Two Years On, A Father Is Still Fighting Tesla Over Autopilot And His Son's Fatal Crash

In early 2016, 48-year-old Gao Jubin had high hopes for the future, with plans to ease up on running a logistics company and eventually turn over control of the business to his son, Gao Yaning. But his plans were abruptly altered when Yaning died at the wheel of a Tesla...

Sep 12, 2025

Porsche Takes Swipe At Tesla And Also Plans Fast Chargers At Every U.S. Dealer

Porsche has been teasing plans for its all-electric Mission E, expected to pack as much as 670 hp, with . On Wednesday, the automaker ramped things up a notch, announcing plans to install fast chargers at every single Porsche dealership in the U.S. Porsche’s EV chief also took a moment...

Sep 12, 2025

About 75% Of Uber And Lyft Drivers Earn Less Than Minimum Wage: MIT Study

Uber and Lyft drivers earn $3.37 per hour on average, while nearly 75 percent of drivers earn less than minimum wage in their state, . Already companies have criticized the findings, with Uber calling the methodology “deeply flawed.” Researchers from the MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research surveyed...

Sep 12, 2025

Porsche May Hop Onto The Imaginary Flying Car Bandwagon

Porsche may join the fray of automakers who want to make a car (or at least a taxi) that can fly. C’mon Porsche, I thought you were better than this. According to a report by , Porsche’s sales chief Detlev von Platen told German car magazine Automobilwoche that Porsche may...

Sep 12, 2025

Researcher Still Finds About 50 Percent Of Uber And Lyft Drivers Earn Less Than Minimum Wage

Over the weekend, Uber criticized as “deeply flawed,” after the paper found 75 percent of drivers for Uber and Lyft earn less than minimum wage. One of the study’s co-authors has responded and said an “initial assessment” that uses guidance from Uber still finds that about 50 percent of drivers...

Sep 12, 2025

Renault Wants To Have This Striking All-Electric Autonomous Car On The Road By 2022

French automaker Renault has , and at the Geneva Motor Show it showed how it might proceed into the future with an electric autonomous car called the EZ-GO. Calling it a “first of its kind” (though I can’t say I have any idea why Renault thinks that could be true),...

Sep 12, 2025

Tesla Investors Encouraged To Reject Musk's Potential $55.8 Billion Payday

In January, Tesla proposed a new compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk that could end with him earning anywhere from . Tesla’s investors still have to approve the pay package at a shareholder meeting later this month, and one major analyst is encouraging them to reject it. Glass Lewis &...

Sep 12, 2025

Humans Already Slapped And Attacked Autonomous Cars In California Twice This Year

One of the benefits of California’s autonomous car regulations——is that collisions with a robot vehicle must be reported to the state’s department of motor vehicles, even if they’re incredibly minor. That’s why we now know that, of the six incidents reported so far this year, two involve humans approaching robot...

Sep 12, 2025

Tesla Driver Claims He Got A Ticket Dismissed After Using Autopilot Defense, But There's More To It

A Grammy-nominated producer claims he successfully got a traffic ticket dismissed by arguing his Tesla Model S was operating in the car’s semi-autonomous Autopilot mode at the time he was pulled over in Los Angeles, . But a spokesperson for the Los Angeles court system says the case was dismissed...

Sep 12, 2025

GM Wants The Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Expanded As The Phase Out For GM Looms

A fight over President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts——nearly killed the federal $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles. Automakers lobbied to keep it in place, , and now General Motors wants to see it expanded, . GM Chief Executive Mary Barra is asking lawmakers in Washington to expand the electric...

Sep 12, 2025

Faraday Future Could Actually Make A Production Car By The End Of 2018

When we caught up with Faraday Future at this year’s CES conference, the electric car startup said it . Surprisingly, after a rocky three-year start, the company appears on its way to making that happen. There’s a caveat, of course. Bolstered by a fresh influx of cash, estimated around $1.5...

Sep 12, 2025

Texas Town Replaces Its Public Transit With Uber-Like Service Called Via

Ride-sharing services to the viability of public transportation systems, but one Texas town doesn’t seem to mind, becoming the latest city in the U.S. to ditch its bus service for an Uber-like setup. The City of Arlington, Texas, announced last week that it’s replacing its bus service for a company...

Sep 12, 2025

Google's Waymo Shows Off Video Of Driverless Car Passengers Texting And Yawning

Last month, Arizona officials OK’d a plan by Google’s self-driving car unit Waymo to operate Now, the company’s showing off what the passenger experience will be like when that service launches later this year. It’s a small, wild glimpse of the future. On Tuesday, Waymo CEO John Krafcik is delivering...

Sep 12, 2025

Tesla's Apparently Serious About Building A Supercharger Station With A Drive-In Restaurant

Earlier this year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested the automaker would build a 1950s-themed Supercharger station that included a drive-in restaurant with staff on roller skates. Now, it appears that plan is coming to fruition. On Wednesday, for a “Tesla restaurant and supercharger station” had been filed on the City...

Sep 12, 2025

A Gaping Loophole Could Shield Autonomous Car Companies From Lawsuits

Automakers have been urging Congress for months to pass legislation that would pave the way for autonomous cars to be deployed in droves. But consumer advocates are warning that the legislation, as it’s currently written, would prevent consumers from being able to hold manufacturers accountable in litigation, . The news...

Sep 12, 2025