Pointless Freeways, Exhaust Noise Cameras And Tunnels In This Week's News Roundup

Usually, when a supercar owner gets themselves into dumb trouble, it’s a chance for us to all come together and point and laugh. Speeding tickets, aquatic adventures, we all love to see a rich asshole lose. But one Staten Island Lamborghini owner, ticketed for his Huracan Performante’s exhaust noise, actually has a point in claiming the ticket is unjust. - Amber DaSilva Read More

A federal judge just upheld a $350,000 punitive damages judgment against a General Motors dealership in Michigan in a spot delivery and wrongful repossession case. The U.S. district judge rejected the argument from Suburban Chevrolet Cadillac of Ann Arbor that the award was excessive. Here’s how this all came to be. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

With Tesla’s infamous quality control, it is a wonder that people still actively go out and spend their hard earned money on its vehicles. That “quality” has shown up again, not on a Cybertruck, but on a brand new Model 3 delivered to a customer without a pretty important component. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

The Texas Transportation Commission just approved billions in highway expansion spending for the state, setting a new record. If you’re Texan and had any hope of major transit infrastructure expansions, you’re sadly out of luck. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

It’s been over a year since Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to open up the company’s Supercharger network to vehicles from other automakers. At the time, it was looked at as a great move for the auto industry and, in theory, it still is. However, more than 12 months later, Tesla’s network (with nearly 30,000 fast-charging plugs in the U.S. and Canada) is still pretty much inaccessible to folks who own non-Tesla EVs. Software delays and hardware shortages are apparently to blame. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

Tesla, the company that CEO Elon Musk claims will “solve autonomy,” has a problem: It turns out autonomy is hard. The company is totally definitely introducing a fully autonomous robotaxi this year, for realsies, yet it can’t even figure out how to make its cars self-drive through the Vegas Loop — a tunnel Musk himself had built. - Amber DaSilva Read More

So far this year, the Tesla Cybertruck has been bricked by car washes, gotten stuck on the sandy bank of a lake and been utterly destroyed by a YouTuber’s stress test. However, anyone lumped with the gargantuan electric pickup truck has faced some pretty strict penalties if they try to sell off their Tesla truck, until now. - Owen Bellwood Read More

Whether you like it or not, GM is developing its own infotainment operating system for its cars. Unfortunately it doesn’t sound as if the system is very good. And you’re going to have to open your wallet if you want to use some of the systems’ main features. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

If there was one thing that Elon Musk sold hard when he first introduced the Cybertruck, it was the fact that it would be tough. Go on Tesla’s website, and it promises the Cybertruck is “built for any planet” and “durable and rugged enough to go anywhere.” It would also be bulletproof. From the looks of it, though, this particular Cybertruck wasn’t tough enough for any planet. Which has us wondering what the hell happened. Did Godzilla eat this Cybertruck? - Collin Woodard Read More

YouTuber WhistlinDiesel bought a Tesla Cybertruck earlier this month as a test bed vehicle to be beaten, abused and torn apart in the name of science. During its first test video, however, while competing against an F-150, the Tesla’s trailer hitch snapped off — taking a section of the rear frame with it. - Amber DaSilva Read More