F1 Ditching 50/50 Combustion-Electric Power Split For 2027
Goals of F1 cars being powered equally by internal combustion and electricity are being scrapped, favoring more gas power over the next two years.
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Airline Pilot Arrested For Allegedly Flying With Fake License For 17 Years
The airline didn't discover "anomalies" in his license documentation until 2025, the same year that the pilot retired.
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Russia Might Have Space-Based GPS Jamming Capabilities
GPS is a pretty critical infrastructure system. Air travel, electricity grids and even cellular communications rely on GPS to some degree.
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Studebaker Could Have Had Interchangeable Panels Years Before The Pontiac Fiero
Stevens' proposal for a new Studebaker Lark was to create an American rival to the Volkswagen Beetle.
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These Tracks Need To Return To The F1 Schedule
The recurring theme in the comments is that there's no way these tracks meet current safety standards for hosting top-flight international racing.
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Why Ford And The U.S. Postal Service Both Use The Same Kansas City Cave
Ford's presence in SubTropolis has expanded over 1 million square feet since the 1960s.
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The Future Is Now As Kimi Antonelli Becomes Youngest Monaco Grand Prix Winner
Antonelli's Grand Slam was made even more impressive by a curveball during the race's latter stages.
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F1 Will Race In Las Vegas Until 2037 After 10-Year Extension
The Las Vegas Grand Prix has quickly become one of the few marquee rounds of the championship calendar that doesn't produce a boring on-track product.
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BMW Wants To Replace Factory Workers With Human-Shaped Robots
The robot used in BMW's pilot program, can be fitted with a variety of tools on its hands and used to produce batteries and components for vehicles.
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Which Tracks Need To Return To The F1 Schedule?
The French Grand Prix, the sport's oldest event, hasn't been held since 2022. The German Grand Prix has been absent from F1's schedule since 2019.
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900 Planes Grounded Due To Engine Shortage, Claims United CEO
As hundreds of older planes sit idle, awaiting parts, newer planes are being parted out to service the old engines, contributing to the rising cost of airfare.
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FAA Wants Spirit To Sell Its Coveted NYC Airport Slots To Another Low-Cost Airline
Federal regulators are concerned that a mainline carrier could use the slot auction to tighten its grip on the New York market.
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Citroën Ami's Oval Racing Debut Was Can't Miss Twitch Programming
A vital component of a good race is finding the right track for the cars.
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Renault Restores Its Record-Breaking 1930s Racing Plane That Executives Forgot Existed
While it's partly a marketing stunt for a new SUV, it's impressive to see one of the industry's oldest automakers acknowledging the breadth of its history.
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We Both May Hate The Ferrari Luce, But We're Not The Same
Maybe Ferrari doesn't know how to design anything anymore, including a race-winning F1 car.
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Felix Rosenqvist's Last Lap Onboard Is A Thrill Ride To Indy 500 History
The Swede began the last-lap shootout in third, and his car's onboard camera captured the unfiltered intensity of the frantic rush to the front.
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Americans Are Finally Using Public Transportation And All It Took Were Historic Gas Prices
When gas prices top $4 a gallon (and $6 in California), public transit use starts to rise. It's a boon for financially struggling transportation agencies.
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Airline Travelers In Boston Will Get To Go Through Security 22 Miles From The Airport
Long lines at TSA checkpoints freaking you out? A pilot program for flights at Boston's Logan Airport will find passengers going through security far away.
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Kyle Busch's Sudden Death At 41 Is A Tragic End To A Legendary Career
Absolutely relentless on the track and unabashedly outspoken out of the car, Busch had more haters than fans at his peak, but his talent was always undeniable.
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What's The Best Muscle Car You've Ever Driven?
These American-bred machines have captured the imaginations of millions of car enthusiasts for over half a century.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Might Replace TSA With Private Security After Shutdown Walkouts
Over a third of the TSA agents at Atlanta's airport walked out during the agency's 2026 shutdown. Now city officials are thinking about a radical solution.
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SUV Explosion Rocks Wall Street, No One Hurt Including Stock Market
Drivers should take comfort in the fact that vehicle fires have been on the decline.
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2027 Volvo EX60 Is An Electric Diamond In The Rough
Volvo is hoping for a reversal of fortunes by making a splash in the competitive luxury EV crossover market with its new EX60, but it's not a flawless machine.
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Ocean-To-Ocean Rail Route Used By Hyundai Could Make Panama Canal Shipping Obsolete
Using rail to send vehicles across Mexico could be faster than using the Panama Canal, and according to some sources, it could be cheaper, too.
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This Ukyo Katayama Foot Cam Shows How F1 Drivers Wrangled Transmissions Before Paddles
Live telemetry inside Formula 1 cars might be publicly available today, but a pedal cam let outsiders go a layer deeper and see the approach behind the inputs.
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These Are The Slowest Cars You've Ever Owned
The only things they all had in common were that they were all in running order and never reached 100 miles per hour.
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That Next Road Worker You See Might Be Issuing You A Speeding Ticket
ccording to the Federal Highway Administration, work zone crashes killed 899 people in 2023.
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