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How The Death Of The Indy 500's Most Dominant Driver Threatened Racing's Very Existence
Vukovich was the greatest driver of his era and arguably the most dominant in Indy 500 history.
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What's Your Favorite Summer Car Pastime?
It's nearly Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, and we want to know what your favorite car-related things to do are.
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Penske Axes IndyCar Team Leadership In Aftermath Of Indy 500 Cheating Scandal
While rookie Robert Shwartzman's shock pole win should have dominated chatter heading into Sunday, another Penske cheating scandal has overshadowed the occasion
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It's Far Too Soon To Let Supersonic Flights Rip Across The Country
While Boom Supersonic boasted about there being no audible sonic boom on the ground, its airliner still isn't allowed to break the sound barrier over the U.S.
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These Are The Manufacturers You Want To Build New Supercars
Supercars have the ability to capture the imaginations of enthusiasts both young and old, but these high-performance rides aren't as common as they once were.
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2026 Infiniti QX60 Gets A Luxurious Revamp Inside And Out
Tech improvements and interior touch-ups ensure this isn't a skin-deep revamp, but don't expect any changes in the engine bay despite the debut of a Sport trim.
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Republicans Work Overtime To Help Boeing Avoid Consequences For Its Deadly Plane
Trump has pushed corporate welfare into a new era of corporatocracy that makes the Gilded Age's trusts look quaint and restrained by comparison.
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Flight From LaGuardia Aborts Takeoff After Nearly Slamming Into Plane Crossing Runway
An air traffic controller mistakenly cleared the takeoff, forgetting that another airliner was still on the runway.
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All The Ways Tesla's Semi Falls Short, And What Others Got Right
Despite its launch in 2022, this Holy Grail of trucking has yet to make its touted seismic shift because of production delays and other significant issues.
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It'll Cost About $31 Billion To Fix America's Airports And It All Might Go To Elon Musk
In three years, air traffic controllers will move from tracking planes with handwriting on paper strips to computer terminals.
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Which Manufacturer Should Build A New Supercar?
We want to know what automaker you think should get back into the supercar game, or join it for the first time.
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Connecticut Towing Companies Can Hold Personal Property For Ransom Just Because It Was Inside A Car
Towing companies in Connecticut are using the personal belongings inside towed cars to squeeze fees out from drivers who can't cover the costs.
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China Handing Out Moon Rocks To Everyone But NASA
This era of non-cooperation between the two space agencies stems from a law passed by Congress in 2011.
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Trump's '$200 Billion' Boeing-Qatar Deal Worth Less Than Half What He Claims
Boeing secured its largest-ever order with Qatar Airways buying 130 787 Dreamliners and 30 soon-to-be-launched 777X planes, and the actual value is $96 billion.
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F1 Swearing Ban Is Off, But The FIA President Has A New, Strange Request
F1 teams can take the dish soap out of their drivers' onboard drink bottles because swearing is back on the menu.
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A Single Person Managed All Of Newark Airport's Flights For 3 Hours
One air traffic controller managed all the flights in Newark for three hours on Monday night, while tech outages have delayed or canceled hundreds of flights.
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We Really Should Be Better At Roundabouts By Now
A Dallas driver launched their car off a roundabout last Thursday, sending the crashing car rolling before it, burst into flames and smashed into a condo.
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The Longest-Range Tesla Will Do 402 Miles, But These EVs Have It Beat
Launched in 2012, the Model S remains the longest-range Tesla vehicle despite being the oldest still in production, but other EVs will go farther.
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New GPS-Like System For The Moon Could Be An Astronaut Version Of Waze
Spanish tech conglomerate GMV unveiled a GPS-like system for the Moon last week called LUPIN.
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Delta Forced Man And His Teenage Son To Sit In Vomit-Covered Seats For 2-Hour Flight
Please fasten your safety belt low and tight across your lap, and ignore the chunks.
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Trump's $6 Billion NASA Funding Cut Jeopardizes Race To Moon Against China
Any crewed lunar exploration program is a protracted and expensive effort that requires steadfast leadership, the antithesis of the Trump White House.
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Waymos Get In Way Fewer Serious Crashes With Cyclists And Pedestrians Than Human Drivers
While you may be skeptical about self-driving car safety, the data seems to disagree.
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These Are Your Dream Summer Convertibles
While lots of our readers picked fantasy convertible choices if money were no object, others were delighted to share what's currently parked in their driveway.
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Newark Airport Chaos Caused By Failing 1980s Technology
It can't be overstated how dangerous it is for air traffic control to go down for any period of time at a major international airport.
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These Are Your Ultimate Automotive Benchmarks
Very few topics stir the souls of car enthusiasts like questioning what objectively makes a car great.
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After 2 Aborted Jet Landings In DC, Army Pauses Helicopter Training Flights Around Pentagon
Safety in the skies above D.C. is once again under the spotlight, as legislators and the U.S. Army argue over helicopter flights.
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