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Zoox to ramp up production with up to 100 newly upgraded robotaxis per week
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (348+ words) Amazon's Zoox is getting ready to ramp up vehicle production with a newly refreshed robotaxi design as the company seeks to expand its service areas in the US. Zoox unveiled several tweaks to its purpose-built robotaxi on Wednesday, including changes…...
My family of 5 outgrew our Subaru Outback. The hybrid Mazda CX-90 might be the solution for space and cost of living.
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (230+ words) Testing the Mazda CX-90 on a family trip helped me realize how much we've outgrown our current car. With twins plus another kid we need a third row....
A Miami couple who started renting out one car as a side gig turned it into a six-figure family business
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (590+ words) Gerardo Aletti and Sofia Escarra, a married couple based in Miami, bought a Nissan Infiniti in 2020 with the plan to rent it out and see how it went. If it worked out, great, the couple thought. If not, they figured…...
The cheapest EV in America is not the car most want, yet it's the one most need
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (664+ words) America has spent the past decade or so falling out of love with small cars, as drivers have turned to SUVs and automakers have sought higher margins on larger cars. That's unfortunate, because there's a practical case to be made…...
Waymo recalls nearly 3, 900 robotaxis over software issue that could cause cars to drive into freeway construction zones
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (363+ words) Waymo is recalling 3, 871 robotaxis in the US due to a software issue that could cause vehicles to drive into freeway construction zones. According to a recall report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday, there were 13 instances…...
Gas prices drop below $4 a gallon for the first time in months
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (121+ words) As of Thursday morning, the average cost of a gallon of gas in the US was $3. 99, down from a peak of over $4. 50 in May. Gas prices drop below $4 a gallon for the first time in months The average cost of…...
Rivian says Tesla-style self-driving is coming this year
1+ week, 2+ day ago (326+ words) Rivian's CEO says the company is on track to release a supervised self-driving system similar to Tesla's Full Self-Driving later this year. During a fireside chat at a Masters of Scale event in Anaheim on Thursday, CEO RJ Scaringe said…...
Gas prices have fallen for 3 straight weeks, but they're still above $4 a gallon
1+ week, 2+ day ago (310+ words) Pain at the pump is easing. The average price of gas across the US has fallen for three consecutive weeks, and continued to fall on Monday, according to AAA data. "The national average for a gallon of regular has been…...
GM killed Cruise, but don't count it out of the robotaxi race
1+ week, 3+ day ago (471+ words) General Motors may have shut down its dedicated robotaxi division, but it hasn't bowed out of the race. Sterling Anderson, the former head of Tesla's Autopilot program and GM's chief product officer, told Business Insider in an interview that the…...
Flying taxis want to bring the 'Jetsons' lifestyle. I've seen the top 3 rivals " here's how they compare.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (888+ words) Three US aerospace startups are in a high-stakes race to bring the "Jetsons'" dream of flying cars to life " and each has a different vision of what that future looks like. Aerospace companies Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, and Beta Technologies…...