One of the most important vehicles in the Lexus lineup, the RX, finally plugs in. The 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid arrives on the scene with 37 miles of electric range from the Toyota RAV4 Prime’s powertrain, in a more eye-catching and softer-to-the-touch package. As I found in a recent drive of the RX 450h+, this translates to a
Astronauts will test drive NASA's Orion spacecraft for the first time during the agency's Artemis II test flight next year. While many of the spacecraft's maneuvers like big propulsive burns are automated, a key test called the proximity operations demonstration will evaluate the manual handling qualities of Orion.
Just off Sunset Boulevard sits a bleached white structure topped by onion domes as if it had been lifted off the coast of North Africa. This is not the lodge of some arcane fraternal order, but a 12-unit bungalow court built in 1927. It is joined by an eclectic collection of structures along this short stretch of Parkman Avenue: tiled roof duplexes, stucco-covered arts and crafts houses, and castle-like apartment buildings. While the Silver Lake neighborhood is often parodied as an elite enclave...
Upon graduating from Duke University in 2001, most of Kevin Streelman's
Verstappen, 26, has a bumpy relationship with the programme that has shot F1 into the stratosphere with American audiences, saying it is 'over the top'.
With a flash of light, the car warps back into existence. It gently rolls forwards, before coming to a sudden halt with a metallic thud, as it bumps into a dumpster. I try to throw the beaten and battered thing into reverse, so I can pull it into the garage. It doesn’t budge when I touch the pedals. Confused, I get out and walk around to open the bonnet. There is no bonnet. More importantly, there’s no engine in the engine bay. My latest trip into Pacific Drive’s Olympic Exclusion Zone has...
If you're in North America, a Tesla staff member will show you how the automaker's Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology works before you can take your car home, according to Bloomberg. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly issued a memo that requires Tesla stores in the region to install and activate its latest Full Self-Driving software and then take customers on a short test ride before handing over a vehicle. He added that "almost no one actually realizes how well (supervised) FSD actually works"...
Get comfy, folks; the future of sneakers is heady as all hell. by Corbin Smith On March 30th, the Portland Art Museum will raise the curtain on Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks, a new exhibit about the various futures imaginable for the world’s most versatile sporting footwear. Our city is the touring exhibition's first stop following its premiere at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto. This feels appropriate since...
Our Open Roads review takes a look at the Open Roads Team's narrative adventure all about a mother and daughter uncovering their family's secrets.Read this article on TechRaptor
Wednesday, April 3 at 9 A Brief History of the Future is a unique six-part PBS documentary series about our futures and how we can reimagine them. Hosted by renowned futurist Ari Wallach, the show invites viewers on a journey around the world that is filled with discovery, hope, and possibility about where we find ourselves today and what could come next.