Tesla’s Next-Gen Roadster Reveal Set for October 1 in Waco as Base Model’s 1.9-Second 0-60 Time Fuels Buzz Nine years after Elon Musk first rolled the next-generation Tesla Roadster out from under a Semi truck trailer at a 2017 event, the long-delayed sports car finally has a firm date on the calendar. Tesla has confirmed … Read more
Tesla FSD Approved in Slovenia, Mountain Road Footage Shows V14 Handling Sharp Turns Ahead of V15 Upgrade Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software has picked up its sixth European approval, and footage now circulating from Slovenia’s mountain roads is giving a real-world look at how the system handles terrain that would challenge most human drivers. Slovenia’s Traffic … Read more
BMW iX3 Debuts Hands-Free Motorway Assistant Driver Assistance in the UK BMW is bringing hands-free driving to British motorways for the first time, and the new iX3 is the car that gets to introduce it. Starting with vehicles rolling off the production line from July, UK customers will be able to add Motorway Assistant, a … Read more
China Builds Fully Equipped Mobile Barbershop Trucks for On-Demand Haircuts Anywhere A haircut used to mean walking into a shop, waiting your turn, and sitting in someone else’s chair. In China, a growing number of barbers have started skipping that arrangement entirely, swapping the storefront for a truck. Manufacturers across the country are now building … Read more
Uber Has Started Offering Its Debut Euro Bonds, With a Five-Part Deal That Is Set to Price Later on Wednesday Uber Technologies is tapping European debt markets for the first time, launching a five-part euro-denominated bond offering that is expected to price later on Wednesday. The move marks a significant shift in how the ride-hailing … Read more
Slovenia Clears Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) System Ahead of EU-Wide Approval Vote Slovenia has become the sixth European country to approve Tesla’s FSD driver-assistance system for use on its roads, adding fresh momentum to the automaker’s push for a single approval covering the entire European Union. Tesla confirmed the news in a post on X, … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover to Cut 4,000 Jobs Over Next Two Years as UK Automaker Battles Rising Costs Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to eliminate roughly 4,000 jobs across its global operations over the next two years, marking one of the most significant restructuring moves yet for Britain’s largest carmaker as it tries to steady … Read more
Why a Longer Working Week Won’t Fix Volkswagen’s Deeper Crisis in Germany Volkswagen’s escalating standoff with its own workforce has revived a debate that Germany’s auto industry has avoided for decades: whether the country’s famous 35-hour working week is quietly pricing German-made cars out of the market. With a confrontation brewing between management and unions … Read more
Uber and Wayve Launch London’s First Driverless Robotaxi Service Amid UK Self-Driving Car Rollout Londoners got their first taste of autonomous ride-hailing this week as Uber and British tech company Wayve launched London’s first self-driving taxi service on Thursday, giving residents a chance to use technology that’s already available in many US cities and other … Read more
Chinese Car Brands Target South Africa’s EV Buyers and Pickup Truck Market at Kyalami Auto Show South Africa’s car buyers are getting a very clear signal this week about where the local motor industry is heading, and it isn’t from Detroit, Stuttgart or Tokyo. At the Festival of Motoring at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit outside … Read more