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Ford and Lincoln are rolling out an advanced AI Assistant. It functions as a smart, AI-infused owner’s manual. AI can access vehicle information to give recommendations. Owner’s manuals are full of useful information, but most people don’t even flip open the cover . Those that do are usually looking for something very specific and this means going to the index and hunting down what you’re after. In effect, it’s like using an encyclopedia and pretending its 1984. The Blue Oval is now bringing the experience into the 21st century with their AI Assistant. Announced earlier this year, the technology is baked into the Ford and Lincoln apps and brings “immediate, personalized intelligence” to approximately 8 million customers. More: Toyota And Google Team Up To Reinvent The Owner’s Manual With “Driver’s Companion” Virtual Assistant When you open the app, you can access the AI Assistant by tapping a blue celestial-style icon at the top. It ...

A Tesla driver was pulled over for speeding through Parker, Colorado. He insisted Autopilot was driving, not him, and demanded a supervisor. Autopilot is a Level 2 aid that still needs an attentive human driver. Tesla’s driver aids have been called several things over the years, among them impressive, dangerous, misleading, and even spooky. One thing they are not, though, is a legal substitute for the person sitting behind the wheel. A driver stopped in Parker, Colorado, apparently missed that memo and tried to make the case that his Tesla , not him, should be responsible for a speeding ticket. He didn’t hint at this idea. He demanded a supervisor over the argument. Body-camera footage released by the Parker Police Department shows an officer pulling over the Tesla after clocking it at 64 mph (103 km/h) in a 45 mph (72 km/h) zone. The driver’s explanation arrived almost immediately. “I wasn’t driving,” he said. “That’s assisted driving. Auto...

Ford showed dealers a real four-door Mustang prototype in Vegas. It marks the first physical Mach 4 shown, following a 2024 rendering. It could compete with Chevrolet’s rumored four-door Camaro revival. Ford’s decision to sit out the North American sedan segment left a void that has been felt for years. Now the Blue Oval is rethinking its position on passenger cars, and it plans to lean on one of its most iconic nameplates to do it. A four-door Mustang is back on the table, with a launch now expected for the 2029 model year. Dealers Get A Look In Vegas This is no longer a rumor built on sketches. Ford dealers were shown an early prototype in the metal at a private meeting in Las Vegas, with multiple attendees comparing its size and design to a Porsche Panamera, Autonews reports. It marks the first time Ford has put a physical prototype in front of dealers, following a rendering shown back in 2024. The company used the Mach 4 name to iden...

Initial demand for the all-new i3 electric sedan has been strong, BMW says. i3 will be joined by several other Neue Klasse models at the Munich plant. BMW has initially launched the i3 in 50 xDrive guise with 463 hp. BMW has kicked off production of the all-electric i3 sedan in Germany , and the significance runs beyond the car itself. The i3 is shaping up as a legitimate rival to the Tesla Model 3, but the bigger story sits with the factory itself. From next year, BMW’s Munich plant will build nothing but EVs, ending decades of combustion-car history at the site where the company has produced vehicles since the 1950s. Getting there took a substantial rework of the facility. BMW added a new body shop to support production of the i3 and the Neue Klasse models that follow it, along with fresh vehicle assembly and logistics areas and a new delivery hall. The company credits those changes, plus new production technologies and tighter cooperatio...

Ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Triumph Motorcycles, together with MotoGP , has revealed an exciting upgrade to the engine that powers the Moto2 World Championship. Triumph has powered the Moto2 World Championship since 2019 and this announcement is a significant milestone in the collaboration between Triumph Motorcycles and MotoGP . Delivering a significant step forward for the series, the new, higher-powered race engine will be taking to the grid from 2027. Over the years, Triumph Motorcycles and MotoGP have been committed to revolutionising the intermediate class since the engines, as seen in the Street Triple 765 RS, were introduced. With the data captured from covering a total of 1,926,132kms and hearing rider feedback firsthand has all aided in improving the Triumph package. In more recent years, the 765cc race engine has seen vigorous updates to the gearbox, extracting more power and together with other partners of the Moto2 World Championship,...