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Coronavirus cancels Geneva auto show

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Work was well underway to set up the Palexpo convention center in Geneva for this year’s auto show when the decision was made to cancel the event.

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NTSB blasts Tesla, CalTrans, and NHTSA for Autopilot death

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On Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board met to discuss its investigation into the March 2018 crash that killed Tesla owner Walter Huang. The hearing followed a …

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VW to appoint “aggressive” climate activist to scrutinize policies

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Volkswagen’s chief executive has pledged to employ a young climate campaigner to “aggressively” challenge the company’s environmental policies, as he acknowledged the world’s largest carmaker was moving too slowly in …

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Driver stranded after connected rental car can’t call home

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One of GIG Car Share's Toyota Priuses on a street in Berkley, California.

Enlarge / One of GIG Car Share’s Toyota Priuses on a street in Berkley, California.

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Over the weekend, a trip to the Californian boonies …

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Data shows Tesla owner experienced repeated glitch days before deadly 2018 crash

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A crashed sedan has been torn in half.

Enlarge / Walter Huang’s Model X in a tow yard days after his fatal crash.

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On March 23, 2018, a glitch in Tesla’s Autopilot technology contributed to …

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Coronavirus cancels F1 and Formula E races, could make EU miss CO2 target

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A man wearing a face mask rides his bicycle along an empty street in Beijing on February 12, 2020.

Enlarge / A man wearing a face mask rides his bicycle along an empty street in Beijing on February 12, 2020.

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Charging into the mainstream: Volvo electrifies its first class-8 truck

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This is the Volvo VRN Electric, the company’s first electric class-8 truck.
Volvo has been testing the VNR Electric in a range of configurations, like this tractor-trailer.
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The Fairey Rotodyne, the vertical take off and landing airliner time forgot

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If things had gone a little differently, the Rotodyne could have been a more convenient way to short haul air travel than the regional jets we now use. [credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images ]