Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftStellantis ‘Starting To Come Apart’ As CEO Flies To Detroit To Salvage SalesPlus Tesla is facing import tariffs in Europe and BMW just issued an enormous recall amid fears its cars could…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedAugust 21, 2024Comments (128)
NewsNewsChasing Winter Storms Will Be A Frigid Nightmare For WaymoIce build-up can cut data received through a lidar sensor lens by 99 percentByRyan Erik KingPublishedAugust 15, 2024Comments (29)
NewsNewsWaymo Innovates New Ways To Annoy Even Non-Drivers: Constant Nighttime HonkingAs if clogging the roads wasn't bad enough, now even folks just sitting in their apartments aren't safeByAmber DaSilvaPublishedAugust 12, 2024Comments (6)
NewsNewsWaymo Is Suing 2 Alleged Vandals For Over $270,000 In Damages To Its RobotaxisThese are the first instances of Waymo filing civil lawsuits for its vehicles being damagedByRyan Erik KingPublishedJuly 24, 2024Comments (7)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftTrump Presidency Will Be Bad For Every EV Maker Except Tesla, Says MuskPlus Rivian heads to court over stolen IP case and Porsche is the latest automaker to see profits tumble.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJuly 24, 2024Comments (58)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsGM’s Cruise Pumps Brakes On Steering Wheel-less Autonomous Vehicle, Will Use Next-Gen Chevy Bolt Instead [Update]NHTSA never OK'd the vehicle, Origin, which featured no controls of any kind.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedJuly 23, 2024Comments (9)
Beyond CarsRobots & AutomationBeyond CarsRobots & AutomationElon Musk Says Tesla Will Have Humanoid Robots Next Year, And That’ll Definitely HappenTesla even plans to sell its robots to others by the end of 2025, but I wouldn't hold my breathByAndy KalmowitzPublishedJuly 22, 2024Comments (27)
Beyond CarsRobots & AutomationBeyond CarsRobots & AutomationFlame-Throwing Drones Incinerate Rubbish Caught In PowerlinesYou might think these terrifying creations are here to take over the world, but the fire-breathing drones are…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJuly 17, 2024Comments (3)
NewsNewsTesla Pushes Back Robotaxi Reveal, Surprising No OneTesla needs more time to build prototypes and told employees through internal communicationsByRyan Erik KingPublishedJuly 11, 2024Comments (28)
TechTechSelf-Driving Taxi Drives Into Oncoming Traffic, Takes Off From Cop Trying To Pull It OverThe Waymo car was spotted going haywire by cops in Phoenix who then pulled over the empty carByOwen BellwoodPublishedJuly 5, 2024Comments (38)
NewsNewsSelf-Driving Cars Still Only Safer Than Humans When Driving In Straight Lines Under Perfect ConditionsUsing ADAS while turning or in low light conditions — such as dawn or dusk — actually increased crashes.ByErin MarquisPublishedJune 19, 2024Comments (6)
TechAutonomous CarsTechAutonomous CarsTesla's 'Full-Self Driving' Software Doesn't Understand New York CityDriving in Manhattan requires more than understanding how cars move -- you need to understand peopleByAmber DaSilvaPublishedMay 22, 2024Comments (44)
NewsNews98 Percent Of Tesla Owners Who Try 'Full Self-Driving' Demo Never Actually Buy ItApparently, they're not impressed with FSD enough to justify paying $8,000 to keep it.ByCollin WoodardPublishedMay 16, 2024Comments (44)
NewsNewsVideo Of Waymo's Robotaxi Driving In Oncoming Lane Gets The Attention Of The FedsWaymo vehicles are under scrutiny for 22 different incidents, including collisions with stationary objectsByRyan Erik KingPublishedMay 14, 2024Comments (11)
ReviewsReviewsGM's Super Cruise Is Handy, But It Definitely Has Its QuirksI Super Cruised from Los Angeles to Yosemite and back. Here's what I learnedByLogan CarterPublishedMay 3, 2024Comments (18)
NewsNewsNew California Law Hopes To Stop Robotaxis From Dodging Traffic TicketsCalifornia law currently requires tickets be issued to drivers, so autonomous vehicles were absolved of enforcementByLogan CarterPublishedMay 1, 2024Comments (3)
NewsNewsWaymo Robotaxi Drives Into Oncoming Lane To Avoid UnicyclistsSeveral vehicles drove past the robotaxi as it cruised down the opposite lane in San FranciscoByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 30, 2024Comments (74)
TechTechSelf-Driving Trucks Will Hit America's Highways This YearAfter covering thousands of miles on test tracks and with safety drivers, self-driving trucks are ready to take over…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 30, 2024Comments (47)
QOTDQOTDWhat's Your Go-To Plan For Getting Out Of A Traffic Ticket?Do you have a well-prepared excuse or do you simply beg for mercy?ByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 22, 2024Comments (75)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftTesla’s Day Of Reckoning Is Upon UsRecently, Tesla cut prices of cars and FSD Beta, prepared for terrible sales numbers and watched its stock plunge…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedApril 22, 2024Comments (95)