Cars

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Boeing just got one step closer to making its autonomous flying taxi a reality

January 23rd, 2019

If companies like Boeing get their way, a day is coming soon when we won’t have to resign ourselves anymore to the frustration of congested roadways and gridlocked city streets once flying taxis become a real thing. One of the next battlegrounds for traditional aviation companies, tech firms and start-ups is the race to develop …

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Elon Musk says Tesla will roll out a new ‘Sentry Mode’ for enhanced security

January 23rd, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Despite all of the negativity that can sometimes shroud Tesla, there’s no denying that the company revolutionized the auto industry in a relatively short period of time. Not only did Tesla prove that there was a market for electric vehicles, the success it enjoyed with the Model S ultimately spurred a number of traditional automakers …

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Porsche Taycan demand is so strong that the car maker is doubling production

January 21st, 2019

Yoni Heisler

The intrigue surrounding the Porsche Taycan — formerly known as the Mission E — has been steadily building since Porsche first announced the all-electric car back in late 2015. Slated to go on sale later this year, the Taycan is essentially Porsche’s answer to Tesla’s Model S and interest in the forthcoming luxury car appears …

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Tesla increases Supercharger pricing across the globe

January 21st, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Tesla is in the midst of an interesting transition these days. Just a few years ago, the company had to prove that it could market an EVs to the masses. And with the release of the award-winning Model S a few years ago, Tesla did just that. Flash forward to 2019 and Tesla has a …

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Tesla to slash workforce by 7% in effort to boost profits

January 18th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

To say that Tesla has been unprofitable for the majority of its existence may be truthful, but it isn’t exactly fair. As a relatively new automotive upstart, Tesla for quite some time wasn’t so much focused on profits as it was with spending boatloads of cash on growth, investing in itself, and boosting production. Wall …

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The kit that converts any car’s headlights to stunning LEDs is somehow on sale for $24

January 17th, 2019

Maren Estrada

LED headlights aren’t just cool looking blueish lights reserved for expensive luxury cars. They’re actually huge upgrades in terms of safety that do a much better job of illuminating the road ahead of you and even off to the sides. What you also might not realize is that any car can have LED headlights, not …

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Every photo of Tesla’s next-gen Roadster

January 14th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

The exciting thing about Tesla’s next-gen Roadster, aside from the car’s outrageous specs, is that may actually launch on time. Now if you’re inclined to scoff at that prediction, well, I can’t say I blame you. After all, every single vehicle Tesla has ever released has been subject to prolonged delays. That notwithstanding, it stands to …

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Tesla wants researchers to probe the Model 3 for security bugs as part of a hacking contest

January 14th, 2019

Andy Meek

Tesla announced today that as a kind of expansion of its bug bounty efforts, the electric carmaker is making a Model 3 available for use in the Pwn2Own hacking contest that will be held in March in Vancouver. It’s the first time the contest will include an automotive category, and among the contest’s potential winnings …

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Tesla’s Model 3 was the top-selling luxury vehicle in 2018

January 9th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Without question, 2018 was a watershed year for Tesla. Despite the ongoing antics of Elon Musk and his entanglements with the SEC, Tesla in 2018 finally managed to turn a quarterly profit for the first time in company history. What’s more, Tesla in a press release a few days ago revealed that the company almost …

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Our new favorite dash cam records in front of your car and behind it, and it’s $64 off

January 8th, 2019

Maren Estrada

You’re crazy if you drive around without a dash cam in this day and age. These tiny cameras have gotten so compact and affordable that there’s simply no excuse to be without one. A single low-cost purchase and a simple installation is all that stands between you arguing your case to police in the event …