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A vintage colorized photograph of a street in sweden as people switch from driving on one side to the other. A police officer directs traffic.

In 1967, 2 million Swedes started driving on the other side of the road

Continental Tire’s newest line takes on the oldest tradeoff in driving

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Continental Tire’s newest line takes on the oldest tradeoff in driving

By Continental Tire

a homemade DIY sports car

British man spends $7,000 building a street-legal sports car in his shed

By Mack DeGeurin

a boat shaped like a flying saucer speeding down a river

Man builds jet ski UFO of his (literal) dreams

By Mack DeGeurin

German DKW NZ 350-1 motorcycle remains excavated from Danube riverbed with measuring tape beneath it for size reference

WWII motorcycle and soldiers emerge from river muck in Hungary

Black and white photo of the USS Trigger submarine at sea with crew standing atop it

Tragic piece of WWII history discovered on historic submarine

Two people piloting a cardboard boat designed to look like a red biplane during the Cardboard Boat Regatta in New Richmond, Ohio

Ohio’s Cardboard Boat Museum is a tribute to improbable homemade vessels

Segway HT inventor, founder, Chairman and CEO Dean Kamen (center) demonstrates his New Personal Transporter on December 18, 2001 to Delphi Automotive Systems’ President, Chairman, and CEO J.T. Battenberg (right) at Delphi’s headquarters in Troy, Michigan. On the left is J. Douglas Field, Segway Company’s Chief Engineer. Battenberg said the Segway HT is going to simplify personal travel in places that are impractical for automobiles.

Paul Blart Mall Cop’s revenge: How dorky Segways power today’s scooters

By Mack DeGeurin

The Polaris Off Road 2027 lineup in a field, including Sportsman 500, XPEDITION, and RZR Pro R Boost models

The 2027 Polaris Off Road lineup brings industry firsts to any terrain or task

NEGOTIN, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 13: A view of the wreckage of German warship, in Negotin, Serbia on September 13, 2024. A German warship, dating back to World War II, has resurfaced in Serbia's Danube River near the eastern village of Prahovo in the Negotin region due to receding water levels caused by recent extreme heat. The vessel is believed to be part of Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet, which was abandoned by retreating German forces in 1944 as the Soviet army advanced. (Photo by Amir Hamzagic/Anadolu via Getty Images)

German WWII shipwrecks resurface in Danube River

Green garbage trucks lined up together.

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Two images of a DIY train station departure board displaying information on LED screens

Man builds DIY train station departure board

a car dashboard with several smart features

2 million cars at risk of sneaky Bluetooth hack that unlocks doors

By Mack DeGeurin

German StuG III artillery tank half excavated from sand at military base near the North Sea.

WWII assault tank found buried in sand near the North Sea

an orange car with a crash test dummy shaped like a moose in an indoor test facility

Volvo XC60 crashes into a 793-pound moose dummy

By Mack DeGeurin

Person in orange puffer jacket sits on the top of a van and looks out at the French Pyrenees mountains.

Why road trips are good for you, according to science

By Laura Kiniry

a white driverless car with a large black sensor on top on a city street

How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human.

By Mack DeGeurin

Art collage with a red vehicle.

Robotaxis almost happened in 1964—with help from the U.S. government

By Bill Gourgey

red bus on road

Forget high-speed rail: California is exploring 140 mph bullet buses

By Mack DeGeurin

Aerial photo of Waymo self-driving taxi on street in San Francisco

Police can’t find shoplifter who fled in self-driving Waymo