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OCTOBER 9, 2024

GM working on Level 3 automated driving system Mercedes-Benz is only automaker with Level 3 system currently available Stellantis also working on Level 3 system General Motors is developing an automated driving system that will allow the driver to take their hands off the steering wheel and their eyes off the road during certain conditions, though. (..)

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Porsche Carrera GT owners have a new tire option A new variant of the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 is being developed for the Carrera GT This is the second time Porsche commissioned new tires for the Carrera GT Porsche Carrera GT production may have stopped almost two decades ago, but Porsche is still working on ways to make its millennial supercar. (..)

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Bentley close to signing off on Batur Convertible development Limited-edition convertible and coupe sibling are among final Bentley to feature venerable W-12 W-12's replacement is a more powerful V-8 plug-in hybrid system Bentley on Tuesday announced that development work on the limited-edition Batur Convertible has reached the final stage.

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MARCH 17, 2024

A pair of recent General Motors patent filings show potential extendable cargo bed systems for pickup trucks. Such a feature could give drivers the cargo capacity of a long bed when they need it, while maintaining the smaller footprint of a short-bed pickup the rest of the time. One application, titled "Pickup Truck Cargo Bed Extension Systems,".

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MAY 21, 2024

Popular Toyota SUVs like the Land Cruiser 300 and Yaris Cross sold overseas can already be ordered with performance tuning via a GR Sport upgrade, though in the future a dedicated performance SUV developed by GR may be launched. GR, short for Gazoo Racing, is Toyota's official motorsports and performance arm.

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MAY 13, 2024

Prototypes for various 911 hybrid grades have been spotted testing over the past 12 months and Porsche on Monday released photos of some of the testing and said development is complete. Talk of a Porsche 911 hybrid dates back several years, but we're now just weeks out from the debut of an electrified version of the sports car icon.

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JUNE 16, 2024

Dodge is developing active aerodynamics for its EVs The first Dodge EV to get active aerodynamics might be the Charger Daytona muscle car A patent was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office outlining the active aerodynamics Stellantis may add an active aerodynamic feature to the Dodge Charger Daytona, a recent patent filing.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It's due to enter production later this year at a plant in Wuhan, China, and Lotus last week announced it has signed off on the car's development. Lotus last fall revealed its first sedan since the Carlton of the early 1990s in the form of the Emeya electric vehicle. The gestation period lasted more than three years.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

General Motors and Hyundai will explore the potential for collaboration in multiple areas, the automakers said on Thursday. The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding laying out the framework for the potential partnership and will now seek to evaluate opportunities before entering binding agreements.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Toyota has filed a patent application for color-changing paint, a technology that could let owners or dealerships quickly change the colors of cars. As Toyota notes in the application—which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on March, 19, but originally filed in 2022—owners may want to change paint.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

Ford has submitted another patent application for a pickup truck midgate, with more variations on the design of a feature normally associated with rival General Motors. The first patent application appeared earlier this year, showing a design similar to what GM has used previously.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Pirelli and Bosch plan to jointly develop tires with embedded sensors that can transmit data directly to a vehicle's onboard computers. These software-enhanced tires will deliver "greater safety, comfort, and sustainability, as well as improved driving dynamics," the two companies said.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

The company revealed a newly developed Cinturato P7 for the 288 GTO at the 2024 GTO Legacy Tour, in which owners celebrated the car's 40th anniversary with a meandering drive through Italy's Dolomite Mountains to Ferrari's. Pirelli is celebrating the 40 anniversary of the Ferrari 288 GTO by giving the 1980s supercar icon some new tires.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Mud flaps are a simple and straightforward part of a car or truck, but Ford has come up with something a bit more elaborate. In a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Feb. 20—but filed on April 26, 2022—Ford details deployable mud flaps that would move outward from a stowed position.

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MARCH 3, 2024

Honda has filed a patent application for an active diffuser that would deploy only when needed, keeping a vehicle's styling clean and uncluttered when it's not in use. Rear diffusers are typically fixed in place, Honda notes in its patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Feb.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

General Motors has filed a patent application for an "Endurance Mode" to help stretch range during races. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Aug. 22, 2024, and originally filed by GM Feb.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Stellantis could soon make the drive-through experience a little less complicated with fold-out tables for a driver and front passenger. Such tables are the subject of a patent application filed by Stellantis with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in February 2023, and was published by the USPTO in August of this year.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Honda has developed a manual transmission complete with a clutch pedal for its upcoming electric vehicles, albeit one that works with software controlling the electric powertrain to simulate the feel of gears being shifted, rather than a true mechanical setup.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

General Motors is looking to apply technology from adaptive dampers to springs for future suspension systems, a recently surfaced patent filing indicates. GM was a pioneer of magnetorheological dampers, which use a magnetic fluid to quickly alter damper firmness. In a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Yamaha will supple its e-axle and motion control technology for Caterham's Project V The Caterham Project V is an electric sports car Caterham hasn't said when the Project V will go on sale, but a completed prototype is expected in 2025 Yamaha will supply a powertrain and other technology for the Caterham Project V electric sports car, Caterham.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Ford is looking to make it a little easier for drivers to secure cargo to a vehicle's roof. In a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on March 12 (and originally filed on Sept. 9, 2022), Ford discusses incorporating fold-out tie-down points into vehicle fenders.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Rolls-Royce started sales of its first electric vehicle last year in the form of the Spectre coupe. It has proven to be a huge hit, with order books already filled through 2025 prior to the start of production a year ago. Rolls-Royce doesn't plan to rest on its laurels, though.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Renault will no longer build F1 power units after 2025 F1 power unit staff to focus on EV technology, including Alpine supercar Alpine supercar due by 2030, possibly with solid-state batteries A major shakeup is underway at the Viry-Châtillon motorsports skunkworks located south of Paris, which serves both Renault and its Alpine performance.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A Porsche 959 with an interesting history is coming up for auction. Broad Arrow Auctions plans to offer this 1988 example of the Porsche supercar at its sale running March 1-2 and coinciding with the 2024 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. According to the listing, the all-wheel-drive 959 was originally purchased by Nissan to be used as a.

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APRIL 18, 2024

Porsche has ruled out an electric 911, at least for now, but hybrid technology is definitely in the cards, starting with the current 992 generation. When the 992 911 undergoes its mid-cycle facelift over the next 12 months or so, some variants will receive electrified powertrains. One of them is expected to be the 911 Turbo S, and the facelifted.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Future Stellantis EVs might feature the ability to execute a tank turn Rivian ended up passing on tank turns The electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class can make a tank turn Following the lead of a handful of other automakers, Stellantis is looking to patent an EV tank-steer system for off-road use, allowing vehicles to spin around on the spot without.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

VW Group and Rivian collaborate on electrical architecture and software development First Rivian to use jointly developed systems will be R2 due in 2026 First VW Group models will use the the systems from 2027 Volkswagen Group has decided to deepen its ties with U.S.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Road car counterpart to Toyota GR GT3 race car has been spotted New sports car may be marketed as a Lexus Power expected to come from newly developed V-8 Toyota is developing a new GT3 race car that will form the basis of a high-end sports car built for the road, and a prototype for that road-going model has been spotted for the first time.

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JUNE 4, 2024

Toyota's developing a new GT3 race car A V-8 is believed to be sitting under the long hood To recoup costs, a street-legal iteration might be in the cards Toyota's new GT3 race car being developed for a planned customer racing program has been spotted.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

GM has cut funding to Cruise and will merge the self-driving technology startup with its own technical teams GM will continue developing self-driving technology for use in privately owned vehicles GM has invested more than $10 billion in Cruise since acquiring the startup in 2016 General Motors will end development of a robotaxi service through.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

VW Group and Rivian collaborate on electrical architecture and software development First Rivian to use jointly developed systems will be R2 due in 2026 First VW Group models will use the the systems from 2027 Volkswagen Group has decided to deepen its ties with U.S.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Nesbitt is currently head of Cadillac Global Design, where he oversaw the development. It will make him only the eighth GM design boss in nearly a century, a list that includes legends like Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell.

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

Mercedes-Benz is developing a redesigned CLA-Class set to launch next year as a 2026 model in the U.S. For the new generation, the compact sedan will be available with both hybrid and fully electric powertrain options. A prototype for the hybrid was recently spotted, and our latest shots show the electric version.

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JULY 14, 2024

Ford created "night drive mode" and patented the idea "Night drive mode" would limit vehicle speeds after dark; it's aimed at first responders The system would use a light sensor that limits speeds after dark Ford has developed a "night drive mode" that limits vehicle speeds after dark.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

s Alan Mann Racing today specializes in maintaining classic cars and developing restomods, but it was once a mainstay of the racing scene, as this video explains. Alan Mann Racing, or AMR for short, was founded in 1964 by racing enthusiast Alan Mann, who'd gotten his start running a garage that prepared race cars for competition.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Porsche has revealed an upgrade package developed by Manthey-Racing for the 911 GT3 RS Wild aerodynamic modifications boost downforce to over 2,200 pounds at a speed of 177 mph Manthey said the upgrade package will significantly improve lap times Porsche's 992-generation 911 GT3 RS is already one of the most potent factory-built track cars money.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

It already appears to be at a late stage of development judging by the thin camouflage gear and production-bound lights fitted to the vehicle. A prototype for the next generation of Audi's Q3 compact crossover has been spotted again. The current Q3 arrived in 2018 as a 2019 model.

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