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Rebuilding the Baltimore bridge will cost almost $2 billion and take until 2028

Rebuilding the Baltimore bridge will cost almost $2 billion and take until 2028

The cost of replacing the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could spiral to $1.9 billion

Do You Love Elon Enough to Put Your Finger in the Cybertrunk?

Maybe don't trust something Elon Musk built with one of your apendages.

Elon Musk is scrapping Tesla's ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing

Elon Musk is scrapping Tesla's ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing

Tesla had been a leader in gigacasting, which uses huge presses with thousands of tons of clamping pressure to…

An AI-generated image shows what the Baltimore bridge collapse looked like in insane detail

An AI-generated image shows what the Baltimore bridge collapse looked like in insane detail

Using a drone and a technology called gaussian splatting, a high-resolution 3D image of the bridge has been created

Why do we get sleepy while riding in cars?

Why do we get sleepy while riding in cars?

Low-frequency vibrations and white noise mimic the conditions in the womb, making you instinctually drowsy

We're driving our cars cars to death so we can save money

We're driving our cars cars to death so we can save money

More and more drivers in the U.S. are hitting 200,000 miles in their cars in an attempt to save thousands of dollars

Robotaxis wouldn't be able to dodge traffic tickets under new California bills

Robotaxis wouldn't be able to dodge traffic tickets under new California bills

California law currently requires tickets be issued to drivers, so autonomous vehicles are exempt from enforcement

A belligerent plane passenger got banned from United Airlines for life and fined $20,000

A belligerent plane passenger got banned from United Airlines for life and fined $20,000

The passenger had to be restrained by a flight attendant and another passenger

Planes have a secret wind turbine generator — just in case

Planes have a secret wind turbine generator — just in case

If you’ve ever worried about what might happen if your aircraft loses power, this little fan is here to calm your…

Ted Cruz Doesn't Want You to Get an Easy Flight Refund

Ted Cruz Doesn't Want You to Get an Easy Flight Refund

Way to look out for your constituents, ole Teddy boy.

BMW is tweaking its naming system — again

BMW is tweaking its naming system — again

It's streamlining its naming structure by dropping “i” from the end of its internal combustion-powered vehicles

Electric cars are dying fast and the repair industry is lagging

Electric cars are dying fast and the repair industry is lagging

The demand for mechanics who can take apart the battery pack and repair a dead cell has vastly outstripped supply.

What Happens If Your Airplane Loses Power? Out Pops the RAT

What Happens If Your Airplane Loses Power? Out Pops the RAT

Aircraft have a secret wind turbine generator for emergencies.

Hertz is now offloading more than 30,000 electric cars

Hertz is now offloading more than 30,000 electric cars

An additional $195 million charge last quarter as a result of depreciation across its fleet left it with no choice…

The rescue slide that fell off a Boeing plane was of course found by a lawyer who's suing Boeing

The rescue slide that fell off a Boeing plane was of course found by a lawyer who's suing Boeing

The ironic twist of fate washed up outside the home of a lawyer whose firm that’s suing the aircraft maker

Elon Musk laid off Tesla's Supercharger team after taking $17 million in federal charging grants

Elon Musk laid off Tesla's Supercharger team after taking $17 million in federal charging grants

Tesla is the single biggest benefactor of federal EV charging grants

Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants

Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants

Despite its CEO railing against Biden, Tesla was more than happy to take the administration's money.

A tornado ran straight into a freight train

The crew remained in the safety of the engine, which could have weighed anywhere between 100 and 200 tons

Check out this Waymo robotaxi driving on the wrong side of the road

Waymo said its vehicle was avoiding a pack of unicyclists

We always board planes on the left. Here's why

We always board planes on the left. Here's why

It’s not because that’s the side of the plane that has the doors