November 9, 2023 General Motors (GM) recalled 950 Cruise driverless vehicles after a pedestrian was dragged underneath one of the vehicles in San Francisco in October. According to a report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration more...
October 27, 2023 California has banned self-driving taxis from San Francisco streets following an accident in which a pedestrian was pulled under the wheels of a Cruise vehicle. The state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) raised safety concerns, more...
September 19, 2023 Joby Aviation, a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has announced that it will invest up to $500 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Dayton, Ohio. The new facility will more...
September 15, 2023 Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, but one of the biggest challenges to their widespread adoption is the long charging time. It can take hours to fully charge an electric vehicle, even with fast-charging stations. more...
September 7, 2023 Toyota has confirmed that a disruption of operations at its Japan-based production plants was caused by a database server outage. The outage occurred on August 29, 2023, and resulted in the halting of production at more...
September 7, 2023 A new report by the Mozilla Foundation has found that cars have the worst privacy practices of any product category the organization has ever reviewed. The report, which analyzed 25 car brands, found that 92% more...
September 6, 2023 Hurricane Idalia caused widespread flooding in Florida, and some electric cars that were submerged in saltwater have caught fire. At least two Teslas have caught fire in this way, and the Palm Harbor Fire Department more...
August 29, 2023 Tesla is set to defend itself for the first time in court against allegations that its Autopilot driver assistance feature led to a death. The company faces two trials in quick succession, one in California more...
August 17, 2023 A fleet of Cruise self-driving cars stalled in San Francisco, causing a traffic jam and raising safety concerns about the technology. Videos posted on social media showed at least 10 Cruise cars stopped in the more...
August 4, 2023 A group of researchers have discovered a way to hack the electronics behind Tesla's infotainment system, allowing them to obtain free enhancements such as heated rear seats. Christian Werling, one of the three students from more...
