Tag: cars

The story of the famous airplane landing has quite a postscript for book and library lovers.

She was a physical therapist, inventor, forensic expert, writer, speaker.... the list goes on and on.

Today in 1965, there was an unusual visitor high atop New York’s famous Empire State Building: a Ford Mustang. And it took some doing to get it up there.

Autonomous vehicles have high-tech systems to see “see” what’s around them on the roads. A project in Germany asks if these cars also need to be listening to what’s around them too.

Cars have changed the world, but not every idea from automakers works out. Like the time Ford tried to reinvent the (steering) wheel.

During National Car Donation Month, some drivers may trade out gas-powered cars and trucks for electric ones. But EVs aren't the only alternative: for decades, people have built and driven cars powered by firewood.

Today in 2019, New Scientist published a study that trained rats to maneuver little cars around to find Froot Loops.

Today in 1957, Sputnik because the world’s first artificial satellite. This changed the world around us in countless ways, including one that doesn’t get a lot of attention: it gave the English language a brand new word. 

Michigan's official state vehicle fleet includes a vintage Ford Model T, and not just as a nod to the state's long history with automaking.

Today in 1958, the Washington Post reported on a way to transform a Ford station wagon into a full-service campsite with the push of a button.

There's a story you see online about how Ford stashed some surplus cars in an underground cave to preserve them until they could sell. We can't verify that entire story, but there is an underground business park in Kansas City that Ford has used for decades.

The auto industry is pleased to report that last year was the best year for new car sales since 2019. That means a lot of people are breathing in the scent we call new car smell, which… well, what the heck is that smell anyway?