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Cars Are Now Rolling Computers, So How Long Will They Get Updates? Automakers Can’t Say

In 2022, Jake Brown, a telecommunications professional living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, bought a used 2017 Volkswagen Passat from a local dealership. Brown describes himself as a techy guy, and was excited about...

Biden Is Trying to Buy EVs Time With New Tariffs on China. It Might Not Work

Today, the Biden administration announced a near-unprecedented 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles, a move the White House said would protect the American industry from “unfairly priced Chinese imports.” Previously, tariffs...

Tesla Promises ‘More Affordable Models’ and a ‘Cybercab’

Tesla is accelerating plans for a lineup of new electric vehicles, including “more affordable models,” the automaker said in a memo to investors Tuesday. New models previously slated to start production in...

Here Comes the Flood of Plug-In Hybrids

Last week, the Biden administration made it official: American cars are really going electric.The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule, long in the works, that will require automakers selling in the...

Waymo Will Bring Autonomous Taxis to Los Angeles—Its Biggest Challenge Yet

Paid autonomous vehicle service is coming to Los Angeles, thanks to a decision by California regulators today to allow Alphabet subsidiary Waymo to operate in the city. Under the new ruling, Waymo...

Tesla’s Charging Network Is Now Open to Other EVs—and Ford Is First in Line

Every six months, the automotive research company J. D. Power surveys some 5,000 US electric vehicle owners about their experiences driving their battery-powered cars. The latest edition of this survey, out this...

RIP Apple Car. This Is Why It Died

After a decade of rumors, secretive developments, executive entrances and exits, and pivots, Apple reportedly told employees yesterday that its car project, internally called “Project Titan,” is no more. Those working on...

Robot Car Crash Investigation Concludes GM’s Cruise Didn’t Disclose Key Information

A law firm hired by the General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary Cruise to investigate the company’s response to a gruesome San Francisco crash last year found that the company failed to fully disclose...

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