Luxury Dealerships In Ohio Sold In Deal Valued At About $500 Million

An automotive dealership campus in Ohio of 14 mostly luxury and premium brands, including Ferrari, has been sold at a total acquisition value of about $500 million.

US cargo tech company publicly exposed its shipping systems and customer data to the web

Shipping tech company Bluspark left internal plaintext passwords, including those of executives, exposed to the internet, at a time when hacks in the shipping industry are on the rise.

Tesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward

It’s a huge change to Tesla’s approach with FSD, and it could impact Musk’s $1T pay package and the company’s myriad legal troubles.

Tesla to stop selling FSD as a standalone package and switch to subscription only
Tesla to stop selling FSD as a standalone package and switch to subscription only

As its sales continue to slip and its robotaxi strategy seems to falter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said today that the company would stop selling its Full Self-Driving feature as a standalone package. Instead, starting on February 14th, the Level 2 driver-assist system would be offered as a monthly subscription only. The news marks a […]

Honda relaunching Acura RDX as a next-gen two-motor hybrid
Honda relaunching Acura RDX as a next-gen two-motor hybrid

Honda announced that the next-generation Acura RDX will be the brand’s first SUV to feature a two-motor hybrid system. While this next-gen platform is under development, Honda said it would suspend production of the current RDX, which launched in 2018 and has sold nearly 740,000 units in the US. Honda confirmed that current RDX production […]

Brightline Hires Ex-Eurostar Chief As Vegas Bullet Train Costs Climb

Nicolas Petrovic, who led the London-Paris-Brussels train systems, will oversee the company’s expanding Florida operations and the first U.S. high-speed railway.

New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception

New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state.

Nissan is one of the first carmakers to offer magnetic phone chargers in the US
Nissan is one of the first carmakers to offer magnetic phone chargers in the US

Wireless phone chargers are now common in vehicles, but they’re typically missing one very useful feature. Nissan announced last month that it will be the first automaker in the US to offer wireless chargers with a magnetic mount, ensuring charging coils remain aligned for faster charging of mobile devices, even while a vehicle is in […]

Mercedes temporarily scraps its Level 3 ‘eyes-off’ driving feature
Mercedes temporarily scraps its Level 3 ‘eyes-off’ driving feature

Mercedes-Benz is pausing the roll-out of Drive Pilot, an “eyes off” conditionally automated driving feature that was available in Europe and the US. As first reported by German publication Handelsblatt, the revised S-Class will not have the Level 3 system when it arrives at the end of this month. Mercedes was one of the first […]

GM Chief Barra, Despite Headwinds, Says That EVs Remain The Future

The head of General Motors, Mary Barra, says EVs are still the future despite U.S. regulatory changes.