Italy has produced many of the fastest drivers on the planet, and now the fastest car-driving AI too. Self-driving software from the country's largest science university has set a new record for the quickest speed achieved in an autonomous car.

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IC engines have long received flack for how wasteful they are. That may soon change, as a team of researchers claims to have discovered the means of converting exhaust heat into energy, using a small device called a thermoelectric generator (TEG).

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Volvo's EX30 just got a glow-up that adventurous drivers will appreciate. The compact electric SUV's Cross Country variant gets a bunch of off-roady features, as well as a few styling updates to differentiate it from its city slicker sibling.

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Bosch just completed testing on its new new brake-by-wire technology on public roads. Its development team traveled more than 2,050 miles (3,300 km) across several climate zones to reach the Arctic Circle in six days ... in a Nissan hatchback.

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Ride-hailing company Lyft says it's set to launch robotaxis powered by Mobileye tech as soon as 2026, starting in Dallas, Texas. It'll subsequently arrive in more cities with thousands of self-driving cabs, with a fleet operated by Japan's Marubeni.

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The 2025 Chevrolet Equinox comes in two basic flavors: gasoline-powered and battery electric. The two are not mechanically related, but their naming means consumers see them as the same. And so I drove them both.

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In the last few days, two of the six most expensive cars in history have sold at auction. One for US$54 million in Germany, the other for $36 million in Paris. We're guessing that with financial storm clouds looming, the world's most astute money managers are seeking a proven economic hedge.

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A Mercedes-Benz just sold for US$52.4 million (€51.15 million) at auction, though the real story is the relentless and somewhat foreboding rise in collectible automobile prices … and there's another auction tomorrow that might change the story again.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will launch a fleet of autonomous vehicles that will operate as taxis with no driver behind the wheel in Austin, Texas, in June. He previously promised self-driving cabs by 2020, so maybe don't hold your breath.

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Hymer's new Xperience camper van better supports the needs of work-from-anywhere roamers. It wraps them in warm, homey comfort trickled down from the incomparable Venture S RV, and equips them with robust 5G connectivity and smart home control.

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