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When robot taxis get stuck, a secret army of humans comes to the rescue
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (115+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A recent power outage in San Francisco shows how vulnerable self-driving vehicles…...
California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (104+ words) California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla's license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company has…...
EU moves to ease 2035 ban on internal combustion cars as auto industry faces headwinds
1+ week, 1+ day ago (100+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The European Union is moving to dial back its total ban on…...
How to design a new car in 2026
1+ week, 2+ day ago (51+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Clay modeling is still important but the dreamy part of the process…...
Opinion | I am blind. Self-driving cars like Waymo give people like me independence.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (122+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Regarding Marc Lamber's Dec. 11 op-ed, "The single most important test to judge…...
Analysis | There’s finally a check engine light for your phone’s biggest problem
2+ week, 1+ day ago (100+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The repair organization iFixit has a free app that makes complicated information…...
Column | The ‘solar’ in these solar roofs is invisible. Are they worth the price?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (99+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Solar roof tiles use the same basic technology as solar panels but…...
How tariffs hit the brakes on America’s booming e-bike industry
2+ week, 1+ day ago (91+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Rad Power Bikes saw its pandemic-era growth spurt blunted by import duties,…...
Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (174+ words) See how your profession stacks up against Musk's pay. Tesla shareholders approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk over the next 10 years. That averages to $100 billion per year. What other workers make $100 billion per year? The combined paychecks of…...
Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ are trained as technicians to help light up communities
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (203+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. ZANZIBAR, Tanzania " When darkness came, so did the smoke. Hamna Silima Nyange,…...