Uber lost the self-driving race. Now it wants to write the rules
Uber lost the self-driving race. Now it wants to write the rules

Uber lost the race to build a self-driving car. Now it wants to write the rules for everyone who did. In two US states it is lobbying for laws that would force robotaxis onto its app, and its own product chief is happy to explain why. Uber could not wi…

Tesla’s Cybercab drove across a car park, and the real news happened two days earlier
Tesla’s Cybercab drove across a car park, and the real news happened two days earlier

Tesla has said Cybercab employee rides are starting soon at its Texas factory. The announcement came with a clip of a gold Cybercab, butterfly doors up and no steering wheel or pedals, driving itself across the outbound lot, Mashable reports. Note the …

Google’s big Waze AI update includes a button that makes the app shut up
Google’s big Waze AI update includes a button that makes the app shut up

Google has given Waze a batch of new features, most of them powered by Gemini. The headline additions are a motorcycle mode, personalised routing, conversational map editing, and Gemini-powered destination search, The Verge reports. The most interestin…

The EV market is on the road to recovery thanks to high gas prices
The EV market is on the road to recovery thanks to high gas prices

As the US war on Iran sent gas prices soaring, American car buyers flocked to electric vehicles – and in particular hybrids. After a sluggish winter and fall, EV sales rebounded in the second quarter of 2026, with automakers posting some of their best numbers since the elimination of the federal EV tax credit last […]

A new sodium battery posts wild four-minute charging numbers, but don’t expect it in an EV yet

A sodium-metal battery reached a four-minute laboratory rate, but its strongest lifespan figures came from slower and smaller tests. The pouch-cell results show why EV use remains a long way off.

Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features
Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features

Waze is getting an AI makeover. Google is integrating its flagship AI assistant, Gemini, into the driving app with the goal of letting users personalize their trips a little more. Of the four new updates, only two are being described as involving Gemini. Waze says its updating its conversation reporting feature, first introduced in 2024, […]

The Apple Car may be dead, but it became the foundation of Apple Intelligence

Apple’s canceled self-driving car project reportedly became the technological foundation for Apple Intelligence, helping create the Neural Engine and the AI hardware powering today’s iPhones, Macs, and Apple AI servers.

Volkswagen’s ID. Unyx 09 doesn’t look like any VW I’ve seen, and I want it in the US

It could go on sale in China in H2 2026, and the rest of the world should be annoyed it’s not coming here.

China’s GWM is making a Beetle lookalike EV, and it somehow looks (better/worse)

GWM has upgraded its Beetle-inspired Ora Ballet Cat with a more powerful electric motor, a higher top speed, and a possible new name as it prepares the EV for a relaunch.

Volkswagen will halve its model range, but stays silent on the 100,000 job cuts
Volkswagen will halve its model range, but stays silent on the 100,000 job cuts

Volkswagen has announced plans to gut its sprawling product range as it fights the worst crisis in its history. The carmaker will cut its model lineup by up to half over the coming years, CNBC reports. The group will also shrink production capacity to …