Flock’s AI License Plate Readers Are Wrong Most Of The Time, And That’s Somehow Not The Craziest Part
In the summer of 2024, a Roseville, California, police officer called a driver to deliver...
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Ford Recalls 86,543 Mustang Mach-Es Because Its Factory Got Faster Than the Glue Could Handle
Ford wants owners to read this as a story about a rear window molding that...
Stellantis Worker Dies in Fall at Center Line Facility
On Saturday, Aug. 1, a 57-year-old UAW Local 1248 member, identified as Brasher, died after...
Tesla ‘Fixed’ This Suspension Failure Twice Already. NHTSA’s New Files Say That Didn’t Work.
Federal safety regulators just opened a new investigation into Tesla’s front suspension. That’s not really...
Jeep Recalled 641 Wranglers Over Cracking Steel Wheels — Which Defeats the Entire Point of Steel Wheels
Jeep wants this to read as a story about 641 wheels. It isn’t. It’s a...
BYD Patented A Car That Won’t Start If Something’s Alive Underneath It. That’s Not Even The Real Story
Picture a cold morning outside Shenzhen. A BYD hatchback sits in a driveway, and a...
Mercedes Recalled 310,000 Cars Over a Rollaway Risk, and the Parking Brake Was Never the Problem
Somewhere in a driveway right now, a Mercedes-Benz is trusting the wrong thing. Not its...
Rivian Blamed Its Mechanics for a Falling-Apart Rear Suspension. Two New Crashes Say That Wasn’t the Whole Story
Rivian already recalled its rear toe link once. NHTSA's new investigation shows that recall covered barely a sixth of the…
Ford’s Explorer and Aviator Can Now Recline Their Own Driver’s Seat, No Passenger Required
Ford just filed a new Explorer and Aviator seat recall, and the defect description alone...
Ford’s Latest Recall Letter For Almost 400,000 SUVs Is Basically Just An IOU
The defect itself already got the deep dive it deserves. The Auto Wire covered how...
Norway Went Hunting for a Chinese Kill Switch in a Bus. It Found Out Every Connected Vehicle Already Has One
Norway spent months trying to prove that a Chinese-built city bus could be remotely disabled...
10 Best Cargo Rack & Roof Rack Deals on Amazon Right Now
Every road trip eventually runs into the same problem: the trunk fills up before the...
Ford’s Bronco Fire Fix Costs About a Dollar a Truck. Guess Who’s Stuck With the Rest of the Bill.
Ford will spend something like a dollar per truck fixing the wiring problem behind its...
A Tesla Driver Blamed a Blackout for a Fatal Crash. His Car Was Still Taking Notes.
Every state in the country lets people with seizure disorders keep driving. That is not...
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....