Illinois founder mortgaged it all for floor mats and later wrote an $80,000,000 check for a Ferrari
Illinois founder mortgaged it all for floor mats and later wrote an $80,000,000 check for a Ferrari

David MacNeil didn’t set out to change the world, he just rented a car in Scotland and got weirdly obsessed with its floor mats. Back home in Illinois, he realized American mats were basically sad rubber pancakes. Most people would’ve just complained and moved on. But MacNeil took out huge loans and bet his entire […]

Canada’s iconic Christmas train is back on its cross-country journey
Canada’s iconic Christmas train is back on its cross-country journey

The holidays have arrived in Canada

Man manages to power his entire house using 500 disposable vapes
Man manages to power his entire house using 500 disposable vapes

Running a house on 500 disposable vapes sounds like internet nonsense, but one YouTuber wanted to know if it was actually possible. Chris Doel had noticed how many discarded vapes get tossed on streets and into bins, each one hiding a real lithium-ion battery people barely think about. Millions of these devices are thrown away […]

First ever female crash test dummy unveiled in 'long overdue' move by US transportation department
Aston Martin Valhalla is the next James Bond star as it headlines 007 First Light
Aston Martin Valhalla is the next James Bond star as it headlines 007 First Light

Continuing MI6’s love affair with British luxury engineering, the Aston Martin Valhalla is stealing the show in the next James Bond saga as the new supercar will headline the 007 First Light game. Ever since 1964, when Sean Connery’s depiction of the English spy got behind the wheel of an Aston Martin DB5 in Goldfinger, […]

Tesla’s next-gen AI5 chip slips to 2027, casting doubt on a 2026 steering-less Robotaxi
Tesla’s next-gen AI5 chip slips to 2027, casting doubt on a 2026 steering-less Robotaxi

The chips won’t be ready for a while

Starlink is set to change passenger flights forever as Emirates rolls out free Wi-Fi on all of its 232 planes by 2027
This is the timeline for when Tesla is expected to finally add Apple CarPlay to its cars
This is the timeline for when Tesla is expected to finally add Apple CarPlay to its cars

Tesla has held the line on Apple CarPlay for more than a decade – the one feature its fans kept asking for and the one feature the company kept shrugging off. But for the first time, that stance appears to be shifting. Multiple reports say the company is now actively working on CarPlay support. Now […]

Google Maps just added a new feature that's a gamechanger for electric car drivers
Google Maps just added a new feature that's a gamechanger for electric car drivers

Google Maps just fixed one of the most irritating parts of public EV charging. It’s the kind of frustration you only understand after pulling up to a station and finding every stall occupied. And if you’ve ever driven an EV in a busy city, you know exactly how often that happens. Now Google has made […]

Xpeng shows off what its Robotaxi is capable of as it looks to put Tesla to shame
Xpeng shows off what its Robotaxi is capable of as it looks to put Tesla to shame

This friendly EV will be your new best friend

Ferrari-powered DeLorean has no problem reaching 88mph as it tears through the Nevada desert
Ferrari-powered DeLorean has no problem reaching 88mph as it tears through the Nevada desert

A Ferrari-powered DeLorean just tore through the Nevada desert, and this one doesn’t stop at 88mph. It’s the stainless-steel legend, rebuilt and reborn with a Ferrari heart. No props, no flux capacitor – just raw power and road dust. And after a 2,000-mile drive from Atlanta to SEMA, it proved the legend finally runs as […]

You're charging your EV wrong and this is how you should actually do it to save its performance
You're charging your EV wrong and this is how you should actually do it to save its performance

You might be charging your EV all wrong and it might be quietly killing its performance. Power can fade and range can become unpredictable, all because of how and when you plug in. Most drivers don’t realize that EV batteries don’t like being treated like gas tanks. And that single misunderstanding could be the reason […]

Volkswagen and Horizon Robotics develop high‑end chip for smart driving
Volkswagen and Horizon Robotics develop high‑end chip for smart driving

The new tech will help enable autonomous driving