Yamaha made a boat remote
Yamaha made a boat remote Yamaha’s Helm Master EX Wireless Control looks like an upgraded version of the Nintendo Wii’s Nunchuk controller. | Image: Yamaha Yamaha has announced a new handheld controller that gives a captain full control of a boat from anywhere onboard. It’s compatible with Yamaha’s Helm Master EX control system, which is […]
Elon Musk’s DOGE activities trigger protests, vandalism for Tesla
Elon Musk's DOGE activities trigger protests, vandalism for Tesla Elon Musk’s DOGE activities trigger protests, vandalism for Tesla Berlin, Germany protestors opposing Musk’s virtual appearance at the WELT Economic Summit last month. | Photo by Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty Images Elon Musk’s role in carrying out President Donald Trump’s dirty work has triggered a […]
Lyft eyes robotaxi launch in 2026
Lyft eyes robotaxi launch in 2026 Lyft says it will launch a fleet of robotaxis, using self-driving technology from Intel’s Mobileye, in Dallas in “as soon as 2026,” with plans to scale to ”thousands” of vehicles in additional markets in the months to follow. To signal its seriousness, the company tapped Marubeni, a Japanese conglomerate, […]
Rivian is now selling electric vans to anyone who wants one
Rivian is now selling electric vans to anyone who wants one Rivian’s electric commercial van. | Image: Rivian Rivian’s electric van is now available to be purchased by anyone with a commercial fleet, the automaker said today. For several years, Rivian’s van was exclusive to Amazon. Now, the platform on which the e-commerce giant based […]
Zoox robotaxi hands on: safe, but lagging
Zoox robotaxi hands on: safe, but lagging Iâm standing outside a nondescript corporate office park in Las Vegas next to a box-shaped vehicle with no proper front or back. It’s got a set of sliding doors, no steering wheel, and touchpad controls. Itâs bidirectional, meaning it can move in either direction without turning around. And […]
Lyft is using Anthropic’s Claude AI for customer service
Lyft is using Anthropic's Claude AI for customer service Lyft is using Anthropic’s Claude AI for customer service Lyft announced a new partnership with Anthropic to use the Claude AI assistant to handle customer service requests. Claude is already being put to use handling service inquiries from drivers, reducing the average resolution time for a […]
All the news about Scout Motors, a classic SUV brand gone electric
All the news about Scout Motors, a classic SUV brand gone electric Scout Motors, the classic off-road brand from the sixties, has been reborn as an electric vehicle company and is building a new SUV and pickup truck. The pioneering Jeep rival was brought back to life by Volkswagen in 2022 after the German automaker […]
The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes
The NTSB chooses Elon Musk's X to update the press on plane crashes The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes The National Transportation and Safety Board will only update the press about the plane crashes in Washington, DC and Philadelphia on X — not over email, as reported earlier […]
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. Michael Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th, the day of Donald Trump’s […]
Tesla will launch unsupervised driving in June, Musk says
Tesla will launch unsupervised driving in June, Musk says Tesla will launch an “unsupervised, no one in the car” robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, in June, Elon Musk said in an earnings call Wednesday. “We just want to put a toe in the water, make sure everything’s okay, put a few more toes in the […]