The Bill That Would Make Uber And Lyft Drivers Employees Isn't Just Making Uber And Lyft Nervous

It appears increasingly likely AB5, the California bill that would significantly narrow the definition of an independent contractor in the state and , will pass. Last weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom , meaning he would likely sign it if approved by the legislature. Critics of the bill say it is...

Sep 12, 2025

The White House Wants To Strike Back At California

California might not be allowed to set zero-emissions standards anymore, GM workers in South Korea are about to strike, and automakers are desperate to avoid a no-deal Brexit. All this and more in for Friday, September 6, 2019. California’s been setting its own standards for greenhouse gas emissions for...

Sep 12, 2025

Feds Launch Antitrust Investigation Into Four Car Companies That Sided With California: Report

The fight over cleaning up the nation’s fuel economy standards just got a whole lot dirtier. , the Justice Department has launched a preliminary antitrust probe into whether the four automakers that reached an independent agreement with the California Air Resources Board, an agreement which defied the Trump administration’s...

Sep 12, 2025

Porsche Started Killing The Meaning Of 'Turbo' Way Before The Electric Taycan

The Turbo and Turbo S debuted this week. Despite its name, it does not include a turbocharger. It can not and it could not. It’s an electric car. Instead, the word “turbo” has taken on a symbolic meaning in the Porsche’s nomenclature. But before you get too mad, let’s...

Sep 12, 2025

What Do You Want To Know About The 2020 Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible?

The , may it rest in peace. I’m sad about it, so there’s really no better way to drown my sorrows than with supercharged V8 sound and fury. I’m driving the 2020 Convertible this weekend. What do you want to know about it? The , I was admittedly not...

Sep 12, 2025

DMVs Across The Country Are Selling Drivers' Data For Big Money: Report

When you give you information to the DMV, you probably don’t think it’s going to sell that information for profit. But across the country, that’s exactly what is happening. Private investigators, consumer credit rating companies and a whole host of other businesses and individuals that deal in information to...

Sep 12, 2025

Human Civilization Is Collapsing! What Car Do You Steal?

Good evening. We at Jalopnik regret to inform you that the collapse of human civilization is upon us. We’ve had a good, I don’t know, 10,000 years or so, but even the best parties have to end sometime. This leaves you facing an important question: what car do you...

Sep 12, 2025

EVs Are Coming For Your Job Just Like Every Other Innovation That Came For Your Job

Cars are . They have many moving parts that are difficult to make at massive scale. For generations, car companies and their suppliers have employed hundreds of thousands if not millions of people to build the complicated cars. As it happens, those complicated cars we’ve been building for generations...

Sep 12, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Making Tracks Edition

Earlier today Patrick asked all of you what kind of car you would steal if humanity and civilization as we know it simply collapsed one day. Our entire lives are built on a fragile paper mache foundation and it’s a very real possibility that everything could go pear shaped...

Sep 12, 2025

Elon Musk Says A Model S Is Doing The Nürburgring, Didn't Tell The Nürburgring

Before Porsche had even shown the production Taycan to the public, . While we know well that the Taycan is [] it seems that Elon Musk isn’t exactly pleased that people are talking about the Taycan instead of Tesla. As he is often wont to do, he sent a...

Sep 12, 2025

Your Sneaky Toyota Land Cruiser Wallpaper Is Here

You may not expect a 2.5-ton, 1998 Toyota SUV to sneak up on you. But it’s preying on your naivety. It’s right behind you. And it rules. This heavily modified Land Cruiser is the property of Jalopnik reader Brandon Brooks. It is also extremely my shit. One time, on...

Sep 12, 2025

Ad Astra's Lunar Rover Car Chase Looks Like Mad Max In Space

Brad Pitt’s in a new movie, Ad Astra, about a future where people live on the moon, which seems fine if not particularly revolutionary. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen a lunar rover car chase quite like this before. This clip has strong “Mad Max in space” vibes...

Sep 12, 2025

Alligatoah -- 'Willst Du'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. I first came across the of this song. Needless to say, the original is better. Both good, though. ...

Sep 12, 2025

The 790 HP Ferrari 812 GTS Is Unlike Anything Ferrari's Made In Years

The new 790 horsepower is the first series production front-engine V12 Ferrari convertible in almost 50 years, and it’s sadly probably the last time the stars will align to grace us with such a perfect combination. To be clear, there have been front-engined V12 Ferraris a few times in...

Sep 12, 2025

Nissan Loses Another Top Boss To A Money Scandal

Another boss at Nissan is out, German automakers wonder about their place in this world, and Bugatti might make a car that seats four humans. All this and more in for Monday, September 9, 2019. Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa will be out after September 16, the company said Monday,...

Sep 12, 2025