

Recall on Still-Not-Autonomous Tesla Cybertrucks
Elon Musk, your fascia's showing. Tesla has recalled the majority of its ugly duckling Cybertrucks because they are literally falling...
By John R. Quain
5 days ago


Another Sleek EV Entry: Longbow
In a field littered with the corpses of electric car startups, a new entry is hoping it can deliver the goods where companies like Fisker...
By John R. Quain
Mar 12


The Best Gift for Binge Watching
In our part of the country, we're still waiting for all the snow to melt--and for the mud to subside--before we can officially enjoy...
By John R. Quain
Mar 11


GM's Cruise Moves to Consolidate with Layoffs
General Motors' (GM) autonomous Cruise subsidiary won't be autonomous in the future. GM plans to layoff roughly 50 percent of its...
By John R. Quain
Feb 7


Why the Mazda Miata is Still Zipping Along After 35 Years
More than any other car over the past three and a half decades, the Mazda Miata is most associated with fun. The latest iteration...
By John R. Quain
Jan 22


Gift Ideas for Valentine's Day (or for Yourself)
We'll be featuring various gift ideas over the next few days leading up to February 14. Starting it off, something to warm everyone up...
By John R. Quain
Jan 20


The Best of CES 2025: Going Autonomous
Once again, the annual CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas was suffused with talk about AI. There were also scads of robots in...
By John R. Quain
Jan 15


Best Products of 2024: Last-Minute Gifts from a Fantastic Fry Pan to a Rockin' Robovac
Another year, another few hundred products tested, tortured, and reviewed. From cars to kitchen appliances, we cover a wide swath of...
By John R. Quain
Dec 17, 2024


Tesla Again Says, No Robotaxi (Yet)
Desperately scrambling to catch up to the technology being used by dozens of other automotive companies such as Google's Waymo and GM's...
By John R. Quain
Oct 11, 2024


Transportation News: Enel X Throws in the Towel in North America, ChargePoint Pivots
The company behind the popular JuiceBox home electric vehicle (EV) chargers is closing its operations in the U.S. and Canada, effective...
By John R. Quain
Oct 2, 2024