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  • The entrance to SpaceX's facility in Starbase, Texas, with a Starship at the launch tower
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    SpaceX Wants To Build Data Center Powered By Its Newest Product: Natural Gas

    Space will still be a part of what SpaceX does, but now that AI is earning it more revenue than rockets, it may become a smaller and smaller part.

    By Nicholas Werner 3 hours ago Read More
  • Lyft logo
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    DOJ Slaps Lyft With $53 Million Lawsuit For Allegedly Discriminating Against Disabled Riders

    The department said Lyft failed to change its policies to prevent discrimination and failed to train drivers about their obligations under federal law

    By Andy Kalmowitz 19 hours ago Read More
  • A Tesla Model 3 that got into a crash
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    Tesla 'Full Self-Driving' One Step Closer To Recreating Human Driving By Overtaking Bicycles, Exceeding Speed Limits And Misidentifying Road Signs

    Basically, it drives like your least-favorite neighbor.

    By Collin Woodard 1 day ago Read More
  • People walking at night in Paris
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    Why 17th-Century Parisian Streetlights Were The OG Flock Cameras

    Flock cameras are pretty controversial right now, but it's nothing new. More than 300 years ago, Parisians were involved in much the same argument over lights.

    By Brontë Wieland 3 days ago Read More
  • A Mclaren Speedtail driving down a road.
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    7 Sleek Sports Cars Ranked Worst To Best By Drag Coefficient

    Aerodynamics matter a lot for high-performance sports cars, and those with the best drag coefficients have striking designs and smart engineering.

    By Chloe Clougher 3 days ago Read More
  • Front 3/4 view of an orange Chevy Camaro popping a wheelie while accelerating down a drag strip
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    AI Comes For Drag Racers' Jobs As GM Patents Automated Launch Control

    Pairing onboard cameras with existing launch control systems, this system could change the way you race at your local drag strip.

    By Justin Hughes 3 days ago Read More
  • A 3D printed plastic engine shooting flames while bench testing
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    Well, Someone 3D-Printed A Whole Engine And It Actually Ran (Sort Of)

    Plastic generally melts at temperatures far lower than those in a combustion chamber at peak. Can you really 3D-print an engine and have it function properly?

    By Brad Brownell 3 days ago Read More
  • An SR-71 Blackbird spy plane on a runway during a sunny day.
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    The Buick Engine That Helped Launch The SR-71 Blackbird

    The SR-71 Blackbird couldn't get into the air on its own. For its turbines to get up to speed, it needed some extra assistance from a Buick V8.

    By Charles Krome 4 days ago Read More
  • Tesla FSD
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    Tesla Allegedly Misled Thousands Of South Korean Customers About 'Full Self-Driving'

    Currently, just 20% of Teslas registered in South Korea can legally use FSD because they're built in the U.S., while the rest are made in China.

    By Andy Kalmowitz 7 days ago Read More
  • A Flock camera and solar panel mounted on top of a pole
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    Flock Won't Take No For An Answer, Keeps Cameras In Service After Communities Cancel Contracts

    Police departments are resorting to unplugging or removing the cameras themselves when Flock ignores requests to take down the surveillance equipment.

    By Justin Hughes 8 days ago Read More
  • A Flock camera on a telephone pole
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    Hackers Figured Out How Flock Camera Systems Actually Work By Pulling One Apart

    Flock camera systems are controversial to say the least, but hackers have now pulled them apart to unveil their deepest and darkest secrets.

    By Brontë Wieland 10 days ago Read More
  • A Flock camera is mounted to a pole with blurred trees in the background
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    Bad Flock Info Leads Police To Tow Wrong Car, Then Towing Company Totals It

    It was bad enough when the police followed a bum steer from a Flock camera to a woman's home at 2 a.m. and towed her car. Then the towing company wrecked it.

    By Justin Hughes 10 days ago Read More
  • Wind tunnel aerodynamic testing with semi truck and trailer
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    Semi-Truck Fleets Looking To Fight High Diesel Prices Have A New Aerodynamic Aid

    With diesel prices still hovering well above $6 per gallon, this simple 30-lb fuel economy hack seems like a no-brainer for any long-haul fleet.

    By Charles Krome 11 days ago Read More
  • A 2027 BMW X3 M50 xDrive with the Black Package.
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    The BMW X3 M50 Just Got An Extra 44 HP For 2027

    BMW will add enough horsepower to its X3 M50 that it will be in shouting distance of its chief competitor. And that's not all the automaker has changed.

    By Chris Tsui 14 days ago Read More
  • a photo of the projected turn signal in front of a Q9 with its headlights and grille illuminated at night time
    21

    Audi's New Digital Matrix Lights Project Turn Signals Onto The Road And Won't Blind Other Cars

    The Q9 and SQ9 are the first Audis programmed to meet the recently updated U.S. headlight requirements, while still providing functional matrix headlights.

    By Logan K. Carter 15 days ago Read More
  • Ford Fathom camouflaged prototype front 3/4
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    Ford's Sub-$30,000 Fathom EV Will Power Your Home Without Requiring An Expensive Inverter Install

    The Fathom will also come be able to charge your battery while the electricity is cheap and then automatically switch to powering the home once rates rise.

    By Collin Woodard 15 days ago Read More
  • ABS tests on a wet road surface with two identical vehicles of the S-Class series W 116. The left-hand model without ABS slides into the obstacle during emergency braking due to the locking wheels despite fully turned steering. The right vehicle with ABS still remains steerable despite full braking. The driver can brake and steer around the obstacle at the same time.
    11

    Airplanes Got ABS Brakes In The '40s — Production Cars Didn't Get Them Until The 1960s

    There's some debate as to which production vehicle had ABS first, but there's no arguing over how important anti-lock brakes are as a modern safety feature.

    By Logan K. Carter 16 days ago Read More
  • Guangzhou, China auto display including the GAC Group AON Y Plus and Hyptec series
    0

    Why China's GAC Tried Developing A 4-Cylinder Engine That Ran On Ammonia

    Ammonia might be famous for its smell, but some car makers are developing engines that run on the stuff. The question is, why would you want to?

    By Michael Frank 17 days ago Read More
  • A Trabant car parked near a sidewalk with people walking near it.
    0

    Trabant Finally Got A 4-Cylinder Engine Just As East Germans Could Buy Western Cars

    Trabant dominated the roads of East Germany back when the Berlin Wall was up. But it wouldn't even last for a year by the time its engine got four cylinders.

    By Charles Krome 17 days ago Read More
  • Front 3/4 view of a green Rivian R1S in motion.
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    Rivian And Volvo Make The Only Large SUVs To Get IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Ratings In 2026

    Most large SUVs missed the IIHS' highest safety honor in 2026. Take a closer look at two electric luxury models that made the cut and what sets them apart.

    By Chris Tsui 18 days ago Read More
  • 1921 Duesenberg Model A at the Rodeo Drive Concours during 2014
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    The First Car To Get Four-Wheel Hydraulic Brakes Was A Duesenberg

    Duesenberg brought four-wheel hydraulic brakes to production cars in the 1920s, but its racing success and the innovations that preceded it add to the story.

    By Charles Krome 18 days ago Read More
  • A man secures a blue car to a flatbed tow truck.
    0

    Flatbed Vs Wheel-Lift Tow Trucks: What Are The Differences?

    When you're stranded and have to make that dreaded call to get your car towed, does it really matter what type of tow truck arrives? It does, and here's why.

    By Beverly Braga 19 days ago Read More
  • 3/4 view of the Accomodation Barge Kalmar at dock
    0

    Data Center Builder Puts Construction Workers In Barge Previously Used To Detain Migrants, Welcome To Late-Stage Capitalism

    Building data centers requires lots of human workers, but with nowhere for them to live, some companies are turning to barges aimed at migrant detention.

    By Justin Hughes 19 days ago Read More
  • Front view of a gray Ford Maverick Lobo.
    0

    Ford Maverick Owners Report Trucks Randomly Starting With No Driver Inside

    Without any explanation, owners are finding their Ford Mavericks up and running, and the internet has all kinds of theories as to why this is happening.

    By Chris Tsui 20 days ago Read More
  • MapQuest displaying several surveillance camera locations on its map
    39

    MapQuest Includes Flock Camera Locations Now

    MapQuest has joined the resistance as a spunky upstart among the giants like Google and Apple that pushed it out of the spotlight in the first place.

    By Justin Hughes 23 days ago Read More
  • Tesla's Halloween Mode in action.
    15

    Teslas Have A Halloween Mode Now, Here's What It Does

    If you think Teslas are too gimmicky, wait until you hear about Halloween Mode. It's rolling out now with update 2026.38.3, and it's as goofy as it sounds.

    By Kiran Menon 24 days ago Read More
  • A selection of clutch components, including its hydraulic actuator.
    22

    Why Manual Cars Switched To Hydraulic Clutches Instead Of Cable Clutches

    Hydraulic clutches changed how manual cars feel behind the wheel, but their advantages over traditional cable systems come with a few tradeoffs worth knowing.

    By Peter Nelson 24 days ago Read More
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