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A self-driving racecar league is in its first competitive season, and the vehicles are already approaching world record times.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Racecars Are Edging Up Toward Human Records

By Dan Robitzski

Internal feedback reveals that Waymo passengers aren't entirely pleased with how the company's self-driving cars are performing.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Test Riders in Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Won’t Stop Complaining

By Dan Robitzski

Self-driving car companies are benefitting from cheap Venezuelan labor as they compile mountains of annotated training data for their AI.

Artificial Intelligence

Self-Driving Car Companies Depend on Cheap Labor From Venezuela

By Dan Robitzski

Truck drivers in Missouri are trying to get self-driving trucks banned in the state over concerns that they would get automated out of a job.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Truckers Want to Ban Self-Driving Trucks in Missouri

By Dan Robitzski

Waymo confirmed that it's not interested in building its own self-driving cars. It's focused on developing the software to use in other companies' vehicles.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo: Building Cars is a “Distraction” From Self-Driving Tech

By Dan Robitzski

During its debut flight, Norway's electric plane crash-landed into a lake. The country still hopes to electrify all domestic aircraft by 2040.

Advanced Transport

Norway’s New Electric Plane Crashes During Demo Flight

By Dan Robitzski

An attempt to make his car "invisible" using the license plate "NULL" actually put a security researcher on the hook for $18,000 of other people's tickets.

Science & Energy

This Guy Got the License Plate “NULL” and It Was a Total Disaster

By Dan Robitzski

We Took a Ride on NYC’s First Self-Driving Shuttle

Self-Driving Vehicles

We Took a Ride on NYC’s First Self-Driving Shuttle

By Dan Robitzski

Uber and Lyft funded a traffic study that showed that ride-hailing apps are responsible for a big chunk of traffic in major cities.

Advanced Transport

Ride-Hailing Apps Make Traffic Worse — And Now They’re Admitting It

By Dan Robitzski

Now there's another lawsuit filed against Tesla after a driver died behind the wheel of an "Autopilot"-enabled car that crashed.

Tesla Slammed by Another Autopilot Crash Lawsuit

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla lost $408 million this fiscal quarter, bringing their year-to-date losses up to $1 billion. It's not a good sign for the scrappy automaker.

Tesla Has Already Lost $1 Billion This Year

By Dan Robitzski

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned company that develops autonomous cars, just joined an international partnership in hopes of reaching more global markets.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo’s Bizarre Plan to Bring Autonomous Cars to France and Japan

By Dan Robitzski

In July, Uber will launch a new helicopter service to shuttle New Yorkers from downtown Manhattan and JFK airport in Queens.

Advanced Transport

Uber Is Launching an On-Demand Helicopter Service

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Postal Service is about to test self-driving trucks on a thousand-mile stretch in an attempt to save money through automation.

Self-Driving Vehicles

The U.S. Post Office Is Testing Self-Driving Mail Delivery Trucks

By Dan Robitzski

Dyson, the company famous for making vacuum cleaners, just filed patents for an upcoming off-road electric car, expected to hit the market in 2021.

Advanced Transport

Vacuum Maker Dyson Patents Off-Road Electric Car

By Dan Robitzski

As cobalt mines run low, scientists think they could start harvesting it from the ocean. They have a plan to get enough for over 500,000 Tesla batteries.

Advanced Transport

Ingenious Gadget Could Harvest Battery Material From the Ocean

By Dan Robitzski

Bird just began a monthly subscription service in San Francisco and Barcelona, where people get their own scooter for a month instead of hunting one down.

Advanced Transport

Bird Announces Monthly Scooter Subscription Service

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese ride-hailing startup Shenma Zhuanche bought billboards in New York City's Times Square to shame Tesla over faulty cars.

A Chinese Startup Got 3 Times Square Billboards to Diss Tesla

By Dan Robitzski

A hacker recently took control of over 27,000 drivers' accounts in apps that can monitor — and remotely disable — their car.

Robots and Machines

A Hacker Says He Can Kill Your Car’s Engine While You’re Driving

By Dan Robitzski

Several Lime scooters had to be pulled off the streets of Brisbane after hackers made them play sexually explicit audio recordings.

Advanced Transport

Hackers Are Reprogramming Lime Scooters to Make Sexual Comments

By Dan Robitzski

A self-driving car company's operations lead shared what it's like to be the safety driver keeping an eye on an autonomous vehicle.

Self-Driving Vehicles

A Self-Driving Car’s Human Operator Says He Takes Over When Passengers Get Impatient

By Dan Robitzski

Former Tesla and clinic employees share how doctors blocked workers' compensation claims and put injured people back to work to avoid payouts.

Report: Tesla Doc Is Playing Down Injuries to Block Workers’ Comp

By Dan Robitzski

New video footage shows that a dangerous problem with the Tesla Autopilot system that makes cars veer towards highway dividers is still happening.

Video Shows Tesla Autopilot Steering Toward Highway Barriers

By Dan Robitzski

China just closed the bidding period for contractors looking to build the country's first nuclear-powered icebreaker, set to be the largest in the world.

China Is Building a 33,000 Ton Nuclear Icebreaker

By Dan Robitzski

Toyota is manufacturing a small amount of hydrogen fuel-powered cars in Japan. Right now they cost a prohibitive $50,000 but may cheapen with scale.

Toyota is Selling a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car for $50,000

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Army is currently vetting potential replacements for its iconic Black Hawk helicopter, which is too slow and has too short a range to stay useful.

Advanced Transport

A “Tiltrotor” Helicopter May Replace the Army’s Black Hawk

By Dan Robitzski

Dubai International Airport faced a 30-minute shutdown after a drone was spotted nearby, It's the third major airport to face recent drone-related delays.

Drones Just Shut Down Another Huge Airport

By Dan Robitzski

Apple Patented Facial Recognition to Unlock Your Car

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Apple Patented Facial Recognition to Unlock Your Car

By Dan Robitzski

"The NYPD will pursue all legal remedies to prevent the continued posting of this irresponsible and dangerous information."

NYPD Demands That Google Stop Flagging DWI Checkpoints on Waze

By Dan Robitzski

As the American Midwest is hit by a break in the polar vortex, many electric vehicle owners find themselves unable to hit the roads.

It’s So Cold, Even Teslas Are Freezing Shut

By Dan Robitzski

In a new letter to company shareholders, Tesla announced that it plans to begin mass-producing the Model Y SUV by the end of 2020.

Tesla Plans to Mass-Produce the Model Y SUV Next Year

By Dan Robitzski

Three out of every ten new cars sold in Norway last year were electric, which is the highest percentage in the world by a long shot.

Advanced Transport

Nearly a Third of Norway’s 2018 New Car Sales Were Electric

By Dan Robitzski

According to Elon Musk's tweet, Tesla will provide 100 percent supercharger coverage to Europe by the end of 2019. Then it will move to Africa.

Elon Musk Pledges Tesla Superchargers For All of Europe Next Year

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla tax credits are going away.

The Tesla Tax Credit is Going Away, but Elon Musk has it Covered

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla bragged about getting the highest safety ratings in the history of cars. Now the government says that's not exactly how it works.

Government to Tesla: We Never Said the Model 3 Was the “Safest Car Ever”

By Dan Robitzski

Segway is about to launch a new generation of personal transportation: self-balancing, motorized roller skates will launch next month.

Advanced Transport

Segway is Back With An Even More Insane Way To Move Your Feet

By Dan Robitzski

The Justice Department Is Investigating Tesla For Fraud

The Justice Department Is Investigating Tesla For Fraud

By Dan Robitzski

Flying Cars May Work Best When Tethered to Power Lines

Advanced Transport

Flying Cars May Work Best When Tethered to Power Lines

By Dan Robitzski

Watch This Autonomous Car Carefully, Safely Weave Through A Crowd of Pedestrians

Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch This Autonomous Car Carefully, Safely Weave Through A Crowd of Pedestrians

By Dan Robitzski

The Future of Fuel Efficiency: Networked Cars, Talking to Other Cars

Advanced Transport

The Future of Fuel Efficiency: Networked Cars, Talking to Other Cars

By Dan Robitzski

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

By Dan Robitzski

Uber Plans To Launch Flying Taxis With Technology That Doesn’t Exist

Advanced Transport

Uber Plans To Launch Flying Taxis With Technology That Doesn’t Exist

By Dan Robitzski

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

By Dan Robitzski

New Technology Only Benefits the Elite

New Technology Only Benefits the Elite

Get Ready. Richard Branson is Investing in a Hyperloop.

Get Ready. Richard Branson is Investing in a Hyperloop.

Rolls-Royce Might Build the World’s First Autonomous Naval Vessel

Self-Driving Vehicles

Rolls-Royce Might Build the World’s First Autonomous Naval Vessel

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Advanced Transport

German Company Lilium is $90 Million Closer to Creating an All-Electric Flying Taxi

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Hyperloop One Passes Second Full System Test — Faster Than Ever Before

The Age of Hypersonic Flight Will Completely Change How We Travel

Advanced Transport

The Age of Hypersonic Flight Will Completely Change How We Travel

By Chelsea Gohd

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Advanced Transport

Skype Co-Founder Invests 10 Million in a Flying Car That Can Travel More Than 250 KM/H

By Eleazer Corpuz

Amtrak’s New High-Speed Trains Can Reach 300 Kph, and Should Arrive in 2021

Robots and Machines

Amtrak’s New High-Speed Trains Can Reach 300 Kph, and Should Arrive in 2021

By Sarah Marquart

Airlander: The World’s Largest Aircraft Just Crashed During Its 2nd Test Flight

Robots and Machines

Airlander: The World’s Largest Aircraft Just Crashed During Its 2nd Test Flight

Hyperloop One is Taking Their Futuristic, High Speed Transport Underwater

Hyperloop One is Taking Their Futuristic, High Speed Transport Underwater

New Company Unveils the Uber for People That Hate Smartphones

New Company Unveils the Uber for People That Hate Smartphones

The Tiny, Electric Transport of Tomorrow

Advanced Transport

The Tiny, Electric Transport of Tomorrow

By Jolene Creighton

The New SleepBus “Teleports” Passengers from L.A. to San Francisco

The New SleepBus “Teleports” Passengers from L.A. to San Francisco

By Sarah Marquart

NASA’s Latest Mars Drone is Helping Save Lives on Earth

NASA’s Latest Mars Drone is Helping Save Lives on Earth

By Sarah Marquart

Hydrogen Car Breaks Two World Records In Less than a Week

Robots and Machines

Hydrogen Car Breaks Two World Records In Less than a Week

By Sarah Marquart

Ford Patents Windshield & Ceiling Entertainment System

Robots and Machines

Ford Patents Windshield & Ceiling Entertainment System

By June Javelosa

This Electric Corvette Just Set a New Land Speed Record

Robots and Machines

This Electric Corvette Just Set a New Land Speed Record

By Sarah Marquart

The Guy Who First Hacked the iPhone and Built a Self-Driving Car Just Got Funding

Self-Driving Vehicles

The Guy Who First Hacked the iPhone and Built a Self-Driving Car Just Got Funding

By Sarah Marquart

NASA is Making a New Supersonic, Super Quiet Jet

NASA is Making a New Supersonic, Super Quiet Jet

By Sarah Marquart

A Swarm of Autonomous Robots is Heading to an Ocean Near You

A Swarm of Autonomous Robots is Heading to an Ocean Near You

By Sarah Marquart

NASA’s Opportunity Rover: How 90 days on Mars Turned into 12 Years

NASA’s Opportunity Rover: How 90 days on Mars Turned into 12 Years

By Sarah Marquart