Fewer Wrecks, Grounded Planes, and More Car News This Week
Even in the midst of a pandemic, never doubt the world’s ability to surprise. This week, we tracked some remarkable trends. Serious crashes are,...
Lotus’ All-Electric Eletre SUV Has a Grill That ‘Breathes’
This 600-horsepower, 373-mile EV boasts a light show worthy of Knight Rider's KITT and is the first production car with retractable lidar for self-driving.
Lotus’ All-Electric Eletre SUV Has a Grill That ‘Breathes’
This 600-horsepower, 373-mile EV boasts a light show worthy of Knight Rider's KITT and is the first production car with retractable lidar for self-driving.
Fantastical Plans Are on Hold, and More Car News This Week
The Covid-19 pandemic will delay the arrival of flying cars, and Google sibling Sidewalk Labs abandons plans to remake part of Toronto's waterfront.
Fewer Wrecks, Grounded Planes, and More Car News This Week
Stay-at-home orders mean less traffic and fewer serious crashes, saving lives and money. Plus, Elon Musk does it again.
Closed Streets, Pumping Air, and More Car News This Week
This week, we found ourselves fascinated by some of the more hidden effects wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. By the complicated journey, for example,...
Augmented Reality From the Driver’s Seat, and More Car News This Week
If you’re reading this, chances are you feel like you need more information. Welcome to the club. This week we followed a bunch of...
A Coronavirus Silver Lining: Less Driving, Fewer Crashes
For all the misery Covid-19 has wrought, the shelter-in-place orders imposed in the name of public health have yielded a few benefits, at least...
Trump Eases the Way for More Gas Guzzlers
After three years of tumult and revised scientific analyses, the Trump administration Tuesday formally relaxed Obama-era fuel economy rules that aimed to reduce greenhouse...
A Hospital Train, DIY Face Shields, and More Car News This Week
Enough with the despair. Even as grim news of the coronavirus dominated the airwaves, this week in transportation-land was all about solving problems. A...
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