A Teen Hit 123 MPH in a Corvette. Chevrolet Already Built the Fix — and Buried It in a Menu.
CHP says a teen hit 123 mph in a Corvette. The overlooked story is that Chevrolet already ships a factory…
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A $245 Million Crypto Thief Bought 28 Supercars, and Car Dealer Money-Laundering Rules Never Applied
Malone Lam pleaded guilty to stealing $245 million in crypto and spent it on at least 28 exotic cars titled…
There’s a Wedge of Plastic in Your Windshield Whose Entire Job Is to Fool Your Eyes
A modern windshield is a restraint component, an optical instrument and a sensor mount. One layer inside it is deliberately…
Lake Helen’s Speed Camera Numbers Went Viral for the Wrong Reason. Florida’s Fine Print Is the Real Story.
Lake Helen, Florida is home to 2,842 people, according to the 2020 Census. Over three...
A $3,359 Exhaust Won’t Make the Charger Sixpack Sound Like a V8 — the Noise You Want Is in the Crankshaft
MagnaFlow rates its own Charger Sixpack system MODERATE outside and MILD inside — and excludes sound from the warranty. The…
China Set a Real Deadline for Self-Driving Cars. America’s Still Handing Out Permission Slips One at a Time.
Nine Chinese ministries just set a 2030 deadline for autonomous vehicles, backed by a mandatory safety standard. Ten weeks earlier,…
Trump Says Chinese Automakers Can Build Here. The Rule Blocking Them Has Nothing to Do With Factories.
A Commerce Department rule bars China-owned automakers from selling connected vehicles in the U.S. no matter where they are assembled.…
Congress Couldn’t Kill This 2013 Rule, So the EPA Just Sent It Back for Round Two
The Congressional Review Act gives Congress 60 days to kill a rule. The EPA reopened that window on waivers from…
Tesla Has 80,000 Superchargers and Still Doesn’t Have the Ones Its Own Robotaxis Need
Tesla’s Supercharger network was sized around how people charge. A driverless fleet does not behave like a person — and…
IDScan Got Hacked. Guess Who’s Actually on the Hook — Not IDScan.
IDScan.net has confirmed the data breach behind 153 million leaked driver licenses. Under the FTC Safeguards Rule, the dealership that…
Ford Just Made the F-150’s Base Engine Bigger. Thank a Federal Fine That’s Worth Exactly Nothing.
Ford's 2027 F-150 replaces its 2.7-liter base engine with a 3.0-liter and puts the V8 back in King Ranch and…
The Federal List of Truck Driving Schools Runs on the Honor System. Nobody Checks First.
A registered driving school told investigators its classroom was inside a school bus in the back of a trailer. It…
Hyundai’s Georgia-Built Waymo Robotaxi Isn’t a Patriotism Story. It’s a Compliance Deadline.
The first IONIQ 5 robotaxis arrive in the fourth quarter. A Commerce Department rule makes Chinese-origin driving software unsellable from…
California Just Gave Classic Cars a Smog Exemption That Expires in 2033 — By Design
Jay Leno’s Law reads like the biggest favor Sacramento has done for classic car owners...
Beijing Never Banned the Gas Car. It Just Stopped Issuing the License Plates.
VW and Toyota are slashing prices on combustion cars in China. In Beijing, only 20,000 combustion plates will be issued…