Proper tire pressure contributes to better fuel economy and smoother handling, so we tested 10 gauges to confirm your tires ...

That 16-pin connector tucked beneath the dashboard of every car built after 1996 is one of the most underused tools available ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rich DeMuro checks out an AI-powered drive-through scanner that can spot potential car problems ...

A team of engineers at Rice University has developed a tiny new sensor that could dramatically improve the safety of self-driving cars on public roads. This is a compact, low-power millimeter-wave ...

Not too long ago, the US saw a dramatic surge in catalytic converter thefts, with criminals crawling under cars in broad daylight. Now, some thieves have started targeting the expensive radar systems ...

When automating your smart home, much of the attention centers on cameras and lights, but I believe HomeKit door sensors are arguably among the most critical devices to add to your setup. I’ve written ...

Most modern cars have tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), which will alert you if your tires need air. While most of the readings they give are accurate, they can still fail like any other part ...

A new gas sensor using ruthenium dioxide nanosheets achieves ultra-sensitive ethanol detection down to 5 ppb, enabling real-time breath alcohol monitoring at under 30 milliwatts. (Nanowerk News) ...

Winter driving is often a white-knuckle experience, primarily because of the dangers you cannot see. Black ice has a nasty habit of looking exactly like wet pavement right up until the moment your ...

United States Customs and Border Protection is paying General Dynamics to create a prototype of “quantum sensors” alongside a “database with artificial intelligence” designed “to detect illicit ...

One of the most important measurements we make while tuning an engine is finding out what the actual balance of air and fuel was inside the engine. It doesn’t matter if we have a carburetor, port ...

Full vehicle autonomy has been about two years away for a decade or more, but at CES 2026—as happened at its past umpteen predecessors—we got a preview of promising new technologies that claim they’ll ...