A driverless Waymo car wandered into a farmers market, and nobody knew how to stop it
Nobody was hurt, but Denver officials want a clear way to communicate with robotaxis when they take a wrong turn
Scientists develop a way to restore aging EV batteries without breaking them down into raw materials
Cornell's DEER process removes performance-robbing buildup
Zoox is taking on Waymo in San Francisco with free rides and a very different robotaxi
Its purpose-built pods have no steering wheels or pedals
Uber CEO says laying off 3,300 workers will help lower prices for customers
Uber says customers will benefit, though similar corporate promises have fallen flat before
Tesla's Cybercab has no steering wheel or pedals, but a hidden touchscreen joystick may let humans drive it
Tesla's own chair has said the car could get real controls "if we have to" – this joystick may be the compromise
Jeep, Ram, Hyundai, and Ford are turning to gas backup engines to save the electric truck
The extended-range approach also extends to three-row SUVs, addressing towing and charging concerns
Range Rover's first EV packs a huge battery and a 22-minute fast charge
It pairs a 118.5-kWh battery with 542 horsepower
A British gearhead built a road-legal sports car in his shed for $7,000
The Gasolini AR1 uses a Honda CBR500 engine, Ford Ka wheels, and a removable fiberglass body
Uber hit with near-$1 billion fine after algorithms suspended drivers without human review
Regulators say the software cut drivers off from their income without meaningful human oversight
Flock's fastest-growing business is 60 mph police drones that can read license plates from the sky
Privacy groups warn that flying plate readers could expand surveillance far beyond roadside cameras
Some Tesla owners are using Full Self-Driving for 95% of their trips, but they're still legally in control
The Level 2 system is taking on city streets as drivers grow more comfortable with it
Millions of cars are under recall for catching fire while parked
The rise of "park-outside" recalls shows how electrical, not engine, risk is growing
The big picture: Park-outside recalls are becoming a bigger issue for automakers and drivers as vehicles add more electrical systems, battery technology, and software-controlled components. For drivers, the warnings can mean months of inconvenient parking habits while manufacturers work to provide repairs.
This website lets you check if your license plate was ever searched on Flock's cameras
HaveIBeenFlocked aggregates public records and identifies officers using Flock
Ferrari's first electric car sells for a record $40 million at auction
The Luce, designed with input from Jony Ive, has drawn criticism since its May debut
JCB's hydrogen car Hydromax hits 406 mph record at Bonneville
The run more than doubled BMW's previous hydrogen speed record, set in 2004
Tesla knew some of its headlights were twice as bright as legally allowed, now it's recalling 20,000 vehicles
NHTSA rejected Tesla's claim that the excessively bright lights posed no meaningful safety risk
Elon Musk says every future Tesla will have Starlink, starting with the Cybercab
The Cybercab uses Starlink's new V5 dish, capable of download speeds over 375 Mbps
Hydrogen 1,600-hp car takes aim at multiple land-speed records on Bonneville Salt Flats
Andy Green is aiming to add another record to a career that includes breaking the sound barrier
Flock wanted to put license plate cameras on 350,000 Uber and Lyft dashcams
The plan to turn Ubers into surveillance cameras never happened, but it was close
Uber is spending $10 billion to deploy 120,000 robotaxis across 15 cities
The company shut down its own self-driving program in 2020, now is backing startups instead
Police departments are told to call license plate readers "county resources" instead of naming them
Roughly 50 communities have dropped the cameras since early last year amid mounting backlash
BMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never would
In another attempt to monetize cars after purchase, BMW is framing this as a "one-time movie partnership"
Dozens of police officers accused of using license plate cameras to track women
Allegations of personal surveillance and stalking have been made against at least 50 officers
One California town found Flock's license plate cameras were wrong 71% of the time
Flock's AI cameras aren't just a privacy problem, they're often just wrong
Waymo robotaxis crashed 68% less often than human drivers in independent safety study
But the comparison comes with important limitations