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It's happened to all of us: we're cruising down the freeway and suddenly find ourselves stuck in a thick jam of other cars. Where did they come from? What caused the traffic mess? Scientific American editor Larry Greenemeier explains.

Tesla Motors has kicked off production of the gorgeous Model S into overdrive, cranking out some 400 cars a week on one of the world's most advanced automotive production lines.

The Super Awesome Micro Project: A full sized Lego car, with an engine made from Lego that runs on air.

The source footage for this video is a 4-minute shot from the Washington Street bridge. The aim is to reveal the color palette and color preferences of contemporary San Diego drivers in addition to traffic patterns and volumes. There are no CG elements, these are all real cars that have been removed from one sample and reorganized.

The amazing speed difference between race cars.

A simple shopping trip goes horribly wrong.