That’s perhaps best embodied by Volkswagen’s decision to partner with Rivian, which will see future Volkswagen vehicles, like the new ID.1, get software that’s based on Rivian’s.

This newly announced Bugatti Tourbillon Équipe Pur Sang is baffling – it’s either silly, or utterly stunning. Perhaps both. Unlike, well, any car ever, this has a mighty eight exhausts. This ...