Here’s your first good look at the all-new ‘Top Gear’
Top Gear has had a wild ride (pun totally intended) in recent years. The highly controversial departure of the show’s iconic hosts — Jeremy Clarkson, …
Cars
Video of a Tesla Model S saving its occupants in horrific crash surfaces online
This past May, Tesla posted a customer story on its website detailing a harrowing crash involving a Model S and a massive tractor-trailer carrying two …
BMW’s sleek i5 might eventually give Tesla’s Model 3 a run for its money
One of the many reasons behind Tesla’s success is that the company’s cars are incredibly sleek, modern, and well-designed. Whereas electric vehicles are stereotypically clunky eyesores, …
Tesla posts earnings loss but claims Model 3 production will start in July
Tesla this afternoon released its earnings report for the company’s recent fourth quarter. When the dust settled, Tesla posted revenue of $2.28 billion and a loss of 69 …
These Apple iCar concepts are completely awesome, and also ridiculous
Apple’s top secret automotive aspirations are well documented, and yet nobody actually knows what the company is building or when we’ll get to see it. …
Hoverbikes are now real
Okay, so maybe the 21st century under-delivered on the whole flying car thing, but it appears we’re a lot closer to another form of personal flight …
Shocker! World’s first self-driving car race ends in a crash
The world’s first race on a professional track involving self-driving cars ended, not surprisingly, with a crash. As part of the Roborace competition held in …
Tesla owner sacrifices his car to save driver having a stroke
On a highway in Munich, Germany, a Tesla owner recently sacrificed his car to rescue another driver having a stroke. According to Muenchner Merkur, the Tesla …
Tesla is building a fully autonomous fleet of Model S and Model X taxis
As part of Tesla’s underlying goal to expand well beyond the United States, Europe and China, Elon Musk this week announced that Tesla is planning …
These people-carrying drones will be cruising the skies by July
Science fiction from the 1940s and 50s might have predicted we’d all have our very own personal flying cars by now, but back here in reality …
Elon Musk discredits Tesla employee who recently criticized company’s working conditions
There’s some interesting drama swirling around Tesla today. A short while ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to a somewhat balanced critique of the company …
Tesla to start trial Model 3 production on February 20th
Tesla is looking to woo investors and fans with an audacious move, an early production run for the Model 3. Tesla’s most affordable vehicle yet …
How Mercedes’ ‘pink noise’ protects your hearing from a loud collision
Crash safety technology has come a long way in the past decade or so, with cars that now sense an impending crash and can prepare …
We might finally know the Tesla Model 3’s most important detail
The launch of the Tesla Model 3 is plodding along unlike any other car launch in history. Rather than getting facts and release dates and …
Bystander sees Tesla owner loading kids into trunk seats, immediately reports abduction
It must be pretty rough owning a Tesla Model S owner these days. Sure, the car is gorgeous, extremely fast, and doesn’t have to pull …
Tesla Model S P100D 0-60 time just got even more ludicrous
The acceleration in Tesla’s Model S P100D is absolutely ludicrous, with or without the California-based car maker’s pricey performance option and “Ludicrous Mode” Easter egg. …
Uber wants to build flying cars, with the help of a top NASA engineer
Uber may have earned its stripes by bringing ridesharing into the mainstream, but the Travis Kalanick led company clearly has ambitions that stretch far beyond routine carpooling. …
Tesla enthusiasts are cancelling Model 3 reservations thanks to Musk’s ties to Trump
Elon Musk’s decision to join President Donald Trump’s economic advisory group isn’t sitting well with some Tesla enthusiasts. In fact, some current Model 3 reservation …
Tesla Motors officially changes its name
Tesla earlier today officially changed its company name from Tesla Motors to Tesla Inc. The move comes just a few short months after Tesla changed …
Uber teams up with Mercedes for more self-driving cars
It’s no secret Uber is interested in removing the other guy/gal in the car with you, and the company has already started testing its self-driving …
Watch a Tesla Model S P100D set a new world record for a quarter-mile run
When Tesla unveiled the Model S P100D this past August, Elon Musk boasted that it was the fastest production car in the world. Deservedly so, …
You can now rent a Mercedes by the minute
If you’re a big city dweller who relies on public transportation and car sharing services to fill the four-wheeled void in your life, you might …
Angry VW diesel owners continue to trade in stripped, ‘vandalized’ cars
Last month, a trend began to develop among VW owners involved in the “Dieselgate” buyback program. Rather than simply returning the vehicles for the lump …
Tesla sues former Autopilot director for stealing ‘hundreds of gigabytes’ of top-secret information
Tesla earlier today filed a lawsuit against Sterling Anderson, the former head of the company’s Autopilot program. Anderson left Tesla a while back in order …
Tesla gives us another look at the Model 3 in new promo video
Over the past few days, some Tesla stores in Europe have started showcasing a brand new Model 3 promotional video, according to a report from …
Tesla quietly released the longest-range electric car in the world
In the tech industry, it’s common practice to send out an embargoed press release when releasing anything more exciting than a bug fix. But in …
Report finds Tesla’s Autopilot makes driving much safer
Earlier today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a detailed report absolving Tesla of fault in a May 2016 crash. That incident saw a …
How fast is too fast? Tesla’s Model S P100D hits a 0-60 time of 2.38 seconds
Let’s be honest: Tesla doesn’t really need to make its cars go any faster. After all, it’s not as if Tesla owners are lamenting the …
Fatal Autopilot crash wasn’t Tesla’s fault, investigators decide
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its six-month-old investigation into the fatal crash of a Tesla Model S, which was being driven by the …
Why Tesla’s ambitious Model 3 may actually ship on time
With approximately 370,000 Model 3 reservations on the books, Tesla’s manufacturing processes will need to be firing on all cylinders if it hopes to get …
