cars

Google's Self-Driving Car Goes for a Test Drive

Annie Fleming · 10/12/10 10:00AM

GMA got a look at the self-driving Google car and decided to test the vehicle's impact response by jumping in front of it while it was moving. The results are intriguing, but could this be the origin of Skynet?

The Fastest Radio Flyer Wagon You'll (Probably) Ever See

Jeff Neumann · 10/12/10 05:58AM

Fred Keller and Judy Foster of Wasilla, Alaska converted their 1976 Mazda pickup truck into a giant Radio Flyer wagon. It took 11 months to build. Keller says, "you kind of get the sensation of driving a sports car." [AP, video]

John Slattery's Smooth New Lincoln MKX Commercial

Whitney Jefferson · 10/07/10 12:09PM

If Roger Sterling's recent loss of American Tobacco is making you question the ol' rascal's ability to sell, let this commercial for Lincoln serve as a warning. And we thought Mad Men's Silver Fox could convince us to buy anything...

This Is the Car Park of the Future, and It's Awesome

Matt Cherette · 09/28/10 04:36PM

Holy moly is this amazing: check out The Cube, a new, state-of-the-art car park in Birmingham, UK, that takes any possible human error out of the equation to ensure that your vehicle gets placed—and retrieved—with ease. Video inside.

A Mashup of Close Calls For the "Luckiest People on Earth"

Ruhi Shamim · 09/22/10 02:30PM

Did you ever think that best day of your life would the day that you almost got run over by a speeding train—but didn't? Check out these clips of amazing/ridiculous people surviving the odds—all limbs in tact, hopefully!