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Hurricane Helene Destroyed Roads. Here’s How to Rebuild—and Flood-Proof Them for Next Time

A week after Hurricane Helene ripped through the southeastern United States, parts of western North Carolina devastated by the storm are still facing more than 400 road closures. “There are places we...

Waymo’s New Agreement With Hyundai Raises Questions About China

Soon you could see Waymo self-driving tech in Hyundai cars. The autonomous driving tech developer Waymo said this week that it would partner with the Korean automaker Hyundai to equip a fleet...

Cybertruck Finally Gets Full Self-Driving (Supervised)

A select number of all-electric Tesla Cybertrucks now have the ability to drive on US highways hands-free, after the automaker pushed an update to vehicles this morning. Tesla AI head Ashok Elluswamy...

How Much Will It Cost to Charge Your Electric Car? It’s Complicated

There’s good news about electric vehicle charging, according to new survey results from the analytics firm JD Power: Drivers are more satisfied with their public charging experiences than last year. In fact,...

You Won’t Believe What Car Headlights Have in Store

Sure, duh: Vehicle lights serve the important and vital safety function of allowing drivers to see where they’re going, and everyone else to see when they’re coming. But for decades, car designers...

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...

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