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Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short
"Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.”
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A Marine who flew the F/A-18, F-16, F-22, and F-35 says one jet stood apart
Former TOPGUN instructor Dave Berke, flew four elite US fighters. Of them all, he says the F-22 Raptor has no true equal.
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Is the Slate Truck too minimal for its own good?
The Slate Truck is minimalist to a fault, with barely any creature comforts or features that many of us have come to expect as part of a new vehicle purchase.
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Kia’s flagship EV has a battery problem
Kia’s flagship EV9 is plagued by high-voltage battery issues. EV9 owners in the UK have to wait months for a battery swap.
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It’s Ugly. It Costs $640,000. Everyone Is Mad About It but Me.
Ferrari’s new E.V. is being panned by critics, but it ought to be celebrated.
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Inside Toyota’s $10B private utopia: Big ideas, few people, cameras everywhere
Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more.
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Trump administration proposes axing brake-pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla
The Department of Transportation wants to remove the brake-pedal requirement for vehicles "designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems."
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Will Anyone Buy This Cheap EV Truck With Hand-Crank Windows and No Radio?
Slate Auto’s all-electric truck aims to prove that affordable cars can be profitable—and adored
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I drove the Slate Truck — there’s more to it than EV minimalism
At $24,950, the Slate Truck is a bet that many consumers will forgo luxury features for price. The truck won’t challenge Tesla on performance, but it doesn’t need to.
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Amazing interior, controversial exterior: Ferrari's first electric car
The interior is spectacular; the exterior looks better in person than on screen.
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Feds deny Polestar authorization to sell cars in US from model year 2027
Unlike with Volvo, there will be no authorization for Polestar to sell its cars here.
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Jony Ive’s Ferrari looks nothing like a Ferrari
The Ferrari Luce, the brand’s first EV, was designed with help from famed Apple designer Jony Ive. Think of it as the closest thing to an Apple car we’re ever going to get.
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Underpromise, overdeliver? Hands-on with the $24,950 Slate auto.
It has 205 miles of bare-bones range.
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Ferrari reveals its first EV, with design help from Jony Ive
A minimalist outside and a lot of buttons.
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How Ferrari bungled the design of its first EV
The Ferrari Luce has been greeted by instantaneous backlash, as design experts question many of the brand’s design choices. Is Jony Ive to blame?
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First Drive: The 2027 Rivian R2 entirely changes the EV game
Rivian's second EV is the sub-$60,000 R2, and it was worth the wait.
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Ferrari shares fall 6% after luxury carmaker launches first fully electric vehicle
Shares of luxury carmaker Ferrari fell sharply on Tuesday morning, shortly after the company launched its first fully electric vehicle.
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Mercedes-Benz may be shut out of U.S. market under bill aimed at Chinese automaker ownership
Mercedes-Benz's largest individual shareholder is BAIC, a Chinese state-owned automaker. Sources told CNBC that exemptions in the legislation would not apply.
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Jeff Bezos-backed Slate unveils launch price for the 'most affordable truck in America'
EV startup Slate revealed the price of its tiny truck. It's higher than initially signaled — but still very affordable for a new pickup.
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Firefighter heard ‘stop, stop’ before LaGuardia jet crash, but didn’t know who it was for, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board says a firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada jet last month on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots, heard an air traffic controller warn “stop, stop, stop” but didn’t know who it was for.
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Ford's CEO said he chose to test-drive a Xiaomi and not a Tesla because the latter doesn't have an 'updated vehicle'
Farley famously drove a Xiaomi SU7 for six months in 2024 and said he did not want to give it up.
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The Expensive Accessory Every ‘Hot Girl’ Wants: An Old, Loud SUV
The market for vintage Broncos and Land Rovers is booming, fueled by affluent young women willing to spend north of $100,000 for ‘junk on wheels’
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‘One day I thought, that’s enough’: the people fighting back against pothole-riddled roads
The dire state of roads has provoked pothole vigilantes and become a political flashpoint from Manchester to Manhattan. How did we get here?
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Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence?
Donut Lab’s solid-state battery claims may be too good to be true. But the technology does seem to be finally becoming a reality, promising faster charging and longer-range EVs.
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Ferrari unveils first fully electric car
The new Luce model has divided opinion on social media, and comes despite intense pressure from Chinese EV makers.
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Why one of the nation's largest auto lenders isn't worried about high vehicle prices or 'forever loans'
While median car payments have jumped from $390 to $525 since 2019, data provided by Capital One suggests stability in vehicle cost compared to income.
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How to know when it's time to replace your car—start with this rule, experts say
With vehicles lasting longer and replacement costs rising, it can be difficult to know when a repair is worth it and when it's time to move on.
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Porsche magnate puts historic Salzburg villa up for sale after row over private ‘tunnel for one’
Plans by Wolfgang Porsche to bore private 500-metre road link through Austrian hill caused anger among locals
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Ferrari wanted to take on Chinese EVs with the Luce - then the backlash started
The brand's first EV has been heavily criticised, with some saying it has abandoned Ferrari's roots.
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After Ferrari Luce backlash, Lamborghini CEO says canceling its own EV was the right choice
Lamborghini CEO said the automaker's decision to kill its EV to focus on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles was "the right way to go" for his company.
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11 skydivers and pilot killed in plane crash
The plane had just taken off in the US state of Missouri, but failed to gain altitude, according to local emergency responders.
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12 dead as a plane on a skydiving outing crashes in Missouri, authorities say
Authorities say a pilot and 11 others were killed when a plane taking people on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and caught fire.
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The world's carmakers are struggling to compete with China
The BBC visited China’s EV factories and found they are dominating the ecosystems shaping the global auto industry.
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Plane carrying pickleball players to Texas tournament broke apart midair, report finds
A preliminary federal investigation report has found that the small plane that crashed while carrying five people to a pickleball tournament near Austin, Texas, last month broke apart midair.
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French skydiving plane crashes near Nancy, reportedly killing all 11 onboard
Five pairs of students and instructors dead along with pilot after plane fell suddenly near aerodrome, says prefect
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Here’s why Slate changed the battery in its cheap EV truck
While there was probably a moment when Slate’s leadership had to green-light the switch from one battery type to another, the momentum toward that decision had been building for years.
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These Are America’s Three Best-Selling EVs Right Now
Tesla holds on to the two top sales spots for EVs in the US, with Toyota's new bZ making significant ground.
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Tesla Driver Using Autopilot Crashes Into Home, Killing a Woman, Officials Say
The driver told investigators he was using the vehicle’s automated-driver system when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a house in Harris County, Texas.
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Chinese carmaker patents voice-controlled 'in-vehicle toilet'
Seres' plans show how stiff competition in the EV space is putting pressure on carmakers to innovate.
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Is the Rivian R2 America’s Next Great SUV?
The midsize EV pairs next-generation engineering with the shape and capability the sport utility category has long promised
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Frontier jet hits and kills pedestrian on runway in Denver during takeoff
Frontier said that smoke was reported in the cabin of the Airbus A321 and the pilots aborted takeoff.
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'We didn't die': Pilot recounts crash landing in Atlantic with 10 aboard
The 11 survivors spent roughly five hours on a life raft, before being rescued by the US Air Force off Florida coast.
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Apple and Audi alumni have made a luxe EV based on the moon buggy
The Amble One is a street-legal $25,000 electric buggy designed for luxury resorts.
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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled.
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GM cutting hundreds of salaried IT workers as it trims costs, evaluates needs
General Motors is laying off hundreds of salaried employees in its information technology operations.
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Tesla hits Musk’s threshold for ‘safe unsupervised’ driving
Tesla crossed 10 billion miles of Full Self-Driving (Supervised), which Elon Musk suggested would be enough data for unsupervised driving. And yet Tesla is holding off.
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EV bloodbath: US sales plunge as Tesla tightens its grip
US EV sales plunge 27% in Q1 2026, with Tesla holding 54% share. Most automakers struggle, while Toyota posts rare growth.
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4 crew members eject safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
Officials say all four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed during an air show at a military base in Idaho.
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The Rivian R2 is too much fun to let drive itself
The 2027 Rivian R2 is an off-road capable electric SUV with tech that’s leaps and bounds better than anything else on the market.
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Ford had to hire back former engineers to fix mistakes made by its automated systems
Ford had to hire back retired engineers to fix quality mistakes made by its automated systems. By rebuilding its human expertise, the automaker is now back on top in terms of vehicle quality.
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