The car company popularized EVs. Now, facing intense competition from China, it has to figure out what to do next.
Category: Business / Transportation
The Baltimore Bridge Collapse Is About to Get Even Messier
Closing the city’s seaport will send shockwaves across global shipping. Supersize container ships pose a growing risk to bridges and other infrastructure when things go wrong.
Here Comes the Flood of Plug-In Hybrids
New US emissions rules mean more plug-in hybrid cars are on the way. The electric vehicle tech is clean—but has a catch.
EVs With Built-In Camera Drones Have Already Landed in China
Still the stuff of concepts and flights of fancy in the West, automakers on the other side of the world are putting copters in their cars.
China’s Best Self-Driving Car Platforms, Tested and Compared
Tesla and General Motors may be struggling with self-driving tech, but the opposite is true in Asia. WIRED tested China’s top three autopilot systems to see just how far ahead they are.
Waymo Will Bring Autonomous Taxis to Los Angeles—Its Biggest Challenge Yet
Waymo got approval Friday afternoon from California regulators for paid robotaxi rides in the second-largest city in the US, plus even more of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Tesla’s Charging Network Is Now Open to Other EVs—and Ford Is First in Line
Starting today, Ford electric car drivers can plug into the Supercharger network. You can bet more makers will follow.
RIP Apple Car. This Is Why It Died
Any tech company moving into the auto space needs a manufacturing partner. But Apple’s EV died as it lived: alone.
The World’s Most Important Industry Has a New Captain—and She’s Piloting It Into the 21st Century
Meet Marina Hadjipateras: Greek shipping heiress, successful venture capitalist, and the woman trying to transform the $14 trillion shipping industry.
Robot Car Crash Investigation Concludes GM’s Cruise Didn’t Disclose Key Information
A law firm’s investigation of a gruesome crash in which a pedestrian was dragged under an autonomous vehicle says GM’s Cruise fixated on media reports and didn’t share all it knew with regulators.