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Tesla Recalls Nearly 219, 000 Cars Over Rearview Camera Delay'Here's How to Check Your Software Version
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (563+ words) If your Tesla shifts into reverse and the backup camera stays dark for up to eleven seconds, your car is a federal safety violation, and it's now the subject of a formal NHTSA recall. Tesla is recalling 218, 868 vehicles in the…...
GM Just Spent $830 Million Doubling Down on Gas Trucks, Not EVs
1+ week, 1+ day ago (587+ words) GM announced the investment Wednesday, splitting it across three U. S. plants to expand production of next-generation gas-powered trucks and SUVs. The recipients are Romulus Propulsion in Michigan, Toledo Propulsion in Ohio, and Saginaw Metal Casting. Romulus is getting another $300 million for…...
If the Self-Driving Software Market Is $1. 8 B - Why Did Waymo Need $16 B?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (438+ words) Three months ago, a single company raised nine times the entire current market size in one funding round. Waymo closed a $16 billion funding round in February 2026 at a $126 billion post-money valuation, more than doubling its position from the $5. 6 billion Series…...
Porsche's New Cayenne Coup" Electric Borrows the 911's Roofline and Packs 1, 156 HP
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (497+ words) A three-row-adjacent electric SUV that looks like a stretched sports car and, at the top of the range, out-accelerates most things wearing a supercar badge. The aerodynamic gain is real, though. Porsche quotes a drag coefficient of 0. 23, down from 0. 25 on…...
American Lawmakers Push Donald Trump to Keep Chinese Automakers Out of U. S. Market
1+ week, 1+ day ago (446+ words) A group of 70 Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to block Chinese automakers from manufacturing vehicles in the U. S. This move arrives months after Trump stated early this year that he…...
Drivers Are Ditching Gas Cars for Used EVs as Fuel Prices Skyrocket Amid Strait of Hormuz Blockade
1+ week, 6+ day ago (434+ words) The Strait of Hormuz blockade, as a result of the war against Iran, has led to an unexpected rise in the demand for used electric vehicles. Not only that, the demand for EV rentals has shot up plenty, as people…...
VW Says the Electric Mk9 Golf Is 97% Finished'and Execs Told Designers: "Don't Touch Anything
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (555+ words) The next Golf is apparently so close to finished that Volkswagen's own executives told the design team to stop messing with it. That's the takeaway from a pair of conversations Motor1 Spain recently had with VW brand CEO Thomas Sch'fer and…...
Land Rover and Jaguar Hybrids Are Being Recalled Because a Chip Can Kill Drive Power Mid-Journey
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (424+ words) A bad microchip buried inside a DC-DC converter doesn't sound like the stuff of NHTSA safety campaigns, but Jaguar Land Rover has just filed a recall covering a broad swath of its mild-hybrid lineup because that exact component can take…...
Rising Gas Prices Drive People to Public Transport While They Wait for Hybrids in Seattle
2+ week, 1+ day ago (521+ words) The military crisis in the Middle East, triggered by the war against Iran, has increased gas prices, pushing people to sell their vehicles for hybrid options, which are now selling at a record pace. The surge in demand has left…...
A Chinese Automaker Patented a Hidden Toilet for Cars'Could It Ever Come to the U. S. ?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (447+ words) If Chinese automakers are allowed to sell cars in the U. S. in the future, chances are that Aito's manufacturer, Seres, will include cars with toilets in its lineup. Due to data security concerns, Chinese automakers are effectively blocked from the U. S. market…...