Articles about Cars

Amazon Autos is up and running as e-commerce giant aims to simplify car-buying experience

Amazon is entering the automotive market with the public beta launch Tuesday of Amazon Autos, a service that allows customers… Read More

Inside the Seattle Auto Show, with more electric vehicles and a Hummer EV that is ‘just crazy’

You know the move toward automobile electrification is getting serious when they roll out the electric Hummer. GMC’s monster Hummer… Read More

It’s electric inside Seattle’s auto show: Ford F-150 Lightning, BMW iX and driving Bill Gates’ Porsche

You know progress is being made in the move toward increased production and adoption of electric vehicles when you visit… Read More

Mobile auto repair startup Wrench ‘thriving’ amid pandemic, especially with work on fleet vehicles

Wrench, the mobile vehicle maintenance and repair startup, has been cranking on business during the coronavirus pandemic as more customers… Read More

Amazon signals big ambitions for automobiles with expanded presence at CES

LAS VEGAS — Amazon’s consumer electronics ambitions have grown over the years at CES, the giant consumer technology show in… Read More

The Shop is ready to roll to Dallas and beyond after raising $4M to expand on tech vet’s car club idea

Tech veteran Matt Bell opened The Shop in Seattle as a place where people who are into cars and motorcycles… Read More

Taking on Tesla: Polestar 2 electric car, with Google tech built in, rolls into Seattle amid showroom plans

It’s a good problem to have when you can’t decide whether you’d rather stare at a new car’s exterior or… Read More

Get pumped! Safeway releases new app to speed transaction time at some Seattle-area gas stations

Drivers looking to save time at the gas station pump and avoid the hassle of numerous prompts are getting some… Read More

4 tech trends from the Seattle International Auto Show, and why self-driving cars aren’t one

This year, the Seattle International Auto Show will feature more than 700 cars, including many that are not available for… Read More

Amazon unveils new service to deliver packages to locked cars outside home or work

Your parked car can now be a package delivery hub — thanks to a new service that Amazon unveiled today.… Read More

Is this the coolest food truck in Seattle? 1931 Model A pops popcorn and produces smiles

Alan Brandon doesn’t think his 1931 Ford Model A, which was retrofitted long ago to serve as a rolling popcorn… Read More

Photos: It’s not a car show, but CES sure is a showcase for some very cool vehicles

LAS VEGAS — The biggest automakers in the world have certainly caught on, and joined the race that traditionally has… Read More

Volvo drivers in Seattle can get their cars fueled up or washed down thanks to new Concierge app

Seattle drivers love their Volvos — perhaps especially so when the cars are clean and full of gas. Now the… Read More

Auto tune! Watch these Audi commercials which pair revving cars with popular TV theme songs

You’re gonna make it after all, Audi. The automaker took auto tuning to a new level with commercials which aired… Read More

A look inside The Shop, the new hangout for car geeks rolled out by Seattle tech and restaurant vets

Matt Bell and Ethan Stowell did their best “Dumb and Dumber” impersonation while seated on a scooter in front of… Read More

Our self-driving future will turn car companies into tech companies, disrupt freight, and serve you more ads, new report finds

We’re speeding toward self-driving cars faster than most people realize and the new technology will bring radical changes that expand… Read More

Man reaches 88 mph in his DeLorean, but $400 ticket later, he doesn’t get ‘Back to the Future’

A DeLorean driver who was out for a ride with his mom took his iconic car up to 88 mph on… Read More

Hacking The Hoff: Easy Amazon Alexa workaround gives this wannabe Knight Rider a talking car

I’ve always wanted a talking car. I don’t know whether it was the 1980s “Knight Rider” TV series, or generations… Read More

California sets plans in motion to test self-driving cars without backup drivers

Today, California’s Department of motor vehicles opened up public comment on proposed regulations that would allow car manufacturers to test,… Read More

Tech vet revs up The Shop, a club for car lovers with a new Ethan Stowell restaurant under the hood

Matt Bell is a car guy and a startup guy, and now he’s combining those two passions to create a… Read More

Cortana in the car: Microsoft launches new automotive tech platform, strikes Renault-Nissan partnership

LAS VEGAS — Can Microsoft put itself in the driver’s seat in the new world of cars? After working for more… Read More

Toyota unveils ‘kinetic warmth’ concept car at CES that uses AI to nurture driver-vehicle relationship

LAS VEGAS — Can technology help our cars behave more like humans? Toyota is betting on it. The company unveiled… Read More

Fiat Chrysler set to unveil all-electric car at CES this week

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is set to unveil a new all-electric vehicle at the big Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las… Read More

As cars get more fuel-efficient, Washington state to test ‘road usage charge’ as alternative to gas tax

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For years, experts have debated how more fuel-efficient cars will affect the multibillion-dollar revenue stream from Washington… Read More

UIEvolution to acquire Surround and become Xevo, with eye on transforming connected cars

The goal of further transforming how drivers interact with their cars is steering an acquisition and name change involving two Seattle-area… Read More

Uber envisions a vast network of flying cars that could launch in the next decade

Because self-driving cars are so been there, (almost) done that, Uber is setting its sights higher. In a 98-page white… Read More

Hey, car geeks: Watch the latest in the ‘Gymkhana’ video series — my favorite thing on the internet

Some people like to geek out on video games or music videos or e-books. I watch Ken Block go really fast,… Read More

A true blue classic: Life-size 1964 Ford Mustang built out of Lego bricks

I’ve built my fair share of large Star Wars spacecrafts, and I’ve seen this cool little 1,322-piece VW camper van in… Read More

Amazon partners with Hyundai to let Prime members book test drives

Over the weekend, Amazon facilitated test drives for prospective Hyundai buyers in an unorthodox move for the Seattle-based tech giant.… Read More

License plate holder FenSens makes parking sensor technology affordable and easy to install

Ditch the license plate holder that says you love your pug or your honor student and try on a new… Read More