Tag: ‘Wheel

12 FEB

Spintires: Mudrunner is too real with Logitech’s G920 Driverforce wheel

My gaming weakness is physics. Throw some crazy physics interactions into your game, and I’ll show up for it. The more mundane and realistic the physics, the better — and that’s why I love Spintires: MudRunner. This truck simulator from developer Saber Interactive has you attempting to perform basic tasks like dropping off logs, but […]

13 JAN

GM to Launch Driverless Car in 2019 with No Steering Wheel or Pedals

– General Motors is poised to release a production-ready autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel and pedals in 2019. The car, to be named the Cruise AV, is a Chevrolet Bolt EV–based self-driving car that relies on technology developed by the Detroit-based automaker and Cruise Automation, a self-driving startup that GM acquired nearly two years ago. […]

12 JAN

GM Cruise AV plans autonomous car with no steering wheel or pedals

DETROIT – General Motors Co is seeking U.S. government approval for a fully autonomous car — one without a steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator pedal — to enter the automaker’s first commercial ride-sharing fleet in 2019, executives said. For passengers who cannot open doors, the Cruise AV — a rebranded version of GM’s Chevrolet […]

12 JAN

GM plans to release cars with no steering wheel in 2019

If the Department of Transportation grants GM’s latest Safety Petition, the automaker will be able to deploy its no-steering-wheel, pedal-less autonomous car next year. GM has not only revealed what its level 4 self-driving vehicle will look like — in a video you can watch after the break — but also announced that it filed […]

12 JAN

GM unveils autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, plans for 2019 launch

General Motors (GM) has revealed that it’s on track to put its first self-driving car on roads by 2019. Today, the company revealed the fourth generation of its electric driverless vehicle, the Cruise AV, will have no manual controls such as pedals or a steering wheel. Though many companies are already testing driverless cars on […]

26 DEC

2017 behind the wheel: Our favorite cars of the year

Jonathan Gitlin A whole slew of our four-wheeled coverage in 2017 involved autonomous vehicles and self-driving cars. And with good reason—between the big OEMs and a legion of startups, a lot is going on there. But human-driven vehicles aren’t going anywhere just yet, and 2017 has been an interesting year behind the wheel here at […]

10 DEC

A sea of calm behind the wheel: The 2018 Audi Q5, reviewed

Enlarge (credit: Marlowe Bangeman) The Q5 has long been one of Audi’s best-selling models in the US. And what’s not to like? It’s a respectable-looking and functional mid-size crossover, slotting in between the bite-size Q3 and the three-row Audi Q7. With a base MSRP of $ 42,475, the Q5 competes with stalwarts like the BMW […]