4K drone footage of Tesla’s Gigafactory reveals that construction is really coming along
It’s no secret that the linchpin in Tesla’s ambitious plan to manufacture more than 500,000 cars per year by 2018 is the company’s Gigafactory, an …
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Tesla Model X has an awesome holiday-themed easter egg
Just when you thought that Tesla’s easter eggs couldn’t get any cooler or more creative, the company comes around with something astounding. Earlier today, word …
Faraday Future prototype can beat Tesla’s flagship Model S P100D in a drag race
Ahead of CES 2017, Faraday Future is pulling out all the stops in an effort to generate intrigue for a car that we truthfully don’t …
Musk: Tesla’s big Autopilot upgrade should roll out next week
It’s no secret that Tesla has been working on an improved version of Autopilot for its cars. Elon Musk confirmed as much in November when …
Rather than pay for $150 for a permit, Uber is moving self-driving cars to Arizona
The DMV decided to ban Uber’s self-driving ride-sharing service in California until the company obtains a permit like every other company that’s conducting autonomous vehicle …
Tesla is the top ranking car brand when it comes to customer satisfaction
Say what you will about Tesla, one unassailable fact about Tesla owners is that they love their cars more than any other group of car …
The VW Bus is back, and this time it drives itself
Perhaps more than any other car brand, Volkswagen is always happy to relive the iconic models that have made the company a household name. The …
Before the Model 3 launches, Tesla has to fix its quality control issues
As an innovative and forward-thinking company, Tesla has managed to carve out a lucrative niche for itself among early adopters. Indeed, because Tesla vehicles are …
DMV forced Uber to remove self-driving cars from San Francisco roads
Uber’s self-driving adventure in San Francisco was short-lived, as California’s DMV decided to revoke the registration of the 16 self-driving cars the ride-sharing service operated …
Volkswagen refuses to buy back this stripped-down Golf
Joe Mayer, that clever guy who decided to stripe down his diesel VW before selling it back to the company as part of the court-ordered …
Brave, angry VW owner is turning in this completely stripped-down diesel
Volkswagen was brave when it decided to cheat on its diesel emissions testing and leave thousands of buyers with cars that were far less earth …
Tesla still has a Model S quality control problem
With a tremendous amount of excitement, well-known tech reviewer Marques Brownlee took ownership of a brand new Tesla Model S P100D this past September. Positioned …
Tesla finally gets serious about improving the Model S and the Model 3
The first time I stepped foot in a Tesla, the first thought that raced through my mind was surprisingly negative: This is it? While the actual …
Toyota used soy-based wiring in its cars, now rodents are literally tearing them apart
Typically when you see a lawsuit over a faulty product in the automotive industry it’s a simple manufacturing defect, lack of testing, or some other …
Google is trying to make minivans cool
According to a report that surfaced two weeks ago, Google recently decided to scrap any plans it may have had to build a self-driving car …
Apple poached a key engineer away from Porsche earlier this year
This past September, word surfaced that Apple was completely re-thinking its plans in the automotive space. While Apple was initially interested in developing its own …
Mercedes wants to let someone borrow your car for money
Remember back when people just bought cars, drove them around, and parked them in their driveways? Those days are long gone, my friend, because if …
Faraday Future SUV smokes a Tesla Model X in intriguing drag race video
As a hyper-secretive electric car company with a flair for self-promotion and intriguing teaser videos, Faraday Future has been on our radar for quite a …
Watch a Tesla’s emergency braking help avoid a highway pileup
Tesla’s Autopilot feature gets most of the attention when it comes to Tesla and crashes. So it’s easy to forget that when Teslas are driven …
Uber is ignoring California rules on self-driving cars, and the government is pissed
Uber, the quintessential disrupter, has standard method of crashing into a new market: set up shop with low prices and zero permits for drivers; get …
Uber’s self-driving car in SF already got caught running a red light
Welp, that was fast. On the same day that Uber announced that its self-driving car pilot is available in San Francisco, a dashcam caught one …
You can hail a self-driving Uber starting right now
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the future. Sort of. Uber on Wednesday announced the immediate launch of its self-driving Uber taxi program, which will initially …
Upset VW owners are stripping their buyback cars to the bone, then turning them in
Volkswagen’s diesel emissions cheating woes just refuse to die down, and now that buyers who ended up with the vehicles are able to sell them …
Google cancels plans to build a self-driving car
Today, Google announced that it’s killing plans to build its own self-driving car. Instead, the car project is being spun out of Google into its …
Google has abandoned plans to make its own self-driving car
Google, one of a handful of tech companies at the forefront of the self-driving car revolution, will not make its own autonomous vehicle, according to a …
New Tesla Model 3 photo still leaves important questions unanswered
Earlier today, Electrek stumbled across a new Model 3 photo (via Imgur) which provides us with an updated look at the car’s interior. While we’ve …
Lexus covered a car in 42,000 LEDs and it’ll make you drool
Every car company has to do its best to strike a balance between tasteful design and eye-catching originality. That is, unless you’re Lexus, and can …
BMW remotely locks car thief in stolen vehicle until cops arrive
Modern luxury cars are packed with all sorts of advanced security features, but not even a company like BMW can protect against someone leaving their …
Is this Tesla competitor’s new SUV literally a photoshopped Mitsubishi?
UPDATE: WM Motor has reached out to BGR with an official statement. The company denies that the images were produced by WM Motor, and also …
Tesla Model S driver survives violent crash on Germany’s Autobahn
Despite the ongoing safety concerns that still plague Tesla’s Autopilot software, it’s easy to forget that the Tesla Model S and Model X are some …
