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The Army’s Chinook helicopters are grounded. Here’s why.

The Army’s Chinook helicopters are grounded. Here’s why.

Interior rear passenger view of man driving car with Uber app on phone attached to dashboard.

Uber enlists home security company ADT in attempt to improve ride safety

The Army’s new Arctic vehicle, Beowulf, is made for ice and marshes

The Army’s new Arctic vehicle, Beowulf, is made for ice and marshes

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Behind the wheel of the bruisingly quick Rimac Nevera hypercar

Electric Vehicles

Behind the wheel of the bruisingly quick Rimac Nevera hypercar

By Bradley Iger

The UK is upgrading military buggies into self-driving vehicles

The UK is upgrading military buggies into self-driving vehicles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a rider on a small Honda motorcycle

At $1,807, the Honda Navi is the perfect starter motorcycle for a beginner

Archer Aviation private air taxi in flight

United Airlines just preordered $10 million worth of private air taxis

Everything you need to know about EV tax credits and the Inflation Reduction Act

Electric Vehicles

Everything you need to know about EV tax credits and the Inflation Reduction Act

a hot wheels car

A look inside the design center where Hot Wheels creates its timeless toy cars

By Bradley Iger

a prototype of the fluxjet

This super-fast jet train would tap into a whole new field of physics

By Charlotte Hu

How Ford adapted one of its coolest trucks for off-roading

How Ford adapted one of its coolest trucks for off-roading

By Kristin Shaw

McLaren’s newest supercar will have your hair blowing in the wind in 11 seconds

McLaren’s newest supercar will have your hair blowing in the wind in 11 seconds

By Bradley Iger

woman biking on citi bike in NYC

Could cameras make urban bike lanes safer?

By Colleen Hagerty

Boom’s newest supersonic airliner concept sports 4 engines and Concorde vibes

Boom’s newest supersonic airliner concept sports 4 engines and Concorde vibes

Alaska Airlines electronic tag

Alaska Air’s new electronic luggage tags could speed up airport check-ins

By Colleen Hagerty

A classic motorcycle-maker has unveiled its first electric ride

Electric Vehicles

A classic motorcycle-maker has unveiled its first electric ride

By Bradley Brownell

sidewalk detour sign

US pedestrian deaths are reaching a new high

By Maria Parazo Rose

Check out Wing’s new delivery drone prototypes

Check out Wing’s new delivery drone prototypes

Why Bell’s sleek new helicopter has detachable wings

Why Bell’s sleek new helicopter has detachable wings

What the future holds for the Army’s venerable Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

What the future holds for the Army’s venerable Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Volkswagen is launching a ‘global battery offensive’ with a giant new cell factory

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen is launching a ‘global battery offensive’ with a giant new cell factory

The DOT is investing $1 billion to address historic transportation inequities

By Colleen Hagerty

How computer-aided engineering shaped Cadillac’s first EV to a tee

Electric Vehicles

How computer-aided engineering shaped Cadillac’s first EV to a tee

Dodge Challenger

A week behind the wheel of the most powerful muscle car you can buy

By Bradley Iger

The world’s largest hybrid ship will set sail in 2024

By Colleen Hagerty

container ship in the ocean

A new law takes aim at shipping costs and congested ports

By Colleen Hagerty

Vintage VW bug parked on the street.

Love classic cars? Now you can get a ’50s whip turned into an EV.

Zoox self-driving car

What’s going on with self-driving car companies, from Aurora to Zoox

By Harry Guinness

broken windshield

It’s an especially dangerous time to be a pedestrian in America

Electric Vehicles

Swappable batteries can help spur electric scooter use across the globe

By Bradley Brownell

Atlanta skyline at sunset

Urban sprawl defines unsustainable cities, but it can be undone

By Jocelyn Timperley

Train on tracks at small station.

A guide to riding public transit more, anywhere in the country

By Bridget Reed Morawski

The NYPD’s fleet has its first electric vehicle

Electric Vehicles

The NYPD’s fleet has its first electric vehicle

By Bradley Brownell

a 3d rendering of a tardigrade or water bear in a green aquatic environment

Tardigrades go where the slime takes them

By Lauren J. Young

What it takes to dig a new tunnel beneath the Hudson

What it takes to dig a new tunnel beneath the Hudson

We might finally get a relatively affordable EV in 2027

Electric Vehicles

We might finally get a relatively affordable EV in 2027

By Bradley Brownell

FedEx will start testing a 1,900-pound drone for hauling packages

FedEx will start testing a 1,900-pound drone for hauling packages

president biden addresses public on oil prices and energy

Biden pushes for US mines to ramp up production of EV battery components

By Charlotte Hu

At 15,118 feet across, this new suspension bridge is the longest in the world

At 15,118 feet across, this new suspension bridge is the longest in the world

Ford added more power to its electric Mustang Mach-E. Here’s how it drives.

Electric Vehicles

Ford added more power to its electric Mustang Mach-E. Here’s how it drives.

Why Volvo will start ‘mega-casting’ its new electric vehicles

Electric Vehicles

Why Volvo will start ‘mega-casting’ its new electric vehicles

Everything new on Nascar’s ‘Next Gen’ vehicles

a Tesla pulling a trailer

Electric Vehicles

Airstream’s camper concept is a sophisticated electric machine

Rolls-Royce hood ornament

Electric Vehicles

Hood ornaments can be a drag, so Rolls-Royce made theirs sleeker

This company plans to build a self-driving car with a brain that runs on light

Electric Vehicles

This company plans to build a self-driving car with a brain that runs on light

a helicopter with no one on board

A Black Hawk helicopter flew for the first time without pilots

An Aston Martin SUV.

Check out Aston Martin’s insanely powerful new SUV

a Toyota race car on a track

This autonomous Toyota race car can drift like a pro

firefighters stand by a car that was on fire

Electric Vehicles

A new study has some surprising findings on car fires

the Ford Bronco Raptor

Ford’s new Bronco Raptor is made for off-roading—at high speeds

the view from on a container ship

How floating power ports could help cargo ships cut their air pollution

a highway at night

How the DOT wants to prevent thousands of traffic deaths

a rendering of a supersonic passenger aircraft in flight

Boom plans to make its supersonic passenger planes in North Carolina

an air taxi in the sky

This little air-taxi company just got a big lift from Boeing

inside of a Tesla

‘Autopilot’ systems in cars are finally getting graded on safety

an electric Chrysler car

Take a peek at the Chrysler Airflow, a sleek new EV concept

a self-driving grocery robot

Nuro’s little grocery-toting robot just got a big upgrade

an electric pickup truck

Electric Vehicles

These powerful new electric pickups are about to shock the market

A concept vehicle from Waymo

Electric Vehicles

Check out Waymo’s new electric, self-driving taxi design

an interior video of a parked Tesla

Electric Vehicles

The government is investigating why Tesla drivers can play solitaire at the wheel

By Colleen Hagerty

Toyota is finally charging ahead with its electric vehicle plans

Electric Vehicles

Toyota is finally charging ahead with its electric vehicle plans

Honda will soon start patrolling Ohio highways to improve the roads

Honda will soon start patrolling Ohio highways to improve the roads

More people buy e-bikes than electric cars. Here’s how a bill would make them cheaper.

By Margo Milanowski

The 6 terms you need to know to understand self-driving cars

The 6 terms you need to know to understand self-driving cars