Jaguar’s Controversial EV Relaunch Has Leaked Online
In advance of the reveal, Jaguar has made much of the company’s ambition for its cars to be “a copy of nothing”, and a great deal...
Phone Maker Xiaomi Made the Car That Apple Couldn’t
You more than likely know Xiaomi, so-called Apple of China, as a maker of smartphones that offer a decent alternative to Samsung. You might also know...
Cybertruck’s Many Recalls Make It Worse Than 91 Percent of All 2024 Vehicles
And on this metric, the Cybertruck might be wanting. “Cars with ongoing recalls well after launch suggest a much higher lifetime recall total,” says Brauer. He...
The World’s Biggest EV Maker Has the Industry’s Worst Human Rights Appraisal
“[BYD’s] disclosures show a serious lack of transparency on human rights diligence in its battery supply chains,” said Amnesty’s Callamard. “Other low-scoring firms, such as Hyundai...
Cybertruck Finally Gets Full Self-Driving (Supervised)
A select number of all-electric Tesla Cybertrucks now have the ability to drive on US highways hands-free, after the automaker pushed an update to vehicles this...
Pilots Are Dying of Tiredness. Tech Can’t Save Them
In May 2023, Air India launched safety management software called Coruson, as well as BAM (Boeing Alertness Model), a fatigue-mitigation tool integrated into its rostering system,...
A Look Inside the Airbus Factory Revolutionizing the World of Airplanes
This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. This is the most important moment in the life of an airliner: when...
Will the ‘Car-Free’ Los Angeles Olympics Work?
What’s undisputed is that, starting in the mid-1940s, powerful social forces transformed Los Angeles so that commuters had only two choices: drive or take a public...
How Much Will It Cost to Charge Your Electric Car? It’s Complicated
Another weird feature of electricity pricing are demand charges. These are fees that EV charging site hosts pay, and are based on their highest usage, in...
You Won’t Believe What Car Headlights Have in Store
Sure, duh: Vehicle lights serve the important and vital safety function of allowing drivers to see where they’re going, and everyone else to see when they’re...