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Bungling motorist crashes his Tesla into road barrier while driving on autopilot
Shocking footage captured the moment a Tesla crashed into road barriers on a highway in China's Jiangxi province on October 5. The speeding car crashed head-on into the barriers on a stretch of road under construction. The driver later admitted that the car had been in autopilot mode.
- Reuters
Exclusive-China's Chery assembles cars in Russian plants vacated by Western rivals
Chinese carmaker Chery has started assembling cars in Russia for sale in the country at three factories vacated by Western rivals including Volkswagen and Mercedes, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Chinese carmakers have grabbed more than half of Russia's car market in terms of sales since most Western counterparts abandoned the country following Moscow's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Now, they are extending their reach to account for more of Russia's domestic production, too, highlighting how Beijing is playing a more influential role in Russia's changing manufacturing landscape and economy since the invasion.
- Reuters
Shift to EV-only future would spell job losses, Toyota chairman warns
A shift to an electric vehicle-only future would lead to job losses among those who have been working on engine-related technologies, including at the many suppliers in the sector, Toyota Motor's chairman said on Thursday. "If electric vehicles simply become the only choice, including for our suppliers, those people's jobs would be lost," he said, adding he liked gasoline vehicles. Toyota, the world's biggest automaker by sales, has been more cautious in its approach to EVs than other makers.
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In Less Than a Year, You’ll Regret Not Having Bought These 7 Japanese Cars
Japan is known for being one of the major countries to manufacture and export cars all over the world. Learn More: 9 Best and Affordable Cars for High Mileage Adventures Read Next: 3 Things You Must...
- USA TODAY
Tesla set to unveil robotaxi in 'We, Robot' event
Tesla appears set to unveil self-driving taxi technology, the 'robotaxi' in its 'We, Robot' event Thursday night.
- Engadget
How to watch Tesla’s robotaxi event
Tesla will unveil its long-anticipated Cybercab on Thursday. CEO and noted fancy leaper Elon Musk will take the stage to showcase the company’s robotaxi plans.
- The Independent
‘Groundbreaking’ flights six-times faster than speed of sound one step closer as new engine unveiled
A flight between London and New York could take less than an hour if top speeds are reached
- Robb Report
Honda Is Testing Out a Manual Transmission for Its EVs
The Japanese automaker has changed its mind about the feature over the last two years.
- KameraOne
Motorcyclist miraculously survives devastating landslide
A motorcyclist in northern Thailand was incredibly lucky after a landslide collapsed over the man at full speed. The debris caught the motorcycle and rider and pushed them far across the road. Miraculously, the man climbed out from the debris seconds later without serious injury.
- Associated Press
Close call at Nashville airport came after planes were directed to same runway, probe shows
Investigators said Wednesday that air traffic controllers cleared an Alaska Airlines jet to take off from Nashville last month after telling pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet to cross the same runway. Pilots of the Alaska plane aborted their Sept. 12 takeoff at Nashville International Airport, applying the brakes so hard that the tires deflated as they are designed to do when they get too hot. The National Transportation Safety Board gave a timeline of the incident as part of a brief preliminary report.
- USA TODAY
FAA issues a safety alert about a potentially faulty Boeing 737 rudder control component
FAA issued a safety alert about Boeing 737 rudder control issue.
- TechCrunch
Tesla Robotaxi event: How to watch the reveal live
Tesla loves to put on a show, and Thursday’s Robotaxi reveal might just be the flashiest of them all. The electric vehicle maker is slated to unveil its much-hyped Robotaxi vehicle at Warner Bros. Discovery’s movie studio in Burbank, California. Tesla will livestream the "We, Robot" event on X, which Elon Musk owns.
- Reuters
Tesla gambles on ‘black box’ AI tech for robotaxis
(Reuters) -Tesla aims to stun investors Thursday night with its long-awaited “robotaxi unveil," a potential milestone after a decade of Elon Musk’s unfulfilled promises to deliver self-driving vehicles. Convincing regulators and passengers of the vehicle’s safety could prove much harder and take much longer — while its main competitors, such as Alphabet’s Waymo, expand robotaxi fleets they're already operating in select cities today. Tesla has to date pursued a different technological path than all of its major self-driving rivals - one with potentially higher rewards but also higher risks to both its business and its passengers, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen executives, consultants and academics specializing in self-driving technology and three former Tesla autonomous-vehicle engineers.
- The Guardian
Plan to fingerprint passengers on entry to EU to be delayed again
France, Germany and the Netherlands have raised concerns over entry-exit system, originally due to launch in 2023
- The Daily Beast
Boeing Didn’t Give Airline Safety Briefing Before 737 MAX Crash
A Boeing 737 MAX crash that killed 156 people was caused, at least in part, by the company refusing to pass on safety information to its operator, aviation experts have revealed.The 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash killed all passengers on board when the MAX 8 nose-dived into a field just south of the capital, Addis Ababa, and came just months after another plane in Indonesia had crashed almost identically.Now experts say that Boeing’s refusal to provide Ethiopian Airlines pilots with th
- Sky News
Homeless man who pushed stranger into path of oncoming Tube train jailed for attempted murder
A homeless man who pushed a stranger on to Tube tracks, and into the path of an oncoming train, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of eight years. Brwa Shorsh, 24, was sentenced for attempted murder on Thursday at Inner London Crown Court after being found guilty, the CPS said. On 3 February, Shorsh pushed postman Tadeusz Potoczek off a platform at Oxford Circus station and into the path of an oncoming Victoria Line train.
- Associated Press Finance
Edmunds electric truck face-off: Ford F-150 Lightning vs. Tesla Cybertruck
The Ford F-150 Lightning and Tesla Cybertruck are two intriguing options for someone thinking about buying an electric pickup truck. The Lightning looks and drives much like a traditional gas-powered F-150. The Cybertruck, in contrast, looks like nothing else and ignores convention with its stainless steel body and square-shaped steering wheel.
- The Conversation
Charging, not range, is becoming a top concern for electric car drivers
The issue isn’t just the number of chargers – it’s also the quality of drivers’ experiences with them.
- Reuters
Tesla's Musk to unveil robotaxis amid fanfare and skepticism
Tesla is set to unveil its long-promised robotaxi in Hollywood late on Thursday and update investors on artificial intelligence projects, efforts CEO Elon Musk has bet will drive the electric vehicle maker's long-term growth. Musk's plan is to operate a fleet of self-driving Tesla taxis called Cybercabs that passengers can hail through an app. Individual Tesla owners will also be able to make money on the app by listing their vehicles as robotaxis.
- CBC
Toronto city council votes to extend runway at Billy Bishop airport
Toronto city council has voted to extend the runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to meet a new federal airport safety requirement. At a city council meeting on Wednesday, the decision to build what is called a runway end safety area passed 17 to 8. City staff say the intention of a runway end safety area, which is ground level land past the end of a runway, is to "reduce the severity of damage to an aircraft" if it were to overshoot or overrun a runway. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow moved th