After replacing Google Assistant with Gemini, Google’s next big plan for Android Auto is to let you play a cartoon arcade racing game inside your full-sized sedan. The next update to Android Auto 14.1 is adding a select few games you can play on your car’s touchscreen. Before you ask, yes, it’s only available while […]
How to Get Caught Blowing Up a Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has all but torpedoed the electric car maker’s brand since taking on a special role within the Trump administration, determined to cut massive amounts of spending through job cuts and downsizing popular programs or eliminating entire agencies. That has understandably caused a lot of anger across the country, and Tesla has […]
Auto Show in Canada Boots Tesla Over Safety Concerns
The Vancouver International Auto Show has banned Tesla from this year’s event over safety concerns in the wake of several attacks against dealerships across the U.S., according to several reports from Canadian news outlets. Tesla dealerships and charging stations have been shot with guns and cars have been set on fire, seemingly a response to […]
China Delays BYD Factory in Mexico Over Concerns Tech Will Leak to American Rivals
China is frequently a target of criticism over allegations that it does not innovate but instead exfiltrates intellectual property developed abroad and wins by undercutting rivals on price. Now that the country has arguably leapfrogged America in electrical vehicle technology, it is starting to see the value in protecting domestic business in the free market. […]
BYD Says It Can Now Charge An Electric Car In 5 Minutes
Chinese automaker BYD continues to leave Tesla in the dust. The company introduced a new battery system on Monday that it claims can charge an electric vehicle in just five minutes, about the same time it takes to refuel a traditional car. The feat has long been a goal of the industry, which is still […]
Tesla Hate Is Making Insurance More Expensive for Owners
Teslas are getting more expensive to insure thanks to the manufacturer’s sliding fortunes and reports of vandalism against the cars. There are few markets as pure, heartless, and single-minded as auto insurance. It’s a machine run on actuarial tables and its calculations are telling insurers that they’ll probably have to pay out a damage claim […]
Tesla’s Self-Driving Fails the Wile E. Coyote Test
One of the biggest obstacles, figuratively, facing self-driving cars is the ability to expect the unexpected, quickly identify potential issues, and respond in a well-reasoned manner to produce a safe outcome. One of the biggest obstacles, literally, facing self-driving cars are giant Wile E. Coyote-style walls painted to look like the road ahead in an […]
Robotaxi Expert Suggests Elon Musk Will Try to ‘Fake’ Cybercabs in June
John Krafcik, the former CEO of the robotaxi company Waymo from 2015-2021, knows a thing or two about the driverless vehicle industry. And when he says that Tesla CEO Elon Musk might use some extremely shady tactics to fake the launch of his own robotaxi service this summer in Austin, Texas, people stand up and […]
Trump Says He Will Designate Attacks on Tesla Dealerships as ‘Domestic Terrorism’
Donald Trump wants Americans to be nice to Tesla and Elon Musk—or feel the wrath of the federal government. Yes, in an effort to quell populist rage at his financial backer, Trump held a press conference Tuesday at which he announced he would be designating violence against Tesla dealerships as “domestic terrorism.” Such a designation […]
Elon Musk Claims X Outage From ‘Massive Cyberattack’ Without Providing Evidence
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has been suffering from outages all day Monday. And owner Elon Musk has finally said what’s behind it. Well, what he thinks is behind it. The billionaire oligarch says X is being hit with a “major cyberattack,” though he didn’t present any evidence to back up […]