California Rewrote Its EV Rebate Just for Rivian. Rivian’s Sales There Cratered Anyway.
California just did something automakers almost never get from a state government: it rewrote the...
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Why Waymo’s Robotaxis Died in the Presidio — And What California Might Do About It
Daniel Lurie spent his first year in office as one of the friendlier big-city mayors...
California Thinks a Wedding Ring Makes You a Safer Driver
A California driver can wake up with the same car, the same commute, the same...
California’s New Insurance Bill Will Let Your Car Snitch on You — This Time With Paperwork
For twenty years, California has been the one state in the country where your auto...
A Thief Couldn’t Start This Stolen Porsche, So He Dragged It Down the Street Like a Shopping Cart
Nobody was driving the Porsche that tore up Tujunga Avenue in North Hollywood last Thursday...
A Robotaxi Can Trap a Fire Truck at a Burning House. The Firefighter’s Only Weapon Is a Complaint Form
Picture a fire captain waving his arms at a driverless Waymo that just rolled past...
California Wrote An EV Rebate For Exactly Two Companies, And Tesla Isn’t One Of Them
California’s newest electric vehicle rebate is worth $3,500. The provision buried in its bill text...
California Handed Oil Refineries a Bigger Break Than Its Own Regulators Recommended. Now It’s Getting Sued for It
California has one climate rule everyone already knows: every new car sold in the state...
Waymo’s “Free” Robotaxi Rides Have Nothing to Do With Generosity. They’re Buying Time With Regulators
Waymo wants you to believe the free rides in its new robotaxi are a nicety....
A $105K Corvette Blew Up a $1.3 Million Supercar Theft Ring. The Getaway Kit Cost Almost Nothing
Two men are sitting in a Ventura County jail cell on $250,000 bail apiece, accused...
California Man Pleads Guilty in $476K Fake-License Car Loan Fraud
James Raymond Hanes had a simple trick, and like most simple tricks that end in...
Today in Cars: VW’s Reckoning, California’s Tracking Standoff, and Toyota’s Trust Problem
Four stories are worth your attention before you head out the door today, and they...
California Wants an Off-Switch for Car Tracking. The Industry Is Threatening to Walk Instead
A Feature Built for Convenience, Weaponized for Stalking Modern vehicles are effectively rolling surveillance devices,...
A Ladder, a Pond, and a Mustang: One California DUI Stop Became an Instant Viral Moment
The Rescue Photo That Broke the Internet The wreck itself was strange enough, but it...
Why This Uber Rider Felt He Had to Film His Own Driver Asleep at 65 MPH
The Video That Shouldn’t Have Needed to Exist A rideshare trip on one of Southern...