompassing version of CarPlay is growing longer. In an interview on Decoder, Ford CEO Jim Farley said he is taking a wait-and-see approach […]