Tesla appears to be quietly rolling out a new version of its Full Self-Driving computer, "Hardware 4.5", or "AI4.5." ...

Here's what drives cars of the '80sâ the Electronic Computer Module(ECM).Typical GM unit has an analog board to run sensors, digital board for"thinking" and memory. Removable PROM(at left)calibrates ...

The world's most popular electric vehicle manufacturer has issued a mammoth recall stateside. Although the remedy has already been released in the form of an over-the-air update, certain vehicles may ...

In 1979, the United States Congress approved a 1.5-billion-dollar bailout for one of the nation’s top ten corporations and the smallest of Detroit’s Big Three. Chrysler’s CEO Lee Iacocca himself ...

New cars today are loaded with high-tech features for car shoppers. But with those advancements come questions about driver privacy, said Ivan Drury, the director of insights at Edmunds, a car site.

New cars now ship with sprawling touchscreens, app stores, and always-on data connections that make them feel less like ...

Tesla has officially issued a recall on over 200,000 vehicles in the US over the self-driving computer inside the vehicle short-circuiting and failing to work. This is an issue that Electrek has been ...

poptones sent word of a promising congressional effort to require auto makers to disclose automotive computers' diagnostic languages and interface specs to the general public. </p><blockquote><p>The ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. These days, cars are computer centers on wheels. Today’s vehicles can ...

So I was in my VW dealership's service department today, and I overheard a conversation between a tech and a customer that I'm curious about.<P>The check engine light had come on in the customer's car ...