Uber Posts, Then Retracts Misogynist Tweet In India
Ride-sharing company Uber has struggled to distance itself from a corporate culture of rampant sexism, among other issues. This past weekend that struggle took a step backward thanks to a tweet sent...
View ArticleThe Atlas Dynamics NEST is an Autonomous Drone Charging Station
Atlas Dynamics makes drones for businesses. It has been focusing, like most companies in its category, primarily in agriculture, security, inspection and emergencies. Earlier this month at InterDrone...
View ArticleGM Thinks Electric Cars Will Go Mainstream Soon, Even Without Government...
They're almost at the tipping point. General Motors thinks electric cars are on the brink of going mainstream in the U.S.—but the carmaker also believes that it and other automakers will soon exhaust...
View ArticleWatch a Tesla-Powered Kit Car Run a 9-Second Quarter Mile
Electric cars are becoming more prevalent in every day life, so would it be that uncommon for hobbyists to begin tinkering with their new automotive toys? One particular Canadian company has already...
View ArticleAudi A3 Abandoned in Parking Lot After Handbrake Turn Gone Bad
Hooning—it's not for everyone, and it's definitely not for everywhere. Someone found that out the hard way in the hilariously-named town of Failsworth, England, this weekend after abandoning their...
View ArticleFCA to Build a Hellcat-Powered Chrysler 300 in 2018, Report Claims
Fiat Chrysler has been on everyone's good side since it decided to swap the fabled Hellcat engine into pretty much everything it offered. Starting with the Dodge Challenger and Charger, then moving...
View Article2017 Land Rover Discovery HSE Luxury Review: An SUV That Gets Stuff Done
WHAT THE HELL IS IT? The latest top-of-the-line Land Rover Discovery, a luxurious, up-to-seven-passenger SUV that gets s**t done. WHO IS IT FOR? The Discovery HSE Deluxe starts at $65,000, so it's...
View ArticleSecurity Video Shows Coach Bus Run Red Light, Smash Into MTA Bus in NYC
Three people are dead and at least 16 are injured after a private charter bus smashed into a Metropolitan Transit Authority bus in New York City early this morning, reports DNAInfo. Newly released...
View ArticleNo, That YF-23 Like Rendering Of The Skunk Works' Next Gen Fighter Isn't New
There's lots of hype going around regarding Lockheed Skunk Works' most recent promotional video that seems to have been released to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the United States Air Force....
View ArticlePorsche's Patrick Long Wins Pirelli World Challenge Championship
While Porsche's GT ace won neither of the double-header rounds at Sonoma Raceway this weekend to close the Pirelli World Challenge regular season, he did manage to score a pair of podiums. Those...
View ArticleProterra Electric Bus Sets World Record by Traveling 1,100 miles on a Charge
If you still think range anxiety is an insurmountable obstacle for electric vehicles, listen to this: a 40-foot-long electric Proterra electric bus recently drove 1,101.2 miles on a single charge,...
View ArticleGenesis Sedans Will Not Get High-Performance Variants, Report Says
An obvious question that started popping up in people's’ heads upon seeing the recently unveiled Genesis G70 is whether or not it will get a high-performance variant to compete with the likes of the...
View ArticleWatch Chris Forsberg Drift Around a Junkyard
Ken Block's Gymkhana motorsport videos set the tone for all viral car videos. His recent Terrakhana and upcoming Climbkhana, which will be released next Monday, surely raise the bar, but enter...
View ArticleCanada to Address 'Phantom Vehicles' Not Illuminated From Behind
The Canadian government intends to do something about so-called "phantom vehicles" whose taillights aren't illuminated in the dark, according to a recent CBC report. Most cars these days are equipped...
View ArticleUber Admits It Doesn't Base Driver Pay on Rider Fares
Uber is fighting a class-action lawsuit that claims it underpaid drivers and overcharged riders. In its defense, the ride-sharing company said the amount it charges riders and the amount it pays...
View ArticleWatch How the Guild of Automotive Restorers Built the 1935 Bugatti...
You may have heard of the Guild of Automotive Restorers from the Velocity Channel's Restoration Garage. Now the Guild has branched out with their own YouTube channel, "The Guild's Classics," to give...
View ArticleLyft Wants Streets With Fewer Lanes, So More People Will Use Ride-Sharing
If more people use ride-sharing services instead of driving their own cars, traffic will be reduced, according to Lyft. Less traffic means less need for wide city streets with multiple lanes, and the...
View ArticleFour Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association's Big Annual Bash
It’s a quirk of fate that I happen to share a birthday with the U.S. Air Force, but it’s one that only helps drive home Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson’s comment that the service has been...
View ArticleeBay Find: 1976 BMW 2002 with a Modest E36 M42 Engine
We love a crazy, outlandish engine swap, but there’s also a charm to the more toned-town swaps that add just enough extra guts to a classic car to just make it more usable in everyday driving. A good...
View ArticleUS Army Opens Permanent Base in Southern Israel as Trump Slams Iran Deal
The United States and Israel have a long history of close military cooperation, but much of it remains secretive or under-publicized in nature. Now, however, the U.S. military has an officially...
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