Cars

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Senior Tesla engineer Doug Field rejoins Apple to work on Project Titan

August 10th, 2018

A few years ago, there was seemingly a huge exodus of engineers who left Apple to work at Tesla. And though hopping between tech companies in and around Silicon Valley is certainly common, the sheer volume of ex-Apple employees who departed for Tesla naturally raised a few eyebrows. If you recall, even Elon Musk chimed …

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As SEC investigates Musk’s tweet, Musk will likely have to recuse himself from Tesla’s buyout talks

August 9th, 2018

Yoni Heisler

Given some of the outlandish remarks Elon Musk has a penchant for making on Twitter, it can sometimes be difficult to discern when the Tesla CEO is being serious and when he’s simply having a little bit of fun. Most recently, Muskk had the tech and automotive worlds scratching their collective heads after tweeting that …

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Bentley Bentayga Review: An SUV for the Queen, or for Whole Foods

August 9th, 2018

Jonathan S. Geller

Bentley’s Bentayga is a vehicle that certainly evokes a wide range of reactions. Is it a glorified Audi Q7? There’s Volkswagen hardware buttons on the hand-stitched leather hide steering wheel, after all. It shares the same platform with the new-generation Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne, and yes, the Audi Q7. And how about the styling? A …

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British tourist rents a Lamborghini Huracan and quickly racks up $47,000 in fines for speeding

August 8th, 2018

Yoni Heisler

When a story about a Lamborghini makes the news, it usually has something to do with the pricey car getting obliterated or severely damaged. For whatever reason, there’s something inherently fascinating about an insanely expensive car getting destroyed in a matter of seconds. As a prime example, you might recall a dramatic story from last …

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Apple files patent for futuristic augmented reality windshield

August 7th, 2018

Yoni Heisler

Historically, Apple has spent much less on R&D efforts than companies like Microsoft and Google. More recently, though, Apple has accelerated its R&D efforts in a significant fashion. As a point of reference, Apple in 2013 spent $4.5 billion on R&D initiatives. Just three years later, that figure jumped to $10 billion. Most recently, Apple’s …

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This $16 dent puller will save you a $200 trip to the auto body shop

August 4th, 2018

Maren Estrada

It used to be that if you got a little dent in your car door, you had two choices: either spend $200-$300 at an auto body shop to fix it, or live with it. Well now there’s a third choice that doesn’t involve living with a dented car or breaking the bank. The Yoohe Pops-a-Dent …

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Tesla posts Q2 earnings: Revenue hits all-time high of $4 billion

August 1st, 2018

Yoni Heisler

Tesla this afternoon released its earnings report for the second quarter of 2018 and posted revenue of $4 billion and an accompanying loss of $3.06 per share. Investors on Wall Street, meanwhile, were anticipating revenue to fall somewhere in the $3.791 billion range and a loss of $2.90 per share. During the same quarter a year-ago, Tesla saw its …

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Would you take $550 a month from Lyft to ditch your car?

July 31st, 2018

Chris Mills

Uber and Lyft have famously destroyed the taxi industry by enabling anyone with a not-too-beat-up Toyota Corolla to start carrying passengers for money. But it’s also no secret that down the line, both companies want to challenge traditional car ownership as a concept. For Uber, that means heavy investment (by whatever means!) in autonomous vehicles. …

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Tesla may implement a sparse redesign of the Model S and Model X interior

July 30th, 2018

Yoni Heisler

When Tesla introduced the Model 3 a little more than two years ago, many folks were shocked to see that the car lacked a traditional instrument cluster. Instead, the only way for Model 3 drivers to access pertinent information such as speed is via a 15-inch touchscreen located on the center of the console. Though the …

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Convert the headlights in almost any car to LEDs for under $15

July 27th, 2018

Maren Estrada

Are you jealous of all the cars you drive past that have those gorgeous LED headlights? Well you don’t need to cough up the cash for a luxury car to experience them for yourself. LED headlights don’t just look better than traditional halogens, they’re far safer because they do a better job of illuminating the …