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7+ min ago (504+ words) See a low-power map to preserve battery life when you need it most. Smartphone users often drain their battery by listening to music, streaming video, or playing mobile games. These are great ways to kill time, but it's important to save battery life for crucial tasks, like making calls or using Google Maps for navigation. In a Pixel Drop, Google made it easier for users to get to their destination on low battery with the new Google Maps power saving mode. Power saving mode in Google Maps is quite limited. It's not just restricted to Pixel phones. Instead, it's only available for the four Google Pixel 10 models. If you happen to have one of the newest Pixel phones, you can extend your device's battery life with this feature. Here's everything you need to know about Google Maps power saving mode,…...

8+ min ago (421+ words) In perhaps the most dramatic example yet of US automakers' move away from electric vehicles (EVs) in response to the Donald Trump administration's policies, Ford Motor on Monday announced that it was killing several battery-powered models, taking a $19.5 billion writedown in the process. As per a report by Reuters, the Michigan-based company announced the discontinuation of its F-150 Lightning car in its EV form, adding that it would pivot to making an extended-range electric model, a type of hybrid vehicle called EREV. Further, Ford is also scrapping a next-generation electric truck, as well as electric commercial vans that had been planned, effectively marking the end of the line of its announced second-generation EV line-up. Marking a departure from purely electric vehicles, Ford said that it would now focus on gas and electric hybrids, and projected generating thousands of jobs eventually as…...

18+ min ago (550+ words) Tesla (TSLA) stock rose on Monday following more positive developments in its Robotaxi business, with a prominent Wall Street bull claiming the "autonomous chapter" has begun for the EV maker. On Sunday, an X.com user posted a video of a Tesla Robotaxi driving without a safety driver in Austin, Texas, where Tesla operates its Robotaxi service. Ashok Elluswamy, who heads Tesla AI initiatives like autonomous driving, responded, writing, "And so it begins!" Tesla CEO Elon Musk later confirmed the video, posting on Sunday, "Testing is underway with no occupants in the "car." Tesla stock climbed 4% in early trade, nearing its all-time high of $488.54 reached almost one year ago. The appearance of a Robotaxi testing in Austin without a safety driver echoes what Musk claimed earlier this month when he predicted Tesla was weeks away from unsupervised robotaxis. Musk also claimed…...

21+ min ago (692+ words) Regarding Marc Lamber's Dec. 11 op-ed, "The single most important test to judge robotaxis by: For most people in D.C., hailing a ride is a mundane act. You tap a few buttons, wait a few minutes, get in and go. It is an extremely convenient way to get door to door when other options aren't the right fit. For those of us who are blind or have low vision, that same routine is a source of profound anxiety because of uncertainty that I will be accepted by the driver. This is the reality of traveling with a guide dog. Despite federal laws prohibiting discrimination, rideshare denials are a weekly, if not daily, indignity. Blind Washingtonians are frequently left curbside because drivers refuse to transport a service animal. Recently, I experienced a glimpse of a future where that anxiety does not exist: I…...

23+ min ago (893+ words) The idea of flying over traffic has long lived in films, cartoons and mostly in our wishes! Now, that idea is moving closer to daily life. A US company, Alef Aeronautics, has announced that its flying car has officially entered production, according to a report by Daily Mail. The vehicle, called the Alef Model A Ultralight, can both drive on roads and take off vertically into the air. After more than ten years of work, the company says the first customers will soon receive their cars. While the rollout will be slow and carefully controlled, the announcement marks a major step forward for personal flying vehicles. Alef's flying car is taking the fiction out of sci-fi twitter/6wFywSeb8A - Mashable (@mashable) December 8, 2025 The Alef Model A Ultralight is designed to work as both a car and an aircraft. On the road, it…...

25+ min ago (47+ words) The Greatest News Site On The Internet. Home of CFP Nation. Elon Musk becomes first human worth $600 billion. Posted by Kane on December 15, 2025 4:34 pm Elon Musk becomes first human worth $600 billion. Posted by Kane on December 15, 2025 4:34 pm...

25+ min ago (204+ words) China on Monday granted road approval for two electric sedan models equipped with Level-3 autonomous driving capabilities, in the first time it has allowed such vehicles to operate on public roads. The models were developed by automakers Changan Automobile and BAIC Motor's Arcfox, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The Changan vehicle is capable of single-lane autonomous driving at speeds of up to 50 km per hour during traffic congestion. It is approved to operate on select highway and urban expressway sections in southwest China's Chongqing. The Arcfox vehicle is permitted to operate autonomously at speeds of up to 80 km per hour on designated highway and urban expressway sections in Beijing. Autonomous driving is categorized in six levels from Level-0 to Level-5. The higher the level, the more advanced and intelligent the technology…...

29+ min ago (446+ words) The Maserati Grecale might be one of the brand's freshest vehicles, but the Italian automaker is already making a few powertrain tweaks for 2026. The crossover will drop the base four-cylinder engine from the lineup and increase the model's starting price, but it's not all bad news. " The Grecale Modena will now serve as the brand's entry-level offering, which is now available with a detuned version of Maserati's twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Nettuno V-6 engine. It makes 386 horsepower, 60 more than the outgoing four-cylinder-powered Modena, and it costs the same as the trim it replaces$86,495 with the $1,995 destination charge. " This move makes its turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine obsolete. Maserati offered two versions of the powertrain for the crossover, making either 296 or 325 horsepower. The high-powered Grecale Trofeo rolls into the new model year unchanged. It still makes 523 horsepower from its V-6 engine and starts at $119,495. " Maserati…...

30+ min ago (1093+ words) Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) ended the latest U.S. session sharply higher as investors digested fresh signs of progress in the company's robotaxi push'then eased slightly in after-hours trading. As of the close timestamp shown by Google Finance (Dec. 15, 4:03 p.m. ET), Tesla finished at $475.31, up from a $458.96 prior close, before slipping to roughly $474.05 in extended trading. [1] For readers in parts of Europe and Asia where the calendar has already turned to Tuesday, Dec. 16, this is still the Monday U.S. close'but the setup and catalysts matter the same: Tesla heads into Tuesday's session with momentum, a robotaxi narrative back in the driver's seat, and macro data due before the opening bell that could swing risk appetite. Here are the key tape-reading details from the end of the U.S. session: This matters for Tuesday because Tesla is now trading within sight of its $488.54 peak from last year'an…...

37+ min ago (262+ words) Ford is once again shifting its electric vehicle manufacturing plans, a response to a year that's been tough for the powertrain technology that's still making waves overseas but has seen domestic government support cut and customer enthusiasm weaken. Ford still plans to produce a midsize electric pickup truck with a target starting price of about $30,000, to be available in 2027. That will be the first of the "affordable" electric vehicle models it's currently designing at a skunkworks studio in California, which are slated to use a "universal" platform architecture that will make the vehicles cheaper to produce. The new plans leave Ford with a bunch of excess battery-making capacity, which the company says it will use by opening a whole new business: a battery energy storage sideline. This new business will produce lower-cost and longer-living Lithium Iron Phosphate or LFP batteries…...