The biggest problem with Elon Musk's most ambitious project isn't technology - it's politics.

It's Elon Musk's most ambitious idea yet, and could transport people and cargo at hundreds of miles an hour.

Brian Lesko and Dan Sherman hate the idea of driverless cars, but for very different reasons.

COMMENT: A debate has raged over whether Tesla is a automaker or a tech company.

COMMENT: Electric cars? Who wants those? Well, in the United States at least, lots of people.

Mitsubishi's disclosure that it manipulated fuel economy tests risks putting them back in need of a bail out.

Selling a six-figure supercar is a lot like parallel parking a six-figure supercar: Both require a deft touch and a little bit of luck.

WATCH: This technology could help make night driving a lot safer.

WATCH: The future is here - see a Tesla S drive along Auckland's Motorway without the driver's hands on the steering wheel.

Excited New Zealanders now face a long wait to receive Tesla's affordable electric car.

Volkswagen's namesake brand said its March US sales fell 10 percent, declining for a fifth straight month.

Is this the start of the electric car revolution?

Is this the start of the electric car revolution?

The Model 3 could become Tesla's make-or-break moment.

Electric vehicles are far more useful to New Zealand for reducing carbon emissions than rooftop solar power, says a new study

An expert from Norway says if New Zealand is serious about getting motorists into electric cars the government needs to act.

The update could give the Model S a range of over 300 miles.

Vehicles moving autonomously is a question of ''when,'' not "if,'' BMW says.

Mercedes-Benzoffers the S-Class sedan with a growing array of options such as carbon-fiber trim, heated and cooled cupholders and four types of caps for the tire valves, and the carmaker's robots can't keep up.

If you hop into one of Google's pod-like self-driving cars, you now legally won't be considered the driver.

Motor company executive at the centre of high-profile court case makes good on his plan to set up a New Zealand company.

The customer is always right, goes the saying. But if you're rude, don't expect that maxim to apply universally as one man found ou

New Zealand new vehicle sales rose to a record in January, as demand for commercial models offset a decline in passenger registrations.

I was in the driver's seat of the Tesla Model S, but I wasn't really driving. My hands weren't on the steering wheel. My feet weren't on the pedals.

The car world is changing and there are four basic changes taking place.

Technology will soon drive us around the bend - and to work. Nicholas Jones reports on the exciting future of driverless cars and the end of traffic jams.

Self-drive is set to take on a whole new meaning, transforming our cities, unclogging our roads and changing our very idea of car ownership.

Incumbents don't have to be passive victims as software takes over: Manufacturing prowess still counts, especially when coupled with open-mindedness and flexibility.

Electric vehicles have the capacity to make a dramatic impact to the carbon footprint of New Zealand's passenger vehicle fleet.

New Zealand Volkswagen owners affected by the emissions cheating scandal could have a solution as early as next month.