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Self-driving tech is all the rage these days, with companies looking to remove the need for a driver in cars, taxis and even trucks or trains. But the tech isn’t limited to dry land, and companies around the world are looking at new ways to…

Photo: Steve DaSilva / JalopnikWhen was the last time you sent a postcard? The last time you physically entered a store, bought a self-contained piece of mail, filled it out, slapped a stamp on it, and sent it off — it’s probably been a…

Weak, practically useless testing of a horrific substance at the Norfolk Southern train derailment site outside of East Palestine, Ohio, could mean misery, illnesses and premature deaths in the surrounding communities for generations to…

Against the silver-gray sky in the old film reel, the bulbous jet lurches upwards like a flying saucer in an old Ray Harryhausen film. The Short SC1 aircraft, a British-built experimental plane, was the first fixed-wing plane built in the…

Apparently, flying cars are the future of personal transport and, one day, we’ll all be zipping around in the skies getting from A to B with ease. Butas it stands, no flying cars actually exist yet, so we have to make do with startups…

Do you ever wander around town and find yourself thinking, “this would be a great place to play with bikes”? I’m not talking about some city-center skatepark or a nice flat bike lane. I mean somewhere with stairs to jump off, obstacles to…

I’m going to take a wild guess that the majority of you, our Jalopnik readers, have no idea who Jeremy Scott is, and that’s okay. His work is likely far beyond your realm. But if I could equate the eclectic-ness of the renowned fashion…

Asset forfeiture is big business for police departments around the country. Data from the Institute for Justice says that in 2018 alone, police in 42 states and Washington D.C. took over $3 billion from citizens; half a billion was taken…

Photo: Getty Images/Eamonn M. McCormackThe BBC announced Friday that it has halted further production of the 34th season of Top Gear following host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff’s serious crash at the show’s Dunsfold Park test track in…

Photo: SubaruDepending on who you ask, an STI is either something you get after a regrettable Tinder hookup, or one of the most important names in the auto enthusiast world. Subaru’s STI models are legendary for bringing rally-inspired…