Watch Tesla’s Nearly-Autonomous Cars Navigate NYC Roads

An overnight software update to Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles enabled owners to drive (almost) hands-free to work this morning. The new push has upgraded the cars’ road-sensing capabilities to handle stop lights, curving freeways and even lane changes—basically everything except navigational turns (think of it as cruise-control perfected). Jalopnik took one of the refreshed Teslas onto the hectic roads of New York …

An Engineer Built a Real, Working Version of Thor’s Hammer

Electrical engineer Allen Pan has built a real, working version of Thor’s hammer, which—just like in the comics—can only be lifted by the worthy. Using a super strong magnetic field, Pan’s hammer will attach itself to any metallic surface as soon as someone grabs its handle. The only way to deactivate the device is through a thumb print scanner, which has been coded to recognize …

Inside the Remarkable Mind of Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld

Along with Rihanna and Quentin Tarantino, T Magazine has chosen Karl Lagerfeld to grace one of six covers for its inaugural “The Greats” issue. Speaking with T, the fashion industry veteran and Chanel creative director elaborates on his incredible work ethic (designing eight collections for Chanel per year), the influences that helped shape his remarkable vision of modern couture, and what—after all these years—truly brings …