Ken Miles was an interesting character, based on how he was portrayed in the blockbuster film Ford v. Ferrari. He was Shelby’s guy but a pariah to the Ford Motor Company. Talented to a fault, a lifetime of working on cars (and tanks in the British military in WWII) gave […]
Visions of an automotive future that hasn’t come to fruition
“It’s 2020. But sometimes it feels like our futuristic dreams are stuck in the 1950s and ’60s. And there’s actually a good reason for that,” reports Budget Direct Singapore, part of the Budget Direct insurance company that commissioned artwork based on bygone dreams.
SpaceX, ULA are the big winners for US national security launches
The US Department of Defense has selected its two primary rocket companies for getting satellites into orbit in the years ahead: long-time military launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX. ULA will receive 60 percent of the department’s satellite launch contracts, while SpaceX will receive 40 percent.
Friday Fix: Autocar’s best of the week
We round up this week’s hottest stories, pictures and videos for you to devour in your Friday lunch break
Poop stains visible from space reveal hidden colonies of Antarctic penguins
Penguins might be good at hiding from humans, but they can’t hide their poop from the giant satellites circling our planet.
Jupiter’s huge moon Ganymede may have the largest impact scar in the solar system
Scientists have discovered what they believe may be the largest impact crater in the entire solar system, with scars covering a vast portion of Jupiter’s biggest moon, Ganymede.
Many Reddit communities vandalized with pro-Trump content, possibly due to compromised moderator accounts
A number of subreddits were taken over and vandalized on Friday, possibly as part of a coordinated campaign. Hackers reportedly posted messages or changed a subreddit’s design in support of President Donald Trump.
Weekly wind-on: your roundup of the stories that matter in motorbikes
This week we brought you our video review of the Yamaha Tricity 300, which is a leaning three-wheeler you can ride on a car licence. See the maxi-scooter in action and find out what Martin Fitz-Gibbons thought of the £7547 alternative to public transport for commuters now in our full […]