Want to know how healthy or unhealthy your engine really is? Get yourself a compression tester and find out. Despite how complex many modern vehicles are, you can do many common repair and maintenance ...

To really put an automobile through its paces, you have to cover a lot of ground. Good thing the Consumer Reports Auto Test Center sprawls across 327 acres in rural Connecticut, where we push the cars ...

Today's autos have radar operating in the 77/79-GHz bands, and the QAR system developed by Rohde & Schwarz enables testing of their antenna radomes. When engineers hear the term “radome,” they will ...

Your car’s battery might seem like a “set it and forget it” part, but when it fails, it can leave you stranded, potentially costing you hundreds of dollars in tow fees or a visit to the mechanic to ...

MUNICH, Germany — Amidst a booming market for automotive electronics test technology, Munich-based engineering company Berner & Mattner GmbH is about to implement plans to expand its regional coverage ...

Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions has launched its latest product, an integrated automotive tester named i-VIEW Ultra, which combines a fast VCI (vehicle communications interface) with a built-in PC.

There once was a time when the most sophisticated electronic testing instrument for automobiles was the dwell meter. Well, needless to say—that was then. Today’s vehicles are rapidly become more ...

Semiconductor suppliers are flocking to the automotive chip market to gain share in fitting out the connected car and the autonomous vehicle. But before those chips are sold to automotive ...

The Cybertruck: as far as reliability is concerned, it’s no Toyota. In an embarrassing incident that adds a fair deal of credibility to the Tesla pickup truck’s reputation as a dodgy a ride, car ...