Car dealers openly beg Biden to put brakes on electric vehicle drive No one's buying these things. Just, uh, ignore the massive markups Personal Tech29 Nov 2023 | 129
Tesla sues Swedish government after worker rebellion cripples car biz Updated Sparks fly as Elon's Musketeers sue for license plate liberation Offbeat27 Nov 2023 | 159
UK signals legal changes to self-driving vehicle liabilities But with technical and insurance industry question unanswered, a few potholes may lie ahead AI + ML10 Nov 2023 | 93
It's perfectly legal for cars to harvest your texts, call logs Just because they store messages in a way owners can't access doesn't mean it's a privacy violation, US court rules Storage09 Nov 2023 | 111
Wanted: Driver for rocket-powered Bloodhound Land Speed Record car Ability to attract sponsorship a bonus as vehicle set to emerge from ashes, attempt to blast past 763mph Offbeat08 Nov 2023 | 63
Cruise admits its driverless robo-taxis need a human at the remote-control wheel Plus: Parent GM taps brakes on AI van production AI + ML07 Nov 2023 | 9
Car industry pleads for delay to post-Brexit tariffs on EVs Gets blanked again Offbeat25 Sep 2023 | 132
Meet Honda's latest electric vehicle: A rideable suitcase The Motocompacto is a successor to the '81 Motocompo, but with greater ability to deprive its rider of dignity Bootnotes15 Sep 2023 | 91
Ford, BMW, Honda to steer bidirectional EV charging standard Another load of automakers teams up to lean into the inevitable Offbeat13 Sep 2023 | 92
Used cars? Try used car accounts: 15,000 up for grabs online at just $2 a pop Cut and shut is so last century, now it's copy and clone Research13 Sep 2023 | 9
BMW deems drivers worthy of warmth, ends heated car seat subscription Any other monthly plans want to cancel themselves? Personal Tech09 Sep 2023 | 213
Mozilla calls cars from 25 automakers 'data privacy nightmares on wheels' Updated Does your vehicle really need to know about your bedroom antics? Personal Tech06 Sep 2023 | 183
Nikola recalls electric truck fleet over battery fires Updated You can still drive 'em, but park outside for ... OTA updates, says EV maker Personal Tech15 Aug 2023 | 6
Ford SYNC 3 infotainment vulnerable to drive-by Wi-Fi hijacking Don't panic, says automaker, but if you do, just turn off wireless for now Security14 Aug 2023 | 13
TSMC and pals chip in for €10B German fab NXP, Infineon, Bosch each nab 10% stake in joint venture On-Prem09 Aug 2023 | 14
Big chip players join forces to form another RISC-V venture Initial drive starts in Germany, pushes automotive blueprints Systems04 Aug 2023 | 16
Baidu builds AI into cars so you can distract the kids with text-to-image tools Drawing flying pandas is useful. But Chinese web giant isn't saying how AI on wheels is practical AI + ML03 Aug 2023 | 9
Tesla steering problems attract regulator eyes for second time this year First some steering wheels were falling off, now others allegedly won't steer Personal Tech02 Aug 2023 | 83
Lamborghini's last remaining pure gas guzzlers are all spoken for Don't panic – you can still get a hybrid, with a V12 engine naturally Bootnotes06 Jul 2023 | 156
SAE says yes to making Tesla EV chargers an American standard Another win for Musk: Ford, GM, Rivian and Volvo have already announced plans to dump CCS Personal Tech28 Jun 2023 | 30
Germans beat Tesla to autonomous L3 driving in the Golden State Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, my friends all have Teslas... Personal Tech09 Jun 2023 | 100
New York City latest to sue Hyundai and Kia claiming their cars are too easy to steal What started as a TikTok craze has become a 'public nuisance' Security08 Jun 2023 | 30
Watchdog calls for automatic braking to be standard in cars When's the perfect time for a mandate? When everyone's already doing it Personal Tech01 Jun 2023 | 100
Ford in reverse gear over AM radio removal after Congress threatens action Surprise: Electronics was always there. Cars lacking button for the band just need a software update, says CEO Offbeat24 May 2023 | 58
EV truck maker Nikola stalls in 2023, pulls out of Europe, hits brakes on production If Q1 was 'very solid,' what does a bad quarter look like? Personal Tech09 May 2023 | 23
Streaming apps – and maybe even Cloud PCs – coming to electric cars What else are you going to do while waiting for it to charge? Virtualization02 May 2023 | 57
US EV latest: GM, Hyundai compete – in battery plant announcements Qualifying for tax credits will only get tougher, so better plan that state-side manufacturing push now Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week25 Apr 2023 | 8
Tesla wins key court battle over Autopilot crash blame Anyone else who wants to take on Musk, please take note AI + ML24 Apr 2023 | 45
Hyundai to develop a Moon rover (to launch, not because the roads are so bad down here) Japan's Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, are already pondering what it takes to make a MoonMobile Science21 Apr 2023 | 11
US changes rules on tax credits for electric cars to cover American-made only Everyone else, tough luck Personal Tech17 Apr 2023 | 22
UK government scraps smart motorway plans, cites high costs and low public confidence 14 projects canceled as Prime Minister Sunak fulfills a campaign promise Public Sector17 Apr 2023 | 123
Take a 14-mile trip on an autonomous Scottish bus starting next month Or else! Personal Tech10 Apr 2023 | 75
CAN do attitude: How thieves steal cars using network bus It starts with a headlamp and fake smart speaker, and ends in an injection attack and a vanished motor Research06 Apr 2023 | 198
US officials probe Tesla's incredible detaching steering wheel It could be worse, at least Autopilot is ... oh Offbeat09 Mar 2023 | 43
Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed Timely application as delinquencies rise with interest rates Offbeat28 Feb 2023 | 198
Sick of smudges on your car's enormo touchscreen? GM patents potential cure How about the inside of the windshield instead? Personal Tech17 Feb 2023 | 75
Infineon given the green light for €5B Dresden chip fab Still waiting for word on those sweet, sweet subsidies Systems17 Feb 2023 | 7
Hyundai and Kia issue software upgrades to thwart killer TikTok car theft hack Gone in 60 seconds using a USB-A plug and brute force instead of a key Patches15 Feb 2023 | 55
Qualcomm feels the squeeze because you don't want a new smartphone right now Stop us if you've heard this one Systems03 Feb 2023 | 7
California toys with digital vehicle titles on private DMV blockchain Because this is necessary, definitely can't go wrong On-Prem28 Jan 2023 | 43
Tesla faked self-driving demo, Autopilot engineer testifies Elon should stick to throwing rocks at his truck windows AI + ML18 Jan 2023 | 48
Wyoming's would-be ban on sale of electric vehicles veers off road Like crude oil and water, cowboys and EVs don't mix Personal Tech17 Jan 2023 | 144
Fat EVs may cause 'more death on our roads' – watchdog Is there a weight watchers for Hummers? Offbeat12 Jan 2023 | 160
How to track equipped cars via exploitable e-ink platemaker Miscreants could have tracked, modified, deleted digital plates Research10 Jan 2023 | 90
BMW updates 90% of EVs sold in the US over power software bug BMW i4, i7 and iX drivers need a fix Software09 Jan 2023 | 21
Here's how to remotely take over a Ferrari...account, that is Connected cars. What could possibly go wrong? Security07 Jan 2023 | 86
Mobileye touts bright future while Nvidia, Qualcomm win over automakers Analysis Objects in mirror are closer than they appear AI + ML06 Jan 2023 | 1
Mercedes-Benz thinks Nvidia's Omniverse can help with manufacturing CES German automaker gets deeper into the GPU giant's hardware and software ecosystem Software06 Jan 2023 | 4
Oh, no: The electric cars at CES are getting all emotional Not all of these concepts will end in tires Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 102
Forget the climate: Steep prices the biggest reason EV sales aren't higher Consumers around the world want to go electric, says Deloitte, but sticker shock is keeping them at bay Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 312
Qualcomm develops one automotive chip to rule them all CES And one Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC to bind them Systems05 Jan 2023 | 3
US postal service electrifyies its next-gen delivery fleet Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor lack of gas will stay these NGDVs from carbon-free completion of their appointed rounds Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 31
To the Banmobile! Huawei inks deal to create global high-end automotive brand Surely it must realize regulators aren't going to go for this? Personal Tech16 Dec 2022 | 19
Rivian abandons electric van partnership with Mercedes-Benz Oh Lord, won't you buy me a ... oh Personal Tech14 Dec 2022 | 50
Study suggests AI cruise control could kill traffic jams by cutting out the 'intuition' factor The reason your morning drive sucks is because of you, the impulsive human behind the wheel AI + ML23 Nov 2022 | 59
Jaguar Land Rover courts coders caught in big tech layoffs Got the boot from Musk or Zuck? Automaker has 800 techie vacancies to fill Devops22 Nov 2022 | 54
Croatian EV maker Rimac claims 412km/h speed record You can go (nearly) that fast too, if you have a spare €2 million lying around Personal Tech16 Nov 2022 | 61
Tesla rival Rivian posts losses of $1.7b, with worse to come Taps mic: Elon? Elon are you there? Care to comment? Personal Tech10 Nov 2022 | 24
Porsche wants to sell you a rusty tailpipe soundbar for $12k Here's hoping it doesn't come with factory-installed rattling for added authenticity Offbeat02 Nov 2022 | 55
Never mind the Saudis: Here's a new OPEC for EV battery metals Countries propose grouping in cartel as demand for EVs continues to rise Offbeat31 Oct 2022 | 22
Chip shortages still plague carmakers despite weaker semiconductor demand Volvo temporarily shuts one factory while Toyota downgrades production forecast Systems26 Oct 2022 | 11
GM: Seeing as all y'all like our electric cars, we'll double output next year EV sales still barely more than fringe in USA Offbeat26 Oct 2022 | 32