Photo: Christopher Furlong (Getty Images) A delivery robot apparently lost control on a snowy sidewalk and smashed into a parked car last Saturday in Helsinki, Finland. It might not be possible to gauge motive from computer code, but I wouldn’t rule out the collision being intentional. The adorably-shaped six-wheeled Starship Technologies robot didn’t attempt to … Read more
If there’s one thing American drivers hate more than a roundabout, its a railway skirting across the road. Grade crossings are a blot on the country’s pristine highways and cause all manner of confusion and collisions every year. So imagine how angry you’d be if you stumbled across a piece of infrastructure that combined the … Read more
I’ve never been a modern Toyota Land Cruiser guy, and by extension the Lexus LX and GX have never really done it for me either. I’ve always understood the appeal, but personally I like my high-end SUVs to be less simple and rugged and more interesting and luxurious, plus the 13-year-old GX has been seriously … Read more
An updated Ford Explorer is coming to America for the 2025 model year, and it has all the electronic bells and whistles you could ask for (and some you wouldn’t think about.) The Ford Explorer Goes All-Electric, But Not For America The Ford Digital Experience has already appeared in the Lincoln Navigator as the Lincoln … Read more
Photo: Jalopnik/ YouTube What’s up guys it’s your boy Logan coming back at you again with another Jalopnik Question Of The Day, and today we are asking our readers to tell us which car YouTuber makes you want to smash that mute button, swipe past, or take an extra moment to go searching for the … Read more
Winter tires perform better in cold weather than all-seasons. That’s just a fact. Are all-season tires better than they have been in the past when it comes to handling cooler temperatures? Absolutely. Do you necessarily need a dedicated set of winter tires if you live in an area that doesn’t get much colder than 40 … Read more
More idiots armed with cheap laser pointers are causing dangerous distractions for pilots than ever before. Some 13,000 laser strikes were reported to the Federal Aviation Administration by pilots in 2023, up from 9,457 reports in 2022, and marking a new record high. Laser attacks on aircraft have more than tripled since 2011, in spite … Read more
I recently had a conversation with someone who argued Legos should only ever be built to the instructions of the kit, you should never dismantle them and make what your heart desires. That’s ridiculous and is clearly not a belief held by Richard Paules, who has just thrown the covers off an incredible Lego replica … Read more
Automotive workers in the American south are on the verge of ushering in a new era of unionized solidarity. Just weeks after workers in a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Mercedes-Benz facility began campaigning to unionize, similar efforts are taking off at Hyundai’s plant just two hours away in Montgomery. Workers in the plant have been given large … Read more
The current-generation Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In HybridPhoto: Mitsubishi In this industry, there is no shortage of rumors about new and upcoming cars. Sometimes those rumors are well-sourced and come from someone who definitely knows what they’re talking about, but that’s not always the case. With Japan’s Best Car, the rumors it publishes can sometimes be grounded … Read more
