Ford’s Tailgate Outlets Run From 400 to 7,200 Watts, and a 535-Watt Traeger Grill Already Outdraws the Low End
The best tailgating trucks start with watts: a 535-watt Traeger grill outdraws a 400-watt truck outlet. How the F-150, Ridgeline,…
The Auto Wire - Driving News, Policy Watchers, and Automotive Industry Hounds
A Korean Consumer Group Wants Tesla Probed Over 9-Million-Won FSD Sold to Shanghai-Built Cars That Legally Can’t Use It
Paying 9,043,000 won for software is one thing. Paying it for software your car is...
Four Starbucks Sizes, One Cupholder: A 55-Year Engineering Problem
Patents from 1971 to 1996 show engineers fighting the same dirt and spill problems while Starbucks sells drinks from 12…
Gas Is Up 35% From a Year Ago, and Driving Home for Thanksgiving Still Beats Flying for a Family of Four
At $4.12 gas, a 1,200-mile Thanksgiving drive costs a family of four a fraction of four average domestic airline tickets.…
Ottawa Police Say a 26-Year-Old Hit 132 km/h in a 70 Zone on Bank Street, Then His Mother’s Car Got Impounded for 14 Days
Ottawa police say a 26-year-old drove 132 km/h in a 70 zone. Under Ontario's stunt driving rules, his mother's car…
Two Federal Judges Ruled on Flock 3 Weeks Apart. One Says Eight Photos Aren’t a Search, but a Month of Tracking Is
Is a police search of a license plate reader database a Fourth Amendment “search”? Two...
NHTSA Floats Cyan Lights for Self-Driving Cars and Drops Manual-Control Rules for Robotaxis With No Steering Wheel
FMVSS 108 is the federal standard that dictates every lamp, reflector and blinker on a...
A Minnesota City Canceled Flock, Got No Reply and Had Its Police Chief Unplug the Cameras. Dayton Says Flock Put Two Back Up Anyway
Canceling a Flock Safety contract and getting the cameras taken down turn out to be...
Ammon Bundy Tells Utah Deputy ‘God Gave Me That Right to Travel’ on I-15, Then Four Officers Carry Him Out of an Unregistered F-250
An Iron County, Utah, deputy stopped Ammon Bundy on Interstate 15 near New Harmony on...
Suffolk County Charged a $30 Red-Light Fee Courts Called Illegal. Drivers Can Claim Up to $36 Back From a $45 Million Deal by Dec. 8
Suffolk County red-light camera drivers who paid a $30 fee can claim up to $36 each from a $45 million…
Watch: Two Hillsborough County Teens Drag Raced I-75 at 2:24 A.M., Troopers Say. A Cruiser Hit 140 MPH Before Spinning One Out
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper parked in the median of Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County...
Schaeffler Is Closing Five European Sites and Cutting 3,460 Jobs as Its Engine Business Shrinks
Most enthusiasts know Schaeffler by its brand names. INA makes the cam phaser rattling in...
Ford Promises It Will ‘Never’ Sell Your Driving Data to Brokers. Days Earlier, GM Paid 36 States $220 Million Over Allegations It Did
Four days after 36 attorneys general announced a $220 million settlement with General Motors over...
A Chicago Driver Rode the Hood of a Lincoln Towing Truck for Over a Minute. A Cook County Jury Says That Was Worth $2.85 Million
A Cook County jury awarded $2.85 million after a Lincoln Towing tow ended with a driver on the hood. See…
Henrico, Va., Gave Flock Until Oct. 21 to Take Down Its Cameras, Then Sent 100-Plus Public Works Employees to Pull 120-Plus on a Saturday
Henrico, Va., crews removed 120-plus Flock cameras Oct. 31 after the Oct. 21 deadline passed. Here is what the contract…