Geoge Smith 
He’s just a little guy!Photo: Matthew Kane matthewkane, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Back in 2021, the Rhode Island DMV took a page out of Maine’s book and started canceling registrations for imported kei trucks. Now the state is at it again, asking owners of already-registered kei trucks to turn in their registrations — but this … Read more
General Motors has applied to patent a technology that takes driver-monitoring to a new level. The automaker outlined a system that analyzes the driver’s behavior by reading data sent by onboard sensors — and can have the car take over if it detects unsafe behavior. Filed in November 2022, and published in May 2024, the … Read more
Formula 1 liveries are boring as all hell these days, but one team isn’t afraid to bring a little color to the grid. For this weekend’s 81st running of the Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren will swap out its traditional Papaya for a striking yellow, blue, and green Senna tribute livery. It has been thirty years … Read more
NASA’s “Moon to Mars” project aims to establish a human settlement on the surface of the moon and ultimately reach the Red Planet. Making it happen safely and comfortably requires setting up an infrastructure that could include a floating railway used to move tools and materials. The technology is called Flexible Levitation on a Track … Read more
Photo: NurPhoto / Contributor (Getty Images) A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore ended in tragedy and was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after severe turbulence left one person dead and more than 30 others injured. The BBC reports the plane dropped about 6,000 feet in only a couple of minutes, … Read more
The number of U.S. customers shopping for auto insurance in the first quarter was 6% higher than a year earlier, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion, underscoring efforts to cut costs as inflation squeezes consumer wallets. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Insurance shopping refers to the practice of evaluating different policies to seek out the one best … Read more
When you travel abroad, there are all kinds of things you have to think about when you hit the road. There’ll be new road signs to understand, new speed limits to stick to and you might even have to drive on the opposite side. There’s also all kinds of parking rules to follow or you … Read more
Tim Kuniskis reveals the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept all-electric muscle car in 2022. (Getty Images) DETROIT — Though Tim Kuniskis, CEO of the Ram and Dodge brands and the unofficial voice of American muscle cars, is retiring after nearly 32 years with Stellantis, that’s not the only big change the brands are going … Read more
The rollout of Tesla’s advanced driver assistance technology Full Self-Drive and Autopilot has been fraught with issues. There have been high-profile videos of it struggling with city traffic, deadly crashes with the tech engaged and now a new video has surfaced of a FSD-equipped Tesla driving full-speed into a rail crossing. People Are Relying on … Read more
If you’ve shopped for a used car, pickup truck or SUV, one of the things sellers often hype up the most is the title status. “Clean title” cars are the gems that everyone wants, but there are plenty of other options that bring some risk in exchange for a lower purchase price. Used vehicles with … Read more
