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Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo said it would strengthen its automated software to better handle power outages after its self-driving taxis froze and caused traffic jams during a major electricity failure last weekend in San Francisco.

The Waymo Driver system is programmed to handle dark traffic signals in the same manner as four-way stops, but a car ...Read more

Lincoln no longer sells a full-size luxury sedan -- the kind of car that could carry five to six people in ultra-quiet comfort. That was -- for decades -- the Town Car, which Lincoln stopped selling after 2011, which was also the last year the Ford it was based on (the Crown Vic) was available.

Both of these full-size sedans were replaced by ...Read more

Elon Musk won reinstatement of his 2018 pay package as chief executive of Tesla Inc., after the Delaware Supreme Court reversed some findings of a judge who said the billionaire improperly influenced board members who formulated the record-breaking corporate compensation package.

The high court Friday concluded the world’s richest person is ...Read more

We’ve worried enough this year, so let’s pretend money is no concern and fantasize about buying whatever we want … automotively speaking.

Whether you covet elegance, comfort for traveling, or sport for sleighing, one of these fantasies — with whiffs of nostalgia — should brighten your carpark this season.

For celebration: 2025 Rolls...Read more

Ford Motor Co. is bringing more affordable trucks to the United States, but there are no plans to bring the plug-in hybrid and Super Duty variants of its midsize Ranger that it's betting on to expand market leadership in Europe, Australia and southeast Asia.

The Dearborn automaker this year introduced the models as it seeks to expand its share ...Read more

Buicks aren't usually associated with affordability. Not that there's anything wrong with affordable brands. The point is that Buick is generally considered at least an almost-luxury-car brand, in the same general class as Audi, Acura and Volvo -- if not quite Lexus and Mercedes.

None of the latter sell anything that starts under $30,000.

But ...Read more

It used to be that a luxury brand's least expensive model was smaller and for that reason less practical than the more expensive models. It also usually looked like the least expensive model.

The upside was the lower price.

BMW's 2 Series Gran Coupe has a different upside. It doesn't look like BMW's second-least expensive sedan, the 3 ...Read more

There are lots of SUVs on the market -- but very few 4x4s. What's the difference? Well, it's the difference between a professional fighter and a guy who hits the bag at the gym on weekends. Both throw punches. One of them hits harder.

As with professional fighters, there are only a few 4x4s in the ring.

One of them is the Ford Bronco.

What It...Read more

Remember when minivans were as popular as crossovers and SUVs have become?

A better question might be: Why have crossovers and SUVs become so much more popular than minivans are now? The latter are objectively better in terms of practicality and utility, the two main reasons most people buy crossovers and SUVs. But minivans are roomier -...Read more

It's a rare thing to get a chance to review a 29-year-old brand-new vehicle. The 2025 Chevy Express van is almost exactly that because it is basically the same today as it was back in 1996 -- and that's a good thing, if you're less than enthused about what's happened to vehicles since then.

What It is

The Express is a full-size van built like ...Read more

One of the things compact, luxury-brand crossovers like the Audi Q3 have in common with other, otherwise similar small crossovers from other (non-luxury) brands such as Mazda, Hyundai and Kia is that they're all very similar.

That's a problem when you're a luxury brand and wanting to sell more or less the same thing for more money.

What It Is ...Read more