A Safety Board Faults Tesla and Regulators in a Fatal 2018 Crash
NTSB can’t change federal or local policy, but it can make recommendations. It had plenty of those. NTSB reiterated two recommendations it issued during...
A Cobalt Crisis Could Put the Brakes on Electric Car Sales
Electric vehicle sales are soaring, with factories working full-pelt to churn out as many batteries as possible. And that’s creating some bottlenecks.
Global production of...
Uber Changes Its Rules, and Drivers Adjust Their Strategies
On a recent morning in Santa Monica, California, Sergio Avedian pulled into the parking lot of a Vons supermarket, signed into the Uber driver...
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...
Airbus’ Blended-Wing Maveric Hits the Skies
Since commercial air travel took off in the 1950s, much has changed—tighter seats, safer flights, the rise and fall of seat-back screens—but not the...
Uber and Lyft's Financials Reveal Two Ride-Hailing Strategies
Discussing Uber’s 2019 financial results with analysts last week, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi used the word “focus” six times and the word “discipline” three times...
Investors Hit the Brakes on Automotive Startups
Last year, Ted Serbinski called his accelerator, TechStars Detroit, the “‘comeback city’s’ startup ecosystem.” Since 2015, the accelerator had supported and mentored 54 transportation-related...
Vancouver Wants to Avoid Other Cities’ Mistakes With Uber and Lyft
Canadian officials approve ride-hailing long after it's become a staple elsewhere, with tough rules on fares and driver licensing.
San Francisco Joins the Move to Ban Cars From a Major Street
From more than a block away, I hear the man playing the trumpet. It’s a little after 9 am Wednesday, and his classical sonata...
The World’s Most Traffic-Choked Cities, Ranked
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