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Mamdani’s Transition Team Pick Raises Questions Over NYC’s Future Car Policy
A Transportation Alternatives Veteran Joins the Transition Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition strategy is drawing attention after he named Ben Furnas, a veteran of Transportation Alternatives, to lead his transportation, climate, and infrastructure team. The appointment has led critics to question whether the incoming administration will pursue policies that significantly restrict car use in the city.…
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Austin Resident Spends Hours Retrieving Car After New HOA Towing Signs Catch Her Off Guard
A New Sign, An Unexpected Tow An Austin resident says a routine day turned into a lengthy ordeal after her car was towed from the street outside her home shortly after her neighborhood installed new towing signs she says she’d never noticed before. Despite living in the community for more than two years and regularly…
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GM’s $550 Million Investment Turns a Planned EV Truck Plant Into a Gas-Engine Factory
Another Round of Investment in Combustion Production General Motors is committing another $550 million toward expanding production of gas-powered vehicles, part of a broader $5.5 billion investment plan spread across GM’s U.S. manufacturing footprint. Much of the new spending is concentrated in Michigan and Ohio, reinforcing GM’s continued reliance on combustion vehicle sales even as…
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Perth Man Demands Answers After Audi Falls From Apartment’s Mechanical Car Stacker
A Parking Solution Turns Into a Disaster A Perth resident is seeking answers after his Audi fell from his apartment building’s mechanical parking stacker, leaving the vehicle badly damaged and its owner without a clear explanation of what went wrong. The incident occurred in a residential building where stacked parking systems are used to maximize…
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Lawsuit Alleges Tesla’s Electronic Door Handles Trapped Couple in Fatal Washington Crash
A Fatal Crash Near Tacoma A new lawsuit alleges that Tesla’s electronic door handle design contributed to a death following a crash near Tacoma, Washington, last January. According to the complaint, a Model 3 struck a pole and caught fire with Jeffery and Wendy Dennis inside. Wendy Dennis died in the crash, and Jeffery Dennis…
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Hyundai CEO Says White House Official Apologized After Savannah ICE Raid
An Apology Following a Politically Charged Raid Hyundai CEO Jose Muñoz says a senior White House official contacted him to apologize after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at the company’s Savannah, Georgia, factory led to significant political scrutiny and international criticism. The operation resulted in hundreds of Korean workers being detained, raising questions about…
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Berkeley Man Carjacked at Gunpoint Just After Buying Meals for the Homeless on Thanksgiving
A Charitable Gesture Interrupted Berkeley police are searching for a woman accused of carjacking a man at gunpoint late Thursday night near Eighth and Gilman, just after he had finished handing out food to people in need. According to police, the man had picked up a large order of food, including extra portions specifically to…
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Jacksonville Man Charged With Setting His Home on Fire, Then Stealing Responding Fire Vehicle
A House Fire With an Unusual Twist A 31-year-old Jacksonville, North Carolina man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he set fire to his own home and then stole a fire department vehicle that responded to the scene. Anthony Biz is being held in Onslow County jail without bond as the case moves forward.…
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New York’s ‘Stop Super Speeders Act’ Would Cap Speeds for Repeat Offenders via GPS
A New Approach to Chronic Speeding New York lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would install GPS-based speed-limiting devices in the vehicles of the state’s most persistent speeding offenders. The bill, known as the Stop Super Speeders Act, targets drivers who have accumulated significant violation histories rather than occasional speeders. Who Would Be Affected Under…
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Two Men Arrested After Stolen Lamborghini Tracked to Golden Glades Park & Ride
A Daylight Robbery Sets Off the Search Two men are in custody in Miami-Dade County after deputies tracked a stolen Lamborghini to a Park & Ride near Golden Glades on Wednesday. According to investigators, the case began when the two suspects approached a woman near Southwest 77th and 40th, took her keys, and drove off…
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Blown Tire Sends Chevy Rolling Into Wall and Second Car on US-183 Near Mustang Ridge
An Early-Morning Crash on US-183 A tire blowout triggered a serious crash just after dawn near Mustang Ridge, Texas, leaving two people injured. The incident occurred around 5:45 a.m. on US-183 near the 11400 block, when a red Chevrolet traveling north experienced a tire failure. Loss of Control Leads to a Rollover According to police,…
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Arizona Approves Tesla’s Supervised Robotaxi Service, But Full Autonomy Still Isn’t Here
Tesla’s robotaxi expansion has a new stop: Arizona. State regulators just approved a Transportation Network Company permit for the automaker, clearing the way for paid, app-hailed rides in the Grand Canyon State. That puts Arizona alongside Texas and California on the growing list of states where Tesla’s fleet is racking up commercial miles, though “commercial”…
