Toyota’s All-New RAV4 Plug-in Can Lose Power at Speed. Yes, the Last One Did That Too
Toyota is recalling about 31,000 2026 RAV4 Plug-in Hybrids whose hybrid system can shut down at speed. The plug-in's previous…
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NHTSA Is Finally Taking Aim at Headlights That Blind You. It Told Congress What Was Wrong in 2007
NHTSA is convening its first negotiated rulemaking on vehicle lighting in more than 25 years. Whether glare gets better depends…
Tulsa Deputy Logged a ‘Traffic Violation’ Before He Saw One, Then Pulled a Month of Plate-Reader Data. A Judge Tossed It.
A federal judge in Tulsa ruled a month-long, warrantless plate-reader search was a Fourth Amendment search. The deputy logged a…
L.A.’s Kia and Hyundai Theft Wave Will Last Until at Least 2042, UCLA Says, and It’s Headed for Poorer Neighborhoods
A UCLA study using LAPD data says immobilizer-free Kias and Hyundais will be stolen in Los Angeles until at least…
Chicago’s Speed Cameras Spat Out a Ticket Every 17 Seconds in 2024. Most Were for 6 to 10 MPH Over.
City records show Chicago mailed 1.84 million speed camera tickets in 2024. The $35 tier for 6 to 10 mph…
Police Say a Stolen Car Hit a Baltimore Cruiser, Rolled Off Driverless and Burned. A New Law Won’t Change Where the Teen’s Case Goes.
Police say a car flagged as stolen hit a Baltimore cruiser, rolled driverless and burned. Maryland's new youth charging law…
Sunset Auto Sold a Mustang With No Title. The Refund Took 500 Days and a Prosecutor.
Two Wichita buyers got $20,600 back from Sunset Auto Sales' surety bond, but only after a prosecutor sued and the…
Police Say a Baker Act Patient Left a Hialeah Hospital, Took a Woman’s Nissan and Hit 85 MPH
Police say a Baker Act patient left a Hialeah hospital, took a woman's Nissan and hit 85 mph. A Florida…
Your Car’s Phone App Roughly Doubled Its Ad-Tracker Exposure. Owners Can Switch Off Some of It
Northeastern researchers found that pairing a companion app roughly doubled a car's exposure to advertising and tracking companies. Phone settings…
Dodge’s 1,348% Charger Sixpack Jump Started From 238 Leftover Cars
Stellantis's Q3 chart shows gas Charger sales up 1,348%, measured against 238 old-generation cars. Counted whole, the Charger rose 22%…
A Stolen $50,000 Chevelle Allegedly Went for $9,500 Cash and No Title. The Buyer Is Charged Too.
A federal indictment says a 1972 Chevelle SS taken from a St. Louis collection was sold for $9,500 cash with…
GM Lost 41,028 EV Sales After the $7,500 Credit Died. Its Entire U.S. Drop Was 39,373.
GM's EV deliveries fell by 41,028 in the third quarter, more than its total U.S. sales decline, a year after…
Audi’s EV Patent Calls for Real Motor Noise, Fake Gearshifts and Sparks Ground Off the Pavement
Audi's German patent application would hard-mount an EV's motor, strip its soundproofing, simulate gearshifts and turbo lag, and grind a…
Ninth DUI Arrest, No License, No Interlock: Nothing in the SUV Was Built to Stop Him
Police found a gray SUV blocking a Waukegan street at 1:21 a.m. The driver, prosecutors say, had eight prior DUI…
Texas Restoration Shop Owner Got 60 Years for Theft. His Appeal Says 28 Customers Had Contract Disputes.
Richard Finley's 60-year theft sentence in Galveston County, Texas, rests on a law that adds many customers' losses into one…