Autos

New Autos Will be Built by America’s Most Established Businesses

While brand new businesses like Tesla, Uber and Waymo receive a lot of attention for the ways they are pioneering auto-transport, it will be...

Tesla’s Worst Financial Quarter Ever

Tesla marked up its worst financial quarter ever at the end of September. With losses mounting, Tesla must speed up its deliveries of Model...

Is China Subsidizing its Auto Industry to Electric Dominance?

In China electric vehicles are subsidized, but only those produced with batteries made by companies on a specially approved list of manufacturers. Only one...

What’s Gone Wrong with the Tesla Model 3?

Deliveries of Tesla's newest sedan, the Model 3, have been slow to pick up. The reason why wasn't known at first, but it turns...

Are the Chinese Jumping Ahead on Electric Cars?

If you have ignored the electrification of the global auto fleet and marked up sales of electric cars to date simply to overzealous environmentalists...

Daimler to Go Electric in Alabama

Daimler will invest $1 billion in its Alabama manufacturing plant to begin production of a fully electric sport-utility vehicle there. Chester Dawson reports in...

How Will Autonomous Cars Deal With Aggressive Drivers?

One of the biggest questions facing companies developing self-driving cars is what to do about living drivers who don't obey the rules. How does...

Car and Driver: When Will You be Able to Buy an Autonomous Car?

I thought this was interesting from the September issue of Car and Driver "Upfront" section: Automakers define “autonomy” according to a scale established by SAE International...

What Happens When Your Self-Driving Car Gets Hacked?

It's terrifying to find out that your personal computer has been compromised by a hacker. You instantly begin a damage assessment. What personal information...