Tech
GM's New OnStar AI Will Replace Your Chevy, GMC, Buick, and Cadillac Apps
One OnStar app replaces myChevrolet, myGMC, myBuick, and myCadillac in 2027, and GM says eyes-off highway driving will reach its best-selling gas trucks and SUVs.
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Priya Nair
Priya covers batteries, charging and software-defined cars, with an engineering degree and a spreadsheet for every range claim ever made. She has road-tripped EVs across three continents and keeps the receipts.
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Tech
Audi Says It's the First Automaker With a Fully Native Spotify App — No Phone Required
The free app runs on Android Automotive in 2026 Audis, adds music videos and live lyrics when parked, and keeps passenger-screen features on the move.
Tech
Oxford Wired Up Drivers to Find Out Why a Faster Polestar 4 Feels Better
On matched laps, the 544-hp Polestar 4 was barely quicker than the Rear motor, but it needed 15% less steering effort and drivers scored it far higher.
Tech
BMW Maps Will Show U.S. Drivers What Highway Assistant Sees, Starting in November
BMW of North America says the 3D view arrives in November on Operating System X cars, tied to 85-mph hands-free Highway Assistant. In U.S. showrooms, that means the iX3.
Trucks
Toyota's Hydrogen Semis Can Now Refuel in 8 Minutes for 450 Miles
Tests with a federal lab show diesel-like fill times, and Toyota is now fueling heavy trucks in Southern California ahead of its own powertrain's 2027 debut.
EVs
BMW's iX5 Hit 460 kW in a Charging Demo. No U.S. Network Offers That Yet
The electric X5 can take far more power than any public charger in the U.S. delivers today. Here's what that means for buyers in 2027.
EVs
Used F-150 Lightning Prices Have Cratered. Here's What $30,000 to $50,000 Really Buys
With production over and no tax credit, used Lightnings now trade at 50–60% of sticker. Which battery, trim, and recall history to insist on, and the five-year energy math.
EVs
Genesis GV90 Gets Standard Air Suspension, Twin e-LSDs, and 5.7-mm Acoustic Glass
The third GV90 engineering briefing puts numbers on the flagship's ride and quietness, including a 3-dB cabin noise cut from glass alone and a Hyundai Motor Group driveline first.
EVs
VW ID. Cross Finally Hits Its €27,995 Price — With a Smaller 37-kWh Battery
The small electric SUV can now be ordered with a 37-kWh pack: 201 WLTP miles, 90-kW fast charging, and a price €3,000 above the ID. Polo.
Autonomy
Rivian Opens Invite-Only Testing of Point to Point, Its Route-Long Hands-Free Driving
Invitations started October 15 for Gen 2 R1 and R2 owners in California and Florida on a paid Autonomy+ plan. Expect weekly testing, camera sharing, and 30-day safety checks.
Explainer
The Connected Vehicle Rule Just Killed Polestar in the U.S. Here's Who's Next
The Commerce rule that ended Polestar's U.S. sales from model year 2027 also hangs over the Lincoln Nautilus, Buick Envision, and Lotus. What it bans, and what owners should do.
New Cars / EV
Mercedes-AMG’s First Electric SUV Packs 1,153 HP — Here’s What America Gets
AMG’s first ground-up SUV pairs three axial-flux motors with charging rated up to 710 kW. It reaches US dealers next summer, and Mercedes hasn’t priced it here yet.
Autonomy
Mercedes Doubles Down on NVIDIA for Its Next Self-Driving Systems — and Its S-Class Robotaxi
The expanded deal puts NVIDIA’s Hyperion hardware and Alpamayo software at the core of Mercedes’ next driver-assist systems — and its Level 4 S-Class plans.
Autonomy
Volvo Hands Its Self-Driving Future to NVIDIA — With a Promise of ‘Mind-Off’ Driving
Volvo will build its next automated driving system on NVIDIA’s Hyperion platform, aiming for eyes-off and eventually mind-off driving — but it hasn’t named the first car or a date.
Industry
Rivian Hands Its Dead Batteries — and Factory Scrap — to Redwood Materials
Redwood Materials will now take Rivian’s production scrap and worn-out packs, sort them into grid storage or recycling, and keep building the 10 MWh battery farm at the Normal, Illinois plant.
Analysis
The Best-Selling EVs of Q3 2026 — and the Ones Buyers Walked Away From
Kelley Blue Book’s corrected Q3 report ranks every EV sold in the U.S. The Model Y took 38% of the market alone, new Toyotas and Rivians climbed, and the Equinox EV lost 92% of its buyers.
EVs
U.S. EV Sales Hit a One-Year High in Q3 — and Are Still Down 39% From Last Year
Kelley Blue Book counts 266,630 EVs sold in the third quarter. Tesla still takes more than half, Toyota and Lexus nearly quintupled, and Ford and Volkswagen all but vanished.
EVs
Subaru’s Trailseeker Just Made Wards’ 10 Best List — in a Year With Zero Gas-Only Engines
The Trailseeker joined the 2026 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems list in its first year on sale, alongside nine other electrified winners — and not a single gas-only engine.
Autonomy
Tesla Robotaxis Accused of Speeding Through School Zones: What NHTSA Has Actually Opened
NHTSA has opened a defect petition, not an investigation, over claims that Tesla’s driverless cars exceed school-zone speed limits. The agency has until late January to decide what comes next.
Industry
VinFast Wants to Sell Electric Buses in the US. First It Needs a US Factory
Certified deliveries are due in early 2028 through a bundled service deal with NexMove. Transit agencies spending federal money will need a US-built bus — and VinFast’s American plant is tied up in court.