Tech devices in California’s new cars create thorny political issues

California DMV Could Revoke Thousands of Licenses, Citing Testing ‘Anomalies’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3I-U8-hSYE Thousands of California drivers could lose their driving privileges after the California DMV identi...

New Gun Data Contradicts Popular Narratives

Cars are involved in accidents, injuries, reckless behavior, and thousands of deaths every year, yet the political language surrounding them is usually very different. The focus tends to be on enforcing existing laws, punishing dangerous drivers, improving road safety, and holding individuals responsible for their actions. Nobody seriously argues that law-abiding Americans should have to []

America builds trucks

The affordable small vehicles that once filled American driveways have been replaced by a parade of increasingly enormous trucks and compact SUVs

The Latest Model Cars: Big Brother Is Watching You

What was once a symbol of American freedom and independence, automobiles are rapidly transforming into a high-tech cage that watches their every move and can override their decisions at will.

TOM EATON | New demerit system: the taxi industry is a sore point

To succeed, the traffic system requires road management that works

A Lot of Drivers Still Get This Wrong

A Lot of Drivers Still Get This Wrong

Uber passed an insurance law in California. It did not disclose key info, a lawmaker says

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Uber misled California lawmakers last year before they passed an insurance-related bill, a consumer advocacy group alleges, prompting one of the lawmakers to question the company’s interactions with the insurance committee in the Assembly. As the ride-hailing giant pushed to lower the required []

BP, Walmart and 7-Eleven sued over AI-set petrol prices in California

A group of California drivers has sued six of the country’s biggest fuel retailers, accusing them of using an artificial-intelligence pricing tool to coordinate the cost of petrol and keep it artificially high. The complaint, filed on 22 June 2026 in federal court in Sacramento, names BP, Circle K, Marathon Petroleum, 7-Eleven, Walmart, and Albertsons [] This story continues at The Next Web

Hyundai Motor’s Namyang R&D Center drives software-defined vehicle transformation

Hyundai Motor’s Namyang R&D Center drives software-defined vehicle transformation

These are the most American-made cars of 2026

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Feds Bypass California To Grant Americans The Right To Fix Their Own Rides

Everyday vehicle repairs and modifications just got a whole lot simpler for millions of Americans. Following a new White House directive titled “Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overhauled how aftermarket automotive parts are certified. Under the updated policy enacted on July 1, 2026, [] Feds Bypass California To Grant Americans The Right To Fix Their Own Rides

Audi RS5: a ‘hoot’ to drive

Audi RS5: a ‘hoot’ to drive

In eco-friendly California, lawmakers still cling to wider highways, bill shows

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An effort by California lawmakers to require transportation agencies to “consider alternatives” to widening highways was thwarted recently after special interest groups fought to preserve more freedom to build bigger ...

Fear they would destroy America's domestic auto industry...

Fear they would destroy America's domestic auto industry... (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:DAWN OF BYD...Chinese carmakers knocking at US gate from Mexico and Canada...THE TESLA KILLER...

Automakers report mixed U.S. sales results as hybrid vehicles drive market

Second-quarter U.S. new vehicle sales show a sharp divide, with automakers offering hybrid models largely outperforming those without them.

US auto regulators want to kill robotaxi brake pedals

Requiring driverless vehicles to keep human brake controls impedes innovation, the NHTSA says

Mazda Customer Celebrates Decades of Reliability, Craftsmanship and Family Legacy

For loyal Mazda customer Naresh Ishwardutt, driving a Mazda has become far more than a practical choice — it has been a decades-long relationship built on trust, reliability, craftsmanship and an enduring connection to a brand renowned for putting drivers first. Having owned multiple Mazda vehicles over the years, including a Mazda 130 Rustler bakkie, []

Ford and General Motors Want In on the Energy Craze. Which Stock Will Win?

American automakers are pivoting away from electric vehicles to instead capitalize on surging electricity demand.

Auto business no longer in spotlight in Tesla investor conversations: Barclays

Auto business no longer in spotlight in Tesla investor conversations: Barclays

California Regulators Voted to Release Ride-Hailing Safety Reports. Then They Didn’t.

California’s ride-hailing regulator has repeatedly promised to release safety data on Uber and Lyft — most recently voting last August to do so. It still hasn’t, leaving the public in the dark about the scope of driver assaults and whether the agency has done its job. The post California Regulators Voted to Release Ride-Hailing Safety Reports. Then They Didn’t. appeared first on San Francisco Public Press.

Who Wants To Ride California’s Bullet Buses?

Welcome to the state's next transportation fiasco.

Toyota sales hit 673,000 units as hybrid demand dominates

Toyota just proved that the appetite for hybrid vehicles and budget-friendly cars is still steering the American auto market.

Top five large five-seat PHEV family SUVs in 2026

Who knew there was so much choice for families looking for a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) large five-seat SUV!

The Rise of Racetrack Country Clubs: ‘Racing Is Golf on Steroids’

A paradox played out in Miami during a recent Formula 1 weekend: On fashionable city streets, a tangled toy box of candy-colored Lamborghinis, Porsches and other performance cars were all dressed up with no place to go — certainly not at the hurricane-force speeds for which they’re designed. One speed-demon destination for them will soon []

New Tax Stupidity: Will the Last Productive Person to Leave California Please Turn Out the Lights?

New Tax Stupidity: Will the Last Productive Person to Leave California Please Turn Out the Lights?

Which States Have the Meanest Drivers?

Most of us have had the unpleasant experience of dealing with mean drivers on the road. They may cut you off, fail to show proper etiquette, or even put you at risk of an accident. Some states have more mean drivers than others. But which states are home to the meanest drivers? And what’s responsible [] The post Which States Have the Meanest Drivers? appeared first on BNO News.

Demand for Rosatom charging station services surge by 40% — CEO

Alexey Likhachev noted that owners of hybrid cars, seeking to reduce dependence on gasoline, began to use the stations more actively

Pemandu kini miliki teksi sendiri

KUALA LUMPUR: Program Pembaharuan Teksi Madani Nasional memperkenalkan sistem pemilikan baharu apabila hak milik teksi kekal di bawah pemandu, bukan lagi menerusi skim pajakan seperti sebelum ini. Menerusi program itu, pemandu teksi boleh beralih kepada Proton S70 dengan pakej pembiayaan lebih mudah dan sokongan kerajaan bagi mengurangkan kos memiliki kenderaan baharu. Menteri Pengangkutan, Anthony Loke ... Read more The post Pemandu kini miliki teksi sendiri appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

BYD challenges Porsche’s 911 with launch of electric supercar in Europe

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) assembler BYD has set its sights on Porsche’s supercars with plans to sell its Denza-branded new models in developed markets, the latest sign of its increasing heft in designing and manufacturing premium vehicles. The Shenzhen-based carmaker planned to unveil the Denza Z sports car featuring BYD’s self-developed intelligent DiSus body control ­system at the UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on Thursday, it announced in a statement. The European debut of the sports...

Wider highways don’t fix traffic. Why couldn’t a CA lawmaker say that in a bill?

Wider highways don’t fix traffic. Why couldn’t a CA lawmaker say that in a bill?

The American Way of Death

We’ve talked about this occasionally here over the years, but it’s worth noting again, since the New York Times has a big thing about it, that the obscenely large and growing size of American vehicles is killing a lot of people so that insecure Americans can feel safe, which is in itself quite a metaphor [] The post The American Way of Death appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Ford is recalling almost three quarters of a million vehicles in the U.S. over a transmission defect, possibly because the 1979 post-punk single by Joy Division can damage parking brakes [Interesting]

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