No One Knows How Safe New Driver-Assistance Systems Really Are
This week, a US Department of Transportation report detailed the crashes that advanced driver-assistance systems have been involved in over the past year or so. Tesla’s...
This Is What Flying Car Ports Should Look Like
On the technical side, any vertiport has a few key physical requirements: a stable electric grid for fast recharging, a hangar for maintenance and a system...
An Autonomous Car Blocked a Fire Truck Responding to an Emergency
On an early April morning, around 4 am, a San Francisco Fire Department truck responding to a fire tried to pass a doubled-parked garbage truck by...
Think Airport Crowds Are Bad Now? Wait ’Til Summer
Findley says one other major shift that could stretch into summer is that lingering Covid fears, overseas travel restrictions related to Covid, and high flight prices...
This Is Where Dirty Old Cars Go to Die
The shift toward clean air policies is also unevenly spread across the global north. For every Oslo or London, there are other cities in Europe and...
The Incredible Shrinking Car Dealership
Few people love car dealerships. They’re stressful and sprawling, and it’s hard to shake the feeling that someone is getting a raw deal. But as the...
Uber and Lyft Drivers Must Now Set Their Own Mask Rules
As pandemic safety measures have lifted in the US, ride-hailing drivers risk deactivation for imposing their own mask rules. Nearly two weeks ago, Uber and Lyft...
Broken EV Chargers Could Stall the Electric Car Movement
Matt Hirsch has long loved the idea of electric vehicles and first leased his Hyundai Ioniq in 2020. He even installed a charger right next to...