Tesla's 'Camper Mode' Will Be Great For Living In Your $150,000 Car

Elon Musk tends to rattle off a bunch of ideas on Twitter that may or may not ever come to fruition, but a Camper Mode that allows continued use of air flow and power outlets for over 48 hours is a mighty fine idea. Camping owns. Musk said Monday that...

Sep 12, 2025

How Tesla Made the Model 3 Better Than the Model S

It’s no secret that the shares a lot of components , especially when it comes to modules that control various features inside of the cabin. Using parts from cars like the Ford Fusion and the Mercedes E-Class made sense for Tesla’s first mainstream sedan outing as a small but growing...

Sep 12, 2025

Mountain of Ride-Share Bikes Left at Dallas Recycling Center After Company Leaves City

Last month, Dallas officials in the city, including an $800 application cost for a permit. Several companies left town in response, including Beijing-based Ofo, who disposed of hundreds of their bikes at a nearby recycling center, creating—as you can see—quite a sight. Hundreds of Ofo’s yellow bikes were seen at...

Sep 12, 2025

Who Could Buy Tesla?

Elon Musk set the finance world ablaze on Tuesday by declaring that, pending a shareholder vote, and already has the funding secured to do so. An email about the possible move , but let’s take him at his word and speculate: Who could buy Tesla? Musk says he can take...

Sep 12, 2025

Of Course Semi-Autonomous Systems Can Fail

We’ve aired our grievances about the fallibility of semi-autonomous driving features , and a new study out this week confirms the fact: Cars with driver-assist systems that include things like lane-keep and auto-steering and braking may not see stopped vehicles. Worse, , they could even steer you into a crash....

Sep 12, 2025

NYC Becomes First Major City to Cap Uber Cars and Can Set Minimum Wage for Drivers

New York’s city council on Wednesday imposed a year-long cap on new drivers for Uber and similar ride-hailing app services, as the city conducts a study on the effect of the industry. The council also passed a measure to consider a minimum wage for drivers, the first of its kind...

Sep 12, 2025

Truck Driving Jobs Won't Be Significantly Impacted By Autonomous Tech: Study

The advent of has been followed by rampant concerns that it’ll put tens of thousands of truck drivers out of work. But a new study says it’s a far more complicated question, and won’t displace drivers to such a significant degree. In fact, the study says, autonomous tech will support...

Sep 12, 2025

Do You Know Who's Backing Elon Musk's Bid to Take Tesla Private?

As the internet’s most-read auto website among the elite billionaires of the world, I can’t believe I’ve yet to solicit tips from one of our most beloved group of readers on this: Do you know who is backing Elon Musk’s bid to take Tesla private? No one seems to have...

Sep 12, 2025

Here's a Friendly Reminder That You Can Put Your Car Key in Your Fridge to Protect It From Hackers

Modern is like medicine. It gives you a benefit you may or may not need, in exchange for a long list of side effects and “ask so-and-so about this before doing this.” Case in point: from USA Today, which say to store car keys in a microwave or fridge to...

Sep 12, 2025

Bumper Falls Off Brand New Tesla Model 3 After 30 Minutes and Some Rain (Updated)

We’ve written about Tesla’s and , especially with the new , before, but this would be sort of startling even if we hadn’t: a person bought a Tesla Model 3, and, within the first 30 minutes of driving the car back home, the rear bumper cover falls off. That’s, um,...

Sep 12, 2025

Tesla Facing Third Securities Fraud Lawsuit Over Elon Musk's Tweet

Another Tesla investor has filed a lawsuit against Tesla and CEO Elon Musk, claiming he fraudulently engineered a scheme to artificially inflate the company’s stock price when he tweeted out a proposal last week to take it private. The lawsuit filed Monday follows two others from last week, and comes...

Sep 12, 2025

Volvo Wants to Make Its Non-RWD Cars Feel More Like RWD Cars

’s performance division came up with a new software update to give its all-wheel-drive cars a rear bias, by increasing torque distribution to the rear wheels. Another, perhaps less complicated, way to increase rear bias would have been to make rear-wheel-drive trim options, but this is fine too. Volvo the...

Sep 12, 2025

BMW Patents Bottoms-Up Drink Filler So You Can Drink Even When the Chauffeur Picks Lousy Roads

Life is full of annoyances, like when the valet’s face lights up upon seeing the key to your , or when the mansion groundskeeper has the audacity to remind you that holidays exist. And for the love of everything that is good in the world, let’s not even talk about...

Sep 12, 2025

Volkswagen Plays God, Allegedly Hurts Farmers

While the whole Dieselgate mess was certainly villainous, it never really had the glamour to be, you know, supervillainous. But controlling the weather, now that’s the sort of thing a supervillain can really get behind. That’s exactly what factory, and some farmers are less than happy about it. In order...

Sep 12, 2025

How One of the Oldest Forms of Racing Is Being Brought Back By Electric Cars

How do you prove your car is good? Drive it up a hill, obviously. It was the toughest proof for a car in the early days of the automobile, but now in the 21st century, the is making a comeback in the face of new technology. Well, okay, it’s fallen...

Sep 12, 2025