Gallery: 10 Outstanding Rides 2017 Has Already Given the World
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Eager to prove it's serious about this whole building cars thing, flashy startup Faraday Future showed up in Vegas with the FF91, its first production car. It's still vaporware until proven real, but it's got some sweet features that would be great to have on the road.
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Get ready for the cool Kia. The newly introduced Stinger is a sporty sedan with room for five and some serious style.
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Ever since the whole dirty diesel thing happened, Volkswagen's been focusing on its electric efforts. Or at least, its marketing team has. But whoever came up with the ID Buzz concept, a battery-powered microbus for the 21st century, deserves a promotion.
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The latest iteration of Ford's perennially best-selling F-150 combines the manly image with some more coddling features. Because if you're hauling bricks or whatever, why not enjoy a Wifi hotspot, lane keep assist, and a 10-speed transmission to boost your fuel economy while you're at it?
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Americans simply can't buy enough SUVs, and Audi's latest bid to cash in is the Q8 concept, a preview of its next luxury kid-carrier. The plug-in hybrid combines an 18-kWh battery with a 3-liter engine, good for more than 400 horsepower.
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Never let it be said Honda ignores the n00bs. Take the self-stabilizing motorcycle it unveiled at CES, which uses an electronic steer-by-wire system to stay upright at very low speeds, where novice riders are most likely to drop their brand new bikes.
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If you're playing word association, you don't really expect "Toyota" to follow things like "fun," "exciting," or "wow." The Japanese automaker wants to change that with the Concept-i, a conceptual ride that can drive itself, or let you take control and have a blast.
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Infiniti's QX50 concept is a vision of a much closer future. Previewing the production version of the car, this SUV makes extra room for passengers and will run on Infiniti's innovative variable compression ratio engine.
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Waymo, Google's self-driving car outfit, showed up in Detroit with the autonomous Pacifica minivan it built in collaboration with Chrysler. Expect to see a fleet of 100 Pacificas hitting public roads later this year.
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Chrysler may not be the company you expect to rethink the way millenials traverse the planet, but the automaker proved otherwise at CES. It showed off the Portal concept, a swanky minivan packed with things like facial recognition, streaming music and video, and more USB chargers than you could ever imagine using.
US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid
The master sergeant allegedly used classified intel to profit on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, marking the first US arrest for insider trading on a prediction market.
Kate Knibbs
Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet
Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and likely deployed by the US or an ally.
Andy Greenberg
Rednote Draws a Line Between China and the World
As the platform expands abroad, it’s taking steps to separate Chinese users from the international audiences it once brought together.
Zeyi Yang
Apple’s Next Chapter, SpaceX and Cursor Strike a Deal, and Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto
In this week’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about Tim Cook’s legacy as CEO at Apple and what his long-rumored departure means for the future of one of the world's biggest companies.
Brian Barrett
At 'AI Coachella,' Stanford Students Line Up to Learn From Silicon Valley Royalty
CS 153 has gone viral on the Palo Alto campus—and on X. Not everyone is happy about it.
Maxwell Zeff
Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys
Interviews with current and former Palantir employees, along with internal Slack messages obtained by WIRED, suggest a workforce in turmoil.
Makena Kelly
This Is the Only Office Lamp That Does Double Duty on My Nightstand
Portable lamps are rarely, if ever, as powerful, precise, and multipurpose as the Lume Cube Edge Light Go.
Matthew Korfhage
These New Smart Glasses From Ex-OnePlus Engineers Have a Hidden Cost
The Kickstarter-funded glasses from L'Atitude 52°N have AI features bundled for one year, but the company doesn't know yet how much it will charge for access after that.
Boone Ashworth
The Best Pool-Cleaning Robots for a Truly Automated Summer
Send the pool guy packing. One of these robotic buddies can maintain your water quality instead.
Christopher Null
The Best Fitbit Models for Every Lifestyle
The fitness trackers I'd recommend to beginners, athletes, and kids.
Boutayna Chokrane
Robot Vacuums That Don't Suck (Unless It's Dirt)
Tired of vacuuming? Hand the reins to a robot vacuum.
Nena Farrell
They Made D4vd a Star. Now They Want Him Convicted of Murder
A legion of young fans propelled the singer D4vd to viral fame. Now that he’s been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, they say the clues were in their Discord all along.
Jennifer Swann