The autonomous vehicle industry is stuck in place without human drivers.

Self-driving car company lays off all human safety drivers

Slamming Brakes

Zoox just laid off all of the contractors it had working as safety drivers for its self-driving cars because of California's shelter-in-place rule.

Self-Driving Car Company Lays Off All Its Human Safety Drivers

High-tech automation meets coronavirus-related layoffs.

What It's Like to Drive on Other Planets

Here's what it would be like to drive on different planets

Heavenly Bodies

YouTube science channel The Action Lab used driving simulator BeamNG.drive to show what it would be like to drive on various heavenly bodies.

Here’s What It Would Be Like to Drive on Different Planets

This simulation also shows what it'd be like to drive on the surface of the Sun.

Tesla Ventilator

The device can track O2 intake and CO2 outtake, and display that information on a Model 3 infotainment touchscreen.

Tesla unveils prototype ventilator made from Model 3 parts

Tesla Ventilators

Tesla showed off a working prototype of a ventilator in a video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday to assist during the coronavirus outbreak.

Tesla Unveils Prototype Ventilator Made From Model 3 Parts

"We're trying to make some ventilators out of some car parts, so that we can help out the medical industry without taking away from their supply."

Some experts expect 130 million electric bikes to be motoring around the U.S. by 2023.

5 ways an electric bike will change your life

Brands We Love

You may not realize it, but electric bikes are having a bit of a moment. Ebike sales skyrocketed by 91% from 2017 to 2018, and some experts expect 130 million electric bikes to be motoring around the U.S. by 2023—far outpacing the number of electric cars and trucks projected to be on the roads by […]

5 Ways an Electric Bike Will Change Your Life

The time of the electric bike is here.

Elon Musk: NY Gigafactory will reopen to produce ventilators

Factory Build

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk is still hoping to reopen one of his electric car company's Gigafactories for ventilator production.

Elon Musk: NY Gigafactory Will Reopen to Produce Ventilators

"We will do anything in our power to help the citizens of New York."

A new study obliterates the myth that the overall electric consumption is worse than gas.

New research: nope—electric cars don't hurt the environment that much

Drive It Home

According to a new paper, electric cars are, in fact, better for the world, despite the environmental cost involved in making them.

Myth, Dusted: No, Electric Cars Don’t Hurt the Environment That Much

It's electric, boogie woogie woogie.

California cops say Tesla factory must shut down

Car Talk

Area cops are telling Elon Musk's electric automaker Tesla that it must shut down operations at its Fremont factory location.

California Cops Say Tesla Factory Must Shut Down

"Tesla is not an essential business as defined in the Alameda County Health Order."

Is Tesla's Fremont factory really that special, and essential? Elon Musk says it is.

As coronavirus rages, Elon Musk refuses to close Tesla factory

Cough Message

Even amid a Bay Area lockdown, enigmatic Tesla CEO Elon Musk refuses to shut down the carmaker's Fremont automobile factory.

As Coronavirus Rages, Elon Musk Refuses to Close Tesla Factory

Elon Musk: "My frank opinion remains that the harm from the coronavirus panic far exceeds that of the virus itself."

"This was my main source of income. I really have no other options."

Uber riders are accusing drivers of drunk driving for free trips

Lifehack

According to Uber and Lyft drivers who had their accounts deactivated over drunk driving, passengers filed false accusations to score a refund.

Uber Riders Are Accusing Drivers of Drunk Driving for Free Trips

Drivers can find themselves without an income after reports come in.

Officials are calling the impact on global passenger demand "almost unprecedented."

As the coronavirus rages, airlines fly near-empty "ghost flights"

Coronavirus Fallout

A number of airlines are being forced to operate near empty "ghost flights" after the coronavirus outbreak caused demand for airfare to plummet globally.

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