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America's Deadliest Train Is Getting Even Faster, Going Farther

Florida's Brightline is expanding service to Orlando while its abysmal safety record continues

11:15 AM

People's Convoy Too Busy Punching Each Other to Sneak Back Into Washington, D.C.

The "new minutemen" got distracted by infighting, hurling slurs and torturing animals, and couldn't manage to shut…

5/19/22

This Mercedes Is Officially the Most Expensive Car Ever Sold at $143 Million

This 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé was sold from the Mercedes museum in a secret auction.

5/19/22

Subprime Car Loan Defaults Hit an All-Time High in February

Car loan, personal loan and credit card defaults are all rising. That can't be good.

5/18/22

We Can Cut Traffic Deaths in Half, But Nobody Wants To

Readily available technology can eliminate the most common causes of death in car crashes, if only we didn't hate…

5/18/22

U.S. Traffic Fatalities Hit a 16-Year High in 2021

“We face a crisis on America’s roadways that we must address together,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete…

5/17/22

A Detroit Bridge Collapsed Under a Man's Feet, Sending Him Falling 15 Feet and Nearly Landing on a Freeway Below

The elevated pedestrian bridge spans a busy highway. Even with the hole, officials took nearly a week to close the…

5/17/22

A Drone Exploring Civil War Shipwrecks in the 'Graveyard of the Atlantic' Is Oddly Relaxing to Watch

The hulking remains of doomed battleships now serve as a home for wildlife.

5/16/22

Chain Shops Are Steering Poor Customers into Predatory Loans for Car Repairs

The loans carry interest rates of up to 189 percent for folks who can't pay out of pocket.

5/13/22

'Self-Driving' Level 2 Autonomy Systems Still Pretty Crappy: AAA Study

Forget self-driving cars; 77 percent of Americans just want current systems to work better.

5/12/22

At Least Sovereign Citizens' Pretend License Plates Look Cool Now

If you're going to make a fake license plate to go with your fake driver's license, why make it bland?

5/11/22

Volkswagen to Bring Back the Scout as an EV Brand [Update]

One of the first SUVs will return to the U.S. in its original form and as an EV pickup

5/6/22

NASA, SpaceX and Private Jets are Creating Agonizing Flight Delays in Florida

Florida flights were delayed 543,000 minutes--a whole year's worth of time--in March alone

5/4/22

Trucker Convoy Mad That Republican Lawmakers Have Stopped Paying Attention

The People's Convoy vows to return to Washington D.C. "with teeth and a backbone."

5/3/22

I, For One, Welcome Our New Alien Overlords

What if we can't find intelligent life because it's smart enough to stay quiet?

5/3/22

Thieves Steal 7 Camaros From GM Plant, Lead Police On Wild Car Chase

This isn't the first time GM's Lansing plant has been the target of thefts

5/2/22

New York Using Billboards To Cut Down On Speeding Is Pretty Lame

The 18 billboards will only be up for eight weeks in the most dangerous neighborhoods

5/2/22

The Environmental Price Of Clean Energy Is Still Too High: Report

Calculating the cost of clean energy is a dirty job, but Ars Technica is here to do it

5/2/22

Shots Fired During Tense Stand Off With People's Convoy Drivers And Counter Protesters

This is the third police investigation into the People's Convoy actions

4/20/22

People's Convoy Celebrates Passing Of Bill They Opposed Because They Don't Understand How Government Works

Truckers in Sacramento, protesting a bill they think makes killing infants legal (it doesn't), cheered and honked…

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America's Deadliest Train Is Getting Even Faster, Going Farther

People's Convoy Too Busy Punching Each Other to Sneak Back Into Washington, D.C.

This Mercedes Is Officially the Most Expensive Car Ever Sold at $143 Million

Subprime Car Loan Defaults Hit an All-Time High in February

We Can Cut Traffic Deaths in Half, But Nobody Wants To

U.S. Traffic Fatalities Hit a 16-Year High in 2021

A Detroit Bridge Collapsed Under a Man's Feet, Sending Him Falling 15 Feet and Nearly Landing on a Freeway Below

A Drone Exploring Civil War Shipwrecks in the 'Graveyard of the Atlantic' Is Oddly Relaxing to Watch

Chain Shops Are Steering Poor Customers into Predatory Loans for Car Repairs

'Self-Driving' Level 2 Autonomy Systems Still Pretty Crappy: AAA Study

At Least Sovereign Citizens' Pretend License Plates Look Cool Now

Volkswagen to Bring Back the Scout as an EV Brand [Update]

NASA, SpaceX and Private Jets are Creating Agonizing Flight Delays in Florida

Trucker Convoy Mad That Republican Lawmakers Have Stopped Paying Attention

I, For One, Welcome Our New Alien Overlords

Thieves Steal 7 Camaros From GM Plant, Lead Police On Wild Car Chase

New York Using Billboards To Cut Down On Speeding Is Pretty Lame

The Environmental Price Of Clean Energy Is Still Too High: Report

Shots Fired During Tense Stand Off With People's Convoy Drivers And Counter Protesters

People's Convoy Celebrates Passing Of Bill They Opposed Because They Don't Understand How Government Works