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Tesla’s 2020.12.6 software release moves the needle toward the promised (and paid for) full self-driving capability; we tried it out in our Model 3. However, in addition to stopping for stop signs and red lights, it also stops for green lights, severely diminishing its usefulness. This is one of many, many more improvements to come […] More
Steve Braithwaite of Kalamazoo, Michigan, built this Big Banana Car out of a Ford F-150 pickup for reasons clear mainly to him. He was pulled over by a state trooper at 7:30 a.m. recently as he headed out for a long road trip to Texas. Not surprisingly, Braithwaite was not speeding in the bananamobile, but […] More
Tesla announced it posted a profit of $16 million for the first quarter of 2020 even with complications surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Musk said he believes that a vehicle equipped with Tesla’s Full Self Driving will be able to drive from home to work most of the time with no interventions by the end of […] More
German Patent and Trademark Office In the six years since the debut of the Porsche 918 Spyder, we’ve been waiting for Porsche to unveil a successor to that vaunted hypercar. We thought we had found a design for a new model that would follow in the footsteps of the Carrera GT and 918 Spyder in […] More
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent a series of tweets last night showing his disdain for shelter-in-play orders. The tweets were sent after Alameda County officials extended its shelter-in-place order, which is likely to keep the Fremont factory closed for another month. Last night’s tweets are part of a history of posts from the Tesla CEO […] More
The man who reshaped Hyundai and Genesis design has stepped down. We look back at some of his best designs for Hyundai plus Lamborghini, Audi, and Bentley. More
The GMC Hummer EV’s reveal date has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was originally scheduled to debut May 20, but that will now be pushed back. GMC says it is still planning for the electric truck’s market launch in late 2021. We will have to wait longer than planned to see the […] More
Hyundai chief designer Luc Donckerwolke has resigned effective immediately, Automotive News and other publications are reporting today. Donckerwolke had been with Hyundai and Genesis since 2016 and is credited with a radical shift in design. He became chief design officer of Hyundai Motor Group, including Hyundai, Genesis, and Kia, in 2018. No reason for the […] More
