Collaborate Disseminate
Toyota and Stanford University have been pushing self-driving technology beyond the limits of traction for several years now, and they’ve now released video of two autonomous cars drifting in tandem, getting very sideways with extreme precision.Continu… Continue reading Inches apart: Self-driving cars master extreme sideways driving skills
If you don’t count the high center of gravity, the weight limit, the weak chassis, or the small size, a standard shopping cart is an almost ideal platform for building …read more Continue reading This Modded Shopping Cart Probably Isn’t Street Legal
Internal combustion engines have still got a few punches left in them. Case in point: Kiwi drifter “Mad Mike” Whiddett has unveiled “the wildest drift car I could think of,” built around the world’s first 5-rotor Wankel rotary engine.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading “Mad Mike” unveils world’s first 5-rotor Wankel in wild drift car
There’s a growing number of things we expect from modern automated vehicle technology, but that list definitely does not include going full-blown screeching, smoking drift mode at speed. That’s the benchmark Toyota Research Institute hit recently in a … Continue reading Self-drifting Toyota Supra gets sideways to avoid on-track obstacles
Drifting is a hugely popular motorsport unlike any other, focusing on style and getting sideways rather than the pursuit of the fastest time between two points. It’s a challenge that places great demands on car and driver, and proper attention to setup to truly succeed. Here’s a guide to get …read more
Why should kids have all the newfangled fun? They shouldn’t! Quarter-life crises are on the rise, and those who can are spoiling their inner child with adult-sized Heelys and electric Mario Karts that can drift. [austiwawa] finally got his hands on a used Crazy Cart XL, and while it’s incredibly …read more
If you’re going to build a autonomous electric car, why not do it with some style? Continue reading Watch Stanford’s Self-Drifting Electric DeLorean Shred Some Doughnuts