The Electric Explorer’s Nightmare Launch Shows Everything Ford Gets Right and Wrong About EVs
I asked Amko Leenart, director of design for Ford Europe, about why Ford used VW’s woeful controls in both the Explorer and the Capri, and he...
The UK Now Has Its Own Illegal Rubberized Cybertruck on the Road
“The Cybertruck’s weight, stiff structure, and sharp design have raised valid concerns,” she tells WIRED. “Any loophole allowing these vehicles onto [UK] streets needs to be...
Wayve’s AI Self-Driving System Is Here to Drive Like a Human and Take On Waymo and Tesla
As I arrive, he’s laying out an impressive lunch spread of salads and carved ham and huge blocks of good cheese. There are already 385 mouths...
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...
Shein Workers Have Had It—and They’re Going Public
Under Chinese law, only 10 percent of a company’s staff is supposed to be made up of labor dispatch workers. But Zhang says the regulations are...
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,...