China Built Your iPhone. Will It Build Your Next Car?
On the face of it, Foxconn seems well placed to start making cars. But there are important challenges to overcome. Foxconn’s expertise lies in harnessing human...
In Russia, Western Planes Are Falling Apart
An Airbus A320-232 with the tail number YU-APH made its first flight on December 13, 2005. Since then, the aircraft has clocked millions of miles, flying...
EV Charging Costs Penalize Urban Drivers
And while EVs generally remain cheaper to run than gas or diesel equivalents, if you were to only use a DC rapid charger, that may not...
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...