It’s tempting to assume that Tesla’s Autopilot represents the gold standard for semi-autonomous driving features, but Consumer Reports would beg to differ. The publication has released the results of its first rankings for automated driving systems, and Cadillac’s Super Cruise edged out Autopilot to receive the top rating. Both rivals fared well in terms of […]
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The 2018 Nissan Leaf gets a semi-autonomous upgrade
The Nissan Leaf is the top-selling electric vehicle in the world. Sure, Tesla and Chevy get all the hype with the Bolt and Model 3, but with more than 290,000 cars sold, Nissan’s little electric car is the one people are buying. After seven years without a design refresh, the automaker dropped a new and […]
Infiniti unveils a semi-autonomous QX50 for 2019
After nearly a year of teasing, Infiniti finally debuted its newest QX50 crossover at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show on Tuesday. The vehicle features not only an inline-4 engine capable of adjusting the length of each cylinder’s piston stroke on the fly, it’s also the first Infiniti to incorporate Nissan’s ProPilot semi-autonomous driver assist […]
Nissan’s Rogue is its first US car with semi-autonomous driving
You won’t have to wait long to try Nissan’s semi-autonomous ProPilot Assist on American streets. The automotive giant has announced that the 2018 Rogue crossover will be the first car in the US to have the feature as an option. Not surprisingly, it won’t come standard. While the Rogue starts at $ 24,680, you’ll need […]
Hands-Free Caddy: 2018 Cadillac CT6 Launches Super Cruise Semi-Autonomous Feature
– Hands-free autonomous driving is no longer the stuff of Silicon Valley dreams and bug-eyed research vehicles. With Cadillac’s long-awaited Super Cruise feature, which launches this month in the 2018 CT6, drivers will be able to buy a car that can drive itself on many highways. Unlike existing semi-autonomous driver-assistance systems from Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and […]
Semi-autonomous truck convoys due to hit UK roads next year
Convoys of semi-autonomous trucks are expected to be tested on public roads in the UK before the end of next year, the government announced today. The Department for Transport and Highways England have rustled up £8.1 million in funding between them to pass on to the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), the independent organisation that’ll conduct […]
Maserati Ghibli GranLusso gets semi-autonomous tech and updated styling
Maserati’s littlest sedan is getting a little bit of a makeover in the form a new GranLusso trim for the Ghibli. It will make its official debut at the Chengduauto show in China, and it mostly consists of aesthetic updates. Up front, the GranLusso gets a grille that has chrome vertical bars in addition to […]
Nissan preps its semi-autonomous driving assist for the US
Nissan is one step closer to bringing its semi-autonomous ProPilot Assist feature to American roads. The automaker has shed more light on the US-optimized version of the assistant ahead of its launch in the new Leaf near the end of 2017. As Nissan stresses, the initial version is intended only to make life easier during […]
Audi introduces its semi-autonomous A8
After a sneak peak of the vehicle parking itself and appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming, the Audi A8 luxury sedan is finally being shown off in all its high-tech glory. With level 3 autonomy, active electronic suspension, a mild hybrid engine and brand new infotainment system, it’s the future of the German automaker’s vehicles. At the […]
2018 Nissan Leaf to Keep Drivers Informed of Semi-Autonomous Tech via Tesla-Like Display
– Perhaps the most exciting thing about the yet-to-be-released 2018 Nissan Leaf EV is a small steering-wheel button labeled Pilot. Nissan, for the first time, showed us this button—but not the rest of the new Leaf—by releasing a photo of the car’s steering wheel and digital gauge cluster. So what does it do? – Take a […]