Automotive

Camp-Line jumped onto the conversion scene in 2017, determined to optimize the RV around the whims of today's youthful connected traveler. Its all-new "Lounge" flagship van relies on neutral colors and high-tech amenities to live up to its name.

Kubota’s fully-electric X tractor concept vehicle is designed to autonomously navigate fields as well as keep an eye on weather and the growth rate of crops using an artificial intelligence-based guidance and monitoring system.

Although the Bloodhound supersonic car recently reached its fastest speed yet, it'll still need some more oomph to meet its next target of over 800 mph. To that end, its makers have announced that it's now being equipped with a zero-emissions rocket.

Ram has put a lot of work into its new-generation heavy-duty pickup trucks. About a year ago, Ram introduced the all-new 2019 Ram HD lineup in Detroit. We've recently been putting the 2020 Ram 2500 Limited trim through its paces.

Mercedes-Benz's squat little Unimog trucks have proven their expeditionary prowess yet again with the announcement that a U 5023 truck has set a new altitude record for wheeled vehicles, reaching 6,694 m (21,962 ft) above sea level.

Take one genuine ex-F1 chassis, fit it with a 600-hp, 9,000-rpm engine designed for reliability and low maintenance, add one set of custom Pirelli tires, and you can own a 600-kg track weapon capable of generating up to 4 g of cornering force.

This month, La Strada premiered the new flagship of its Sprinter fleet, the Nova EB. Above and beyond a simple van conversion, the Nova is a Class B+ motorhome with a single hunk of weatherproof fiberglass opening up spacious living accommodations.

Autonomous vehicles are coming. And it won't be too long before hailing a self-driving ride-share pod for the trip to work will be the done thing. Startup Cruise has revealed its vision for just such an autonomous shuttle – the Origin.

All Nippon Airways is collaborating with SB Drive, Advanced Smart Mobility and BYD to test an autonomous electric bus at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. The trial starts today and will run until the end of the month.

Renault and partners have announced the launch of the INCIT-EV project, where innovative electric vehicle charging technologies will be installed and evaluated in various locations throughout Europe.

On a mission to create a lighter, more versatile family camper van, Rocket Camper launched one of the buzziest vans at the CMT show. Solutions like a pulley-lift bed and deconstructed indoor/outdoor bathroom kept the crowds swarming.

The community funding push that Sono Motors launched in early December, 2019, went on a little longer than originally advertised, but the company behind the PV-packed Sion family EV has come out of the other side with more money than was hoped for.