Stories tagged with Automotive, curated through a biblical lens.
Security researchers documented malware embedded in the firmware of Android-based automotive head units. Compromise at the firmware level means the infection ships with the device rather than arriving through user installation.
A sportscar priced under $7,000 is being pitched as a template for affordable personal transport. Its light weight and minimal features keep costs down. Reviewers say it is a serious argument against ever-larger vehicles.
Automated speed enforcement is expanding into new states, and with it a growing revolt from drivers who call the tickets a revenue grab. Safety researchers counter that the cameras measurably reduce fatal crashes.
A team set a land speed record using twin hydrogen-burning combustion engines rather than fuel cells or batteries. The run is a proof point for keeping piston engines alive on a carbon-free fuel. Fuel handling remains the hardest part of the package.
EVgo has begun installing licensed V4 Superchargers that will appear in the Tesla navigation app and carry both NACS and CCS1 plugs. It is the clearest sign yet that Tesla's charging standard is becoming shared infrastructure.
The Olto has pedals, technically, and a scooter layout that makes using them a genuinely bad experience. It is a useful illustration of how e-bike rules shape hardware nobody actually wants to pedal.
At $25,305, the 2026 Volkswagen Jetta Sport is among the last new cars sold for anything close to an entry-level price. The review’s verdict is that the segment survives, but you get what you pay for.
A technical history traces how the shift to LED and HID headlights, taller vehicles and looser enforcement made nighttime glare worse. Regulators measure intensity in ways that miss how drivers actually experience the light. Adaptive beam technology could help, but adoption has been slow.
Residents said the autonomous fleet's overnight charging operation was disturbing their sleep, and a judge agreed. It is a reminder that robotaxi economics depend on infrastructure that has to sit somewhere people live.
As the first large cohort of Chinese electric vehicles reaches end of life, the volume of batteries needing recycling is arriving faster than waste management can absorb. The industry built the demand side first.
A vulnerability in KARR and SWDS security systems, typically installed at the dealership, lets a nearby attacker unlock affected vehicles. Roughly 2.2 million cars carry the hardware.
President Trump delivered economic remarks at a General Motors facility in Milford, Michigan, pairing a drag race and vehicle demonstration with a defense of his tariff regime. The stop comes a day before Michigan primary voting.
The fishing vessel Midnight Hour has sat off Catalina Island for 15 years, its wreckage tangled with abandoned nets that keep trapping marine life. A Hyundai partnership with Healthy Seas is recovering the netting and turning it into automotive floor mats.