Car tech

Jun 20

Ford patents deployable dive plane

Dive planes are becoming more common in performance vehicles as a way to increase downforce, but Ford's patent application suggests a more sophisticat...

Jun 19

GM Gets Patent for Robotic EV Charger

General Motors is the latest automaker to try to get a patent for a robotic EV charger.The patent application, titled "Robotic Charging Device," was f...

Apr 14

VW Reveals More Powerful Electric Motor for MEB Platform

The Volkswagen Group on Thursday unveiled its next-generation electric drive module designed for the MEB platform that underpins its flagship EVs.Code...

Apr 13

GM patents towing assist device to increase towing capacity.

Automakers are always looking to one-up each other by improving the towing capabilities of their pickup trucks.GM recently filed a patent application ...

Mar 19

Ford is patenting a four-wheeled EV vehicle.

Ford has filed a patent application for a burnout mode for electric vehicles.First discovered by CarBuzz, Ford's application for "performance mode for...

Mar 12

GM is developing a lidar system.

With better sensing capabilities than cameras and radar, lidar is a technology that improves driver assistance systems and is generally regarded as es...

Mar 10

Synchronized digital screens on the 2024 Ford Mustang.

The 2024 Ford Mustang will not feature a new platform, but what's inside will be very different. The Mustang will graduate from the Sync 3 to the Sync...

Mar 09

Ford's patent-pending system for attaching the crossmember to the cargo area.

Ford has filed a patent application for a bed-mounted crossmember system that facilitates securing luggage.Published February 23 by the U.S. Patent an...