Waymo's Crashes Are Largely The Fault Of Us Mere Humans
Waymo reported its vehicles were in 38 crashes between July 2024 and February 2025, and only four were the fault of the driverless taxi.
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Boeing Starliner Could Go To Space Again Before The End Of 2025
The space agency announced on Thursday its plans to certify the problem-plagued spacecraft this year and potentially send the capsule back to orbit before 2026.
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Rivian Launches Micromobility Startup Called Also, First Product Will Be An E-Bike
Rivian's new micromobility spin-off is potentially a great idea with a terrible name.
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Space Pirates Are No Longer Confined To Works Of Science Fiction
Pirates could hold satellite networks for ransom and threaten to derail globally transmitted live television broadcasts
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Boeing Fumbled Sweetheart Deal In 737 Max Fraud Case, So Now It Will Go To Court
The court has seemingly reneged on an April 11 deadline previously given to the aerospace giant to reach a deal.
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These Are Your Worst Experiences With A Recall
Not to spoil anything, but not even dealership employee are immune from a frustrating recall.
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Plastic Composites Could Replace Aluminum On Planes To Speed Up Production
Boeing and its European rival Airbus are now looking to use thermoplastics to ramp up assembly times drastically for their next generation of airliners
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Ferrari Promises To Learn From The First Double Disqualification In Team History
With hopes high after Lewis Hamilton's first-ever Ferrari victory in Saturday's sprint race, Ferrari disappointed once again.
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What's Your Worst Experience With A Recall?
You don't need to own a polygonal pavement princess to be impacted by a recall
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Stranded Astronauts Only Made An Extra $1,430 For 9-Month ISS Stay
NASA astronauts are paid $152,258 a year, and they only get a $5 per diem for incidental expenses
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Cruise Urges Passengers To Turn Off Lights While Traveling Through Pirate-Infested Waters
To deter pirate attacks, Cunard Line advised passengers to turn off room lights and shut curtains at night as the vessel steamed through Southeast Asia
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Dolphins Spectate NASA Stranded Astronaut Splashdown
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth after nine months stranded in space and were greeted by a pod of dolphins.
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Scalpers Caught Selling Free DMV Appointments For $250 In Miami
The Miami-Dade County Tax Collector's Office announced that it uncovered a network of scalpers who hoarded free DMV appointments and resold them
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Waymo Slapped With 589 Parking Tickets In San Francisco Last Year
Waymo's fleet of over 300 vehicles raked up $65,065 in fines, with the most tickets being given for street cleaning
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BYD Reveals 1,000-kW Charging, Twice As Fast As Tesla's Newest Supercharger
The Han L sedan and Tang L SUV will be the first EVs built on BYD's new platform, and both models will start at $37,330 in China
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Frontier Wants To Be Your Southwest Rebound, But You Should Love Yourself Instead
In an effort to lure in disgruntled passengers after Southwest canceled its free bag policy, Frontier Airlines launched its own free checked bag scheme
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Google's Starlink Competitor Won't Trash Space With Thousands Of Satellites
Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced on Monday that it is spinning off wireless communications project Taara into an independent company.
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Why The Lucid Air Should Be Your Go-To Tesla Model S Replacement
Lucid's luxury sedan might have launched years after the Model S, but it's the Tesla peer in every way.
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Tesla Sends Unsigned Letter Warning Of Potential Tariff Harm Because Musk Can Fire Them Too
Elon Musk may be busy taking a chainsaw to the U.S. government, but at Tesla there are serious fears about Trump's tariffs.
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Amtrak Doesn't Understand Why Elon Musk Wants To Privatize Amtrak After It Broke Ridership And Revenue Records In 2024
The railroad said "It is not clear what problem Amtrak privatization proposals are intended to solve."
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Tariffs Could Spike Boeing's Plane Prices By $40 Million
You might not be buying a 787 yourself, but the impact of new tariffs on affordable - and safe - air travel could leave you grounded.
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Trump Ditches Musk's Dream Of Mission To Mars Faster Than An Exploding Starship
Trump might not be on board to fund a crewed mission to Mars, a long-time goal of his campaign's biggest backer
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These Are Your Worst Car Insurance Stories
Some of your responses left our jaws on the floor
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For 24 Glorious Hours, Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Was More Than Just A Stupid Gimmick
An amature astronomer spotted a near Earth object and alerted authorities only to realize it was Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster that he launched into orbit in 2018.
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SpaceX Begging Feds To Ground Apple-Funded Rival's Satellites
SpaceX sent a request to the Federal Communications Commission last week to block Globalstar from launching a new Canadian-built 48-satellite constellation
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5 People Survive Small Plane Crash But 12 Cars In The Parking Lot Were Not So Lucky
A Beechcraft Bonanza carved a path of destruction through a row of parked cars in suburban Pennsylvania on Sunday.
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Days Numbered For Voyager Probes As NASA Shuts Off Instruments To Prolong Life
No human-made objects have traveled further into the final frontier than Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, but both probes are reaching the end of their service lives
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