If you’ve ever driven a bumper car at an amusement park, you’ve probably noticed its eponymous feature: the bumper. Designed to absorb impact, the rubber bumpers protect recreational bumper car ...

Despite the name, these warranties do not cover everything. New cars usually include a bumper-to-bumper warranty that lasts ...

Federal safety regulations — not just corporate cost-cutting — drove the shift from steel bumpers to plastic fascias in the 1970s and 1980s. Modern plastic bumpers hide a sensor-laden support ...

Bumpers. Does anybody really give a darn about them? Well, yes, anybody building a race car or a show car gives a darn. Race car builders usually care about weight more than looks, and show car ...

Tech giant Apple, which usually makes iPhones and laptops like whatever you’re reading this on right now, has been granted a patent for something outside its usual fare: a retractable bumper for a car ...