Cars / All things automotive
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The McLaren 600LT Spider: A lighter, more focused track supercar
The stripped-out convertible is a track-day special turned up to 11.
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Electric truck startup announces $700 million funding round led by Amazon
The company says its truck and SUV will be ready for delivery by late 2020.
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Private cabins, flying bars, and hundreds of seats—farewell, Airbus A380
Enjoy this photo gallery in memory of the now-cancelled airliner.
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Google’s Waymo risks repeating Silicon Valley’s most famous blunder
Larry Page drew the wrong lesson from Xerox bungling the PC revolution.
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The 2019 Genesis G70—can a good car overcome brand snobbery?
It starts at just $34,900 for the 2.0L, and a six-speed manual is an option.
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In 2017, the feds said Tesla Autopilot cut crashes 40%—that was bogus
Small firm gets Tesla crash data after 2-year legal battle with NHTSA, finds flawed study.
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Advanced driver assists come to the world of big-rig class 8 trucks
Automatic emergency braking and blind spot monitoring is now available at Freightliner.
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Electric car batteries might be worth recycling, but bus batteries aren’t yet
The more emissions-efficient way to recycle an EV battery is to remove the cathode.
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Driverless delivery startup Nuro raises almost $1 billion
Nuro is already doing fully driverless grocery deliveries in the Phoenix area.
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A potted history of Japan’s car industry delights at the Petersen Museum
A pre-war Datsun, some outrageous custom cars, and not one but two Toyota 2000GTs.
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Scenes from America’s largest auto show
The Chicago Auto Show runs from February 9-18 at McCormick Place.
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Second-generation Range Rover Evoque gets hybrid option
Updated subcompact SUV from Land Rover can show you what's underneath the car.
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Ticking all the boxes: Infiniti QX60 review
Infiniti hits most of the must-haves with this three-row, mid-size luxury SUV.
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Why GM is laying off more workers amid healthy profits
GM says layoffs are needed to prepare for big industry changes.
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Remember the woman who was killed by an Uber AV? Her family sued Tempe
Lawsuit claims city was liable for its design of a particular median.
Video: To make 1997’s Blade Runner, Westwood first had to create the universe
Making the best-selling adventure game of the time required a lot of world-building.
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Volkswagen’s Electrify America will buy Tesla Powerpacks to manage peak demand
100 sites will get an extra 350 kilowatt-hours to cut charging network's costs.
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It’s not that sporty, but it is rather good—the 2019 Lexus ES350 F Sport
Masses of room, and a much improved infotainment system, but the hybrid's probably the pick.
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The Gentleman Driver on Netflix looks at the world of amateurs in racing
At races like Le Mans, amateurs compete alongside the pros. But why?
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Rain and red flags wreck the racing at the Rolex 24 at Daytona
The racing was great, but more than 10 hours were under caution or red flags.
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Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi on how he’s able to race at Daytona
The open-wheel champ is back in a race car, this time with a new hand control setup.
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How 10 leading companies are trying to make powerful, low-cost lidar
Lidar is essential for self-driving cars—here's how some leading lidar sensors work.
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Electric SUVs racing in the Himalayas and the Amazon? Meet Extreme E
Starting in 2021, series will raise awareness about environmental destruction.
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Tesla still in the black: More cars delivered, smaller profit than last quarter
Tesla expects to produce Model 3s at a rate of 7,000 per week by the end of 2019.
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In-car AI assistants are coming whether you like it or not
From Alexa and Nuance to personal AI helpers that learn your moods, it's happening.
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The all-new 2019 Mazda 3 punches far above its weight for under $30,000
Mazda has completely redesigned its best-selling model, and the interior is a peach.
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Elon Musk’s private jet appears to make frivolous flights, per Washington Post
For a CEO who claims to care about carbon emissions, Musk's flight habits are eyebrow-raising.
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Step inside NYC’s competitive slotcar racing scene
What New York's racing scene means for the resurgent hobby industry.
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Apple cuts 200 people from its autonomous vehicle team
Thousands of people are involved in Apple's self-driving car project.
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Amazon begins testing deliveries with sidewalk drones
Robots are "the size of a small cooler and roll along at a walking pace."
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Tesla gets green light to sell Model 3 in Europe
Model 3 shipments to Europe will start in the coming weeks.