The Big Trial Between Uber And Google Over Self-Driving Car Tech Starts Today

After , a high-profile trial between ride-hailing company Uber and Google’s self-driving car unit Waymo is finally kicking off Monday. The case centers on whether Uber advanced its self-driving car program by relying on autonomous tech files allegedly stolen from Google. Here’s what you need to know. In particular, former...

Sep 12, 2025

Porsche Is Doubling Its Investment In Electrified Cars To Nearly $8 Billion

The electric car startup would-be Tesla-killers of the world may soon find themselves facing stiff competition from a well-established player in the luxury automotive world. Porsche said this week that it’s doubling its previously announced investment in hybrid and all-electric cars to $7.4 billion, according to multiple reports. In particular,...

Sep 12, 2025

Tesla Thinks It Can Do A Coast-To-Coast Autonomous Drive Within The Next 3-To-6 Months (UPDATED)

Tesla missed a deadline to send a car on a cross-country autonomous trip by the end of 2017, but the automaker says it still intends to accomplish the feat at... some point. Tesla reiterated the goal in a letter to shareholders on Wednesday, only describing the trip as “upcoming.” The...

Sep 12, 2025

Rimac's New Electric Supercar Will Reportedly Be Able To Drive Itself

Late last month, Croatian car startup Rimac , and disclosed it’ll be faster, costlier, and more grandiose than its first, the plainly called Concept One. There’s a new wrinkle to add, , and I imagine it’ll make some of you groan: the car should be able to drive itself. The...

Sep 12, 2025

'Flying Car' Takeoff Goes Almost Instantly Wrong

This video might be hard to watch, so if you want an easy start to the middle of your week, move on. But thankfully, the couple aboard this SkyRunner flying car/dune buggy thing survived a completely startling crash. The video was noticed on Reddit yesterday by , and it came...

Sep 12, 2025

This Neat Project Lets You Track How Many Model 3s Tesla Makes Each Week

Tesla’s slow start to launching production of the Model 3 sedan has been , with the company saying just last week that it’s planning to . Now, thanks to a helpful interactive feature from , Model 3 reservation holders and Tesla fans can keep track of the automaker’s progress to...

Sep 12, 2025

The Volkswagen I.D. Vizzion Concept Dumps The Steering Wheel Entirely

Volkswagen spent 2017 rolling out concepts for its new I.D. lineup, including a new , finally, and now it’s introducing one more called the Vizzion—a fully-autonomous, all-electric sleek sedan with no steering wheel or pedals. The I.D. Vizzion’s part of VW’s , and it’s an ambitious design by the German...

Sep 12, 2025

Tesla Owners Can Get A New Model 3 Sooner Than Everyone Else

There’s been plenty of chatter about , but the automaker’s also facing a backlog with the more expensive Model S and Model X. For current Tesla owners, that means if you placed an order today, you could get a Model 3 sooner, Electrek—so long as you’re willing to shell out...

Sep 12, 2025

Faraday Future Paid Its Execs Well While Nearly Going Bankrupt

Late last month, the seemingly incapable-of-escaping-trouble electric car startup Faraday Future helmed by its former chief financial officer, Stefan Krause. This week, Krause’s company fired back, and, consequently, revealed just how much top FF execs earned while the company circled the drain. Faraday’s lawsuit spells out a number of steamy...

Sep 12, 2025

Car Companies Are Going To Monetize The Shit Out Of All The Data Being Collected In Future Cars

Autonomous and super-connected cars of the future are going to collect a whole lot of data on passengers inside the vehicle—and then, of course, they’re going to monetize what they learn about you and I, in what could end up being a $33 billion industry, according to a new study....

Sep 12, 2025

We Live In A Golden Age Of Motoring

When it comes to cars, it’s easier to fall into the trap of blind nostalgia perhaps more than any other kind of consumer good. So many enthusiasts look at the machines we have available today and think of them as boring and anodyne; they write them off for not being...

Sep 12, 2025

Nissan's Starting Tests For An Autonomous Taxi Service Next Month In Japan

, , —much of the auto industry’s shown a recent interest in launching taxi services of their own, with the hope of one day operating fully-autonomous cars without a driver. Next month, Nissan joins the crowded field, as the automaker plans to launch a taxi business in Japan it’s calling...

Sep 12, 2025

Why Automakers Have To Do A Lot More To Keep Their Self-Driving Cars Clean

New cars are coming equipped with more and more sensors that are, ostensibly, designed to help drivers stay safe. Some autonomous cars currently being tested have to help “see” the road. All of this makes a regular car wash nearly-impossible, and , that means automakers have to take a lot...

Sep 12, 2025

Remote-Controlled Autonomous Cars Could Be Tested On California Roads As Soon As April

Every day, automakers and tech companies test self-driving cars on California roadways. Starting in April, remote-controlled autonomous cars could join them on public streets, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The cars would rely on a computerized system that has a remote human operator, , rather than the...

Sep 12, 2025

Fully Driverless Cars Can Be Tested On California Roads Starting In April

California motorists could be sharing the road with fully driverless cars as early as April, under new regulations announced on Monday by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Until now, autonomous cars could only be tested with a safety operator behind the wheel, ready to assume control of the car...

Sep 12, 2025