automotive safety
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Tesla Recalls Cybertrucks Over Accelerator Pedal Defect
Tesla’s Cybertruck has been quite an embarrassment and not just because of its looks. The electric vehicle that looks like it was designed by a child already has rust issues, doesn’t do well with puddles, and some can’t even survive a car wash, but an issue that causes the accelerator pedal to stick finally prompted…
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Self-Driving Trucks Could Be On U.S. Highways By 2023
Self-driving trucks could be on Texas highways as early as 2023 due to lax autonomous vehicle regulations in the Lone Star State. The Texas Department of Transportation is taking a collaborative approach with the budding industry, which has brought self-driving semi-truck companies like Aurora and TuSimple to the state. But not everyone is happily along…
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Here’s How Exactly One Tesla Model X Gets Recalled
When you hear the word “recall,” you probably think of massive campaigns involving scores of affected vehicles. Every once in a while though, just one lonely car out of hundreds of thousands are recalled. It happened to a Bentley Flying Spur with a poorly welded fuel tank in 2021, and it’s happened again to a…
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The Pentagon’s Long Road to an Army of Autonomous Vehicles
Silicon Valley’s Patagonia-wearing elites aren’t the only ones interested in autonomous vehicles.