When Did Cars Become Software? Thinking About SDVs Through ECU, K-Line, CAN, and OTA

IntroductionI have been hearing the term "SDV" more and more often.Software Defined Vehicle.It is a concept where the ...

‘Propulsion-agnostic’: GM wants to bring Tesla-style software features to its gas SUVs, too

Its next-generation EVs will offer security camera functionality and autonomous driving. But its gas SUVs won’t get left ...

GM Paid a Heavy Software Bill, Now its Hoping Customers Will Pay For It

General Motors ran up a huge tech bill, and now it wants its money's worth. How? By taking the "eyes-off" highway driving it's launching on the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ and putting it in the ...

How computer software bugs led to F1’s Malaysia farce: ‘Totally unacceptable’

Even though no one could have seen the glitch coming, that it happened and contributed to a 100-minute delay drew frustration from drivers.
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Ferrari Faking A Manual Shift In The 12Cilindri Arrives Right As Honda And Other Brands Bring Real Manuals Back

Road & Track drove Ferrari's 12Cilindri Manuale, a software-faked manual transmission with no mechanical link to the gearbox.
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Secrets of Modern Car Tuners

From the September/October 2026 issue of Car and Driver. At its core, the tuner recipe is simple. Making more power is all about getting an engine to consume more air. That’s because an engine burns a ...
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MY TAKE: OktoberTech reveals a hardening AI foundation — but no one yet governing the agents

OktoberTech reveals a hardening AI foundation — but no one yet governing the agents By Byron V. AcohidoMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. ...
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Inside GM's Plan for Its Next-Gen EVs

At its second annual GM Forward event in New York City, GM shared new details on OnStar AI, fourth-gen EVs, and the eyes-off highway driving system ...
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He Had Both Escalade Keys at Home When It Vanished. Deputies Say Thieves Used a Computer to Make a Third

The owner of a 2026 Cadillac Escalade in Kendall did what every theft-prevention checklist tells you to do. He parked it at home, locked it and went to bed with both keys in the house. When he woke up ...

GM targets ‘eyes-off' autonomous driving for pickups, SUVs

General Motors plans to offer "eyes-off" autonomous driving on its highest-selling, most profitable vehicles - big pickup trucks and SUVs - as it seeks fresh revenue streams from heavy technology ...

RAV4 PHEV 5,307-unit recall. If a recall is issued after you buy a used car, who will notify you?

A recall for 5,307 Toyota RAV4 PHEV units has been announced.What caught my attention here is something slightly different from the content of the recall itself.What if you had bought this car ...