The 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 hero car from the 1985 film Back to the Future is the 29th car to join the National Historic Vehicle Register.After filming, the DeLorean was placed on display at Universal Studios Hollywood, where it fell into disrepair. Restored in 2012, it went on permanent display at...

Stanford University engineers built an autonomous DeLorean capable of stable, precise drifting at large angles in order to study how cars perform in extreme situations, which could ultimately guide the development of autonomous safety protocols. Click here to learn more about the project.Coincidentally (?), in "Back to the Future Part...