Jaguar

Multiple challenges face autonomous vehicles as they move into the mainstream in coming years; among those challenges is how to let other drivers and pedestrians know what the autonomous auto is doing. One way that Jaguar has come up with to let people know that an autonomous auto sees them is to put googly eyes on the vehicles that look at the person the car senses. Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled a new system that is designed to show other drivers and pedestrians where the car is going.

Continue Reading

Jaguar has announced what it calls the ultimate car door. The new door can open automatically as the driver approaches and can be operated by gesture control. The door is currently a prototype and is being tested on a Range Rover Sport.

Continue Reading

"No, you're thinking of the I-PACE, this is the normal one. No, you do need to put gas into it, it's not electric. No, I don't know why they named them like that, either." Like trotting out the 0-60 time of a supercar, or the tow rating for a truck, you get used to explaining the 2018 Jaguar E-PACE's oddest feature - its name - at gas stations or in parking lots.

Continue Reading

The usual prowling grounds of Jaguar's F-Type convertible are sweeping mountain roads and beachside resorts, but two new rally editions of the British drop-top have leaping not cruising in mind. Taking inspiration from the Jaguar F-Type Chequered Flag Limited Edition, but then cranking it up several notches, the rally cars certainly stand out.

Continue Reading

Many people out there struggle to ride in or drive cars due to motion sickness. Jaguar and Land Rover have announced that future vehicles from the brands will help to cure motion sickness. The vehicles will integrate tech that can tell if you aren't feeling well and adjust settings to help you feel better. Jaguar Land Rover says that its research into motion sickness has found techniques to reduce the effects of motion sickness by 60%.

Continue Reading

Jaguar is showing off a new version of the F-Type that is meant to celebrate the 70-years since the introduction of the XK 120 in 1948. The car is called the F-Type Chequered Flag Limited Edition and will come in both coupe and convertible forms. The special edition car has Chequered Flag badging along with logos on the headrests, tread plates, and a dark brushed aluminum center console finisher.

Continue Reading

The Jaguar I-PACE isn’t quite as easy to pin down as you might think it would be. Yes, Jaguar’s first all-electric car has had all the usual Tesla comparisons; yes, we’ve already found it surprisingly adept off-road and even on the race track. When I got behind the wheel myself, though, it turned out to be very different to what I’d been expecting.

Continue Reading

Jaguar Land Rover is adding Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support to its dashboards, starting with the 2019 I-PACE EV but also offering the smartphone interfaces across various other models. The news addresses one of the lingering frustrations among Land Rover, Range Rover, and Jaguar drivers, though they'll have to buy a new car in order to get the updated infotainment.

Continue Reading

There are a lot of features on modern cars you don't think you need until you have them. Things like power windows and locks or fancy infotainment systems with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. Once you have those features it’s hard to live without them. Jaguar has announced that it will start offering both CarPlay and Android Auto in its new and existing vehicles in the US.

Continue Reading

Jaguar is reportedly planning a mid-engined hybrid sports car, borrowing tech from the I-PACE electric SUV and taking on high-end performance vehicles in the process. The automaker currently has one sports coupe in its line-up, the F-TYPE, a front-engined two-seater that first launched in 2013.

Continue Reading

Jaguar Land Rover's Future Mobility Research Manager Pete Bennett says that pedestrians and cyclists want to know that an autonomous car sees them. When a human is driving Bennett figures that we all make eye contact with the driver before stepping into the road. You can’t do that with autonomous cars, or can you?

Continue Reading

Jaguar's E-Type Zero has a lot going for it: the style and charm of a classic 60s roadster, but with the electrified drivetrain of a modern EV. While there are plenty of reasons to fall for the open-top electric icon - confirmed, at Monterey Car Week, to be going into production from 2020 - what really stands out is how Jaguar has taken a very different approach from the rest of the EV-making industry.

Continue Reading