When it comes to new car innovations, it’s clear that the gear shifter is undergoing a dramatic overhaul — but drivers aren’t thrilled with the results. In recent years, carmakers have embraced the ...

Manual gearboxes aren’t extinct just yet, but the outlook isn’t great. Across the industry, the good ol’ stick shift is quietly vanishing. Even BMW’s M division has said outright that manuals probably ...

General Motors’ transition to electric vehicles affords the automaker a wealth of opportunities to develop new technology, and with it, the human inputs needed to control that technology as well. For ...

For the overwhelming majority of bicycles out there that feature multiple gears, switching between these is done purely mechanically, with a cable. Generally this uses a derailleur, which forms part ...

A new patent outlines a hybrid shifter that mimics an H-pattern gearbox with a clutch pedal while retaining full automatic ...

If you take a stroll through a crowded parking lot in any American city, you are likely looking at a sea of vehicles. The manual transmission, once the standard for nearly every car on the road, has ...

Many things have changed since the first automobiles rolled off of the production lines. In the beginning, most cars followed a relatively similar formula in terms of design both inside and outside.

You've probably seen it a million times without actually paying much attention to it. Tucked away next to the gear shifter in your car is a tiny, unassuming button or slot. In many vehicles, it's so ...

It seems like carmakers have some sort of beef with the traditional shift lever. Whether it be through rotary dials, fancy knobs, or crystal shift orbs (looking at you Genesis), manufacturers have — ...