Nevada Green Lights Self-Driving Trucks

While much of the attention surrounding autonomous autos has focused on personal vehicles, arguably the most beneficial market for self-driving technology is in the trucking industry—in which driver fatigue is a common concern. Realizing this, the state of Nevada has just given Freightliner the green light to test its self-driving 18-wheelers on public highways. Human drivers will still be present to monitor activity, but the …

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

A documentary that traces the actor-turned-racer's love for the sport

Paul Newman appeared in 62 films and spent 50+ years as a respected and renowned actor, but his true joy was car racing. Newman the racer (and owner) is the subject of Adam Carolla’s new documentary “Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman,” a film based on Matt Stone’s 2009 book of the same name, which explores Newman’s racing career—which he began at 48 years …

From Car Plant GIFs to a Custom Dance Track

How YouTube sensation So Nevable used Toyota's project Gifony to make his latest Launchpad song

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Building a car from scratch, it turns out, results in a polyphony of rhythms and melodies as team members, 15,432-pound robots, stamping presses and more work in sync on vehicles rolling down the assembly line. Through their latest project Gifony, Toyota gives the public a rare and fascinating glimpse at the car manufacturing process in a creative way. The story of how a car is …