Legacy carmakers may have struggled to build new and user-friendly software for their vehicles, but a crop of new car companies have come along with different ideas on how car software should be ...

Many touch-screen car controls are frustrating. If we ever want to fix that, we're going to have to cut the cord. Car tech is frustrating right now. Chances are if you hop in a new vehicle, you're ...

The real war for the future of the car isn't even about batteries—it's about code. That is, if car companies can actually pull it off. The car of the future is not one that will remain unchanged over ...

Ford announced in May that it is merging FNV4, its project to develop a next-generation electrical architecture designed to unlock new functionality and upgradeability for both EVs and ...

Software fixes are now responsible for more than 1 in 5 automotive recalls. That’s the key finding from a decade’s worth of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall data, according to an ...

Despite years of effort and the outlay of billions of dollars, none of the world’s automakers have yet to match Tesla’s prowess in delivering over-the-air (OTA) software updates. Just like with your ...

Sign up for The Weekly Planet, a guide to living through climate change. For most of its short life, my Tesla Model 3 has aged beautifully. Since I bought the car, in ...

Most automakers are starting to get to grips with electrification. But the parallel revolution of software is still proving problematic. In March, Volkswagen’s Cariad software division announced 1,600 ...

Today's cars are computers on wheels, and just like smartphone, tablet and computer updates, vehicle updates are often pushed out without adequate testing. However, the consequences of poorly tested ...