Florida Motorcyclist Fled Troopers Twice, Then His Own Bike Ratted Him Out By Catching Fire
The most important decision in this story doesn’t belong to the guy on the motorcycle....
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Ford Recalled Every Bronco Built Since 2021 Over Fire Risk — But It Only Suspects 1 in 100 Is Actually Broken
Ford is recalling 565,691 Broncos and Bronco Raptors this week over a wiring defect that...
Your Headlights Aren’t Illegal. They’re Just Legally Blinding You.
Somewhere on a two-lane road tonight, a lifted pickup or a three-row SUV is going...
The Grappler Was Built To End Deadly Police Chases. Almost Nobody Actually Has One
Somewhere in Mesa, Arizona, in June of 2023, a fleeing driver who had just struck...
Your Dealer’s ‘Anti-Theft’ Upsell Turned Out to Be a Skeleton Key for 2.2 Million Cars
Somewhere in Southern California, a Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Ford, or Jeep dealership sold you a...
A California Junkyard Just Burned Down Again. Congratulations, That’s Seven Since March
Early Sunday morning, a fire tore through an auto wrecking yard on Crows Landing Road...
A Zoox Robotaxi Drove Blind Into a Wall of Smoke at a Fire Scene. A Human Had to Rescue It
On June 20, an empty Zoox robotaxi drove into a wall of smoke on a...
The New Mazda CX-5 Aces IIHS’s Nastiest Crash Test. The 2025 Model Would’ve Just Plowed Through the Motorcycle
Somewhere at an IIHS test facility last year, a Mazda CX-5 was aimed at a...
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...
Case-by-Case: Every Reported Flock License Plate Camera Error to Date
Automated license plate readers like those made by Flock Safety are marketed to police departments...
Traffic Deaths Just Hit an 11-Year Low. Give the Credit to Anything but American Drivers
The Department of Transportation wants a victory lap. Traffic deaths fell 4.3% in the first...
Europe Wants Satellites To Choke Your Throttle By 2030 — Its Own Safety Lab Says The Tech Still Can’t Read A Sign
Nobody at the European Commission is going to volunteer this part, so here it is:...
Ford Already ‘Fixed’ the Explorer’s Flying Roof Rails Once. Guess How That Turned Out.
Ford is recalling more than 288,000 Explorer SUVs because the covers over the roof rails...
Cadillac’s Brand-New CT5 Just Failed Crash Testing, and Whoever’s in the Back Seat Should Know Why
Cadillac’s newest CT5 just posted “Poor” ratings in two of the toughest crash tests the...
Tracking the Flock: A Running Record of Reported License Plate Camera Misuse
Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers are now installed in thousands of U.S. towns, marketed...