When people think of Thomas Edison, they often picture a glowing light bulb and a man who seemed to invent endlessly. What is less often noticed is the system that made his inventing possible: patents ...

TVS Motor Company is gearing up for a significant expansion in both its internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric vehicle (EV) portfolios for the Indian market. Among the upcoming models, the ...

Rivian filed a patent for a rear tailgate that allows for the rear glass to be opened independently, using motors to open and close the glass. Perhaps more interesting than the tailgate is that Rivian ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Hero MotoCorp has taken another clear step toward entering the electric motorcycle space with the design patent of what appears to be the production-ready Vida VXZ in India. The patent filing hints ...

There's no denying that Americans love their massive pickup trucks. These gas-guzzling vehicles dominate the sales charts and easily make it to the list of America's most sold cars. Given the sheer ...

ALL who are engaged in the teaching of kinematics and of applied mechanics must often have it brought forcibly before them the difficulty that exists in making even comparatively simple mechanical ...

A recently published patent filing is offering an unusually clear look at what appears to be the next-generation Chevrolet Silverado, well ahead of its expected debut. The drawings, filed with the U.S ...

The vast majority of patents I sift through every week are incredibly uninteresting, but every so often, there’s one that has the opportunity to upend a company’s entire product planning cycle.

Patents are interesting, because while they aren’t representative of any product we are destined to see, they still tell us where an automaker’s head is at. And patents like the one the World ...