Know Your Airline Passenger Rights As U.S. And EU Rules Diverge

New U.S. and EU air passenger rules are diverging. Here’s how delayed and canceled flight rights differ—and why your airline and departure airport matter.

Yes, You Can Mix Self-Driving Cars And Urbanism

Self-driving cars are not “just more cars,” but how will they mix with the urbanist dream of a more pleasant city?

The Tesla Roadster could have stayed vaporware
The Tesla Roadster could have stayed vaporware

For a car that’s supposed to be one of the fastest ever made, the new Tesla Roadster certainly took its sweet-ass time getting here. It’s been nearly a decade since Elon Musk made the surprise announcement about plans to build a next-gen Roadster. Now, the Tesla Roadster is finally making its production-ready debut at an […]

How A Detroit Facility Seeks To Advance Transportation Technology

The Detroit Smart Parking Lab is working with startups and other companies to advance mobility.

Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field

Field also worked on Apple’s secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.

Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president
Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s startup Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the CEO’s secretive robotics project. Field was a VP of special projects at Apple, where he was the de facto head of the company’s ultimately unsuccessful Project Titan effort to make an autonomous electric car. […]

The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zones
The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zones

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s evaluating allegations that Tesla’s 1,000 or so robotaxis using its automated driving system are exceeding “posted speed limits in active school zones.” Waymo’s robotaxis have also faced similar inquiries, including for illegally passing school buses and hitting a child near a California elementary school. NHTSA: The Office […]

Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world

University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt, October 1…

A redesigned Play Store is coming to cars with Google built-in
A redesigned Play Store is coming to cars with Google built-in

The Google Play Store is getting a big update for cars with Google built-in. On Tuesday, the company announced that the Play Store’s layout will now automatically adapt to the size and layout of your car’s screen while making it easier to find and download new apps. The update, which is rolling out in the […]

MIT startup says it can turn diesel trucks into cheaper hydrogen haulers — see it at Disrupt

Diesel is expensive and polluting, and LNK Energies says it has come up with a way to replace it with hydrogen, all while undercutting diesel on cost.