These Are The Weirdest Car Keys Ever Produced

We celebrate diversity here at Jalopnik, since diversity brings innovation, excitement, and titillating new flavors. Something that seems as dull as a car key can be reshaped, reinvented, and reimagined into something beautiful. This list celebrates that diversity and innovation … | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 3 months ago

Autonomous Cars Write Checks the Tech Can’t Cash, Warns Pete Buttigieg

Department of Transportation Secretary warns technology isn't always the answer. Self-driving cars could be better than human drivers, but we're not there yet. | Continue reading


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$100B and 10 Years of Development Later, Self-Driving Cars Can Barely Turn Left

From Tesla to Waymo, self-driving cars still suck at the basics. | Continue reading


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Formula 1's Crypto.com Sponsor Is Falling Apart

Ad Age illustrates just how quickly a booming company can fall apart. | Continue reading


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Cruise Self-Driving Cars Are Still Randomly Stalling in San Francisco

Things are not going smoothly for GM's autonomous taxi company. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

My iPhone 14 Fell Off My Motorcycle and Told My Family I Crashed

I'm grateful for the iPhone 14's crash-detection feature, but it turned a minor phone mishap into a terrifying afternoon for my loved ones. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Dealership Mechanics Charged with Allegedly Sabotaging Customer's Brakes

Two mechanics allegedly tamped with a customer's brakes on purpose. No one knows why. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Spotify Car Thing Is Dead Because Nobody Wanted It

Spotify's $90 remote screen for your smartphone is dead after just five months on the market. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Airbus to Test an Open-Fan Turbine Engine on an A380

CFM's open-fan concept could reduce jet fuel carbon emissions by 20 percent. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Lucid Air Grand Touring Makes the Tesla Model S Feel Pointless

With better build quality, nicer materials and vastly superior battery range, the Air makes the Model S seem old, cheap and outdated. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Winnebago Once Tried to Sell a Flying RV Based on a Sikorsky Helicopter

The Winnebago Helihome cost the equivalent of $1.4 million in 1970s dollars, with a built-in kitchen and lots of woodgrain laminate. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

What I Mean When I Say 'Ban Cars'

Somehow, every discussion about reducing our automobile dependency gets turned into a "war on cars." The only option left is to reclaim the language. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

German Court Rules SUV Owners Can Be Fined More for Breaking Traffic Laws

The ruling sets a precedent that treats SUVs as more dangerous to public health. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Is It Better to Repair or Replace Your Aging Vehicle in This Car Market?

There are a lot of factors to consider but the value of your current ride isn't one of them | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

The Average Electric Car Now Costs $54,000

The rising costs of components like batteries and microchips has pushed the average EV cost upwards. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

The Saturn Commercial That Accidentally Advocated for a Car-Free World

GM tried to sell Saturn Ions and Vues and accidentally showed us how much better life would be without cars. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Average Monthly Car Payment Hits Record High of $712

Cars are less affordable thanks to higher costs, few incentives and higher interest rates. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Audi Is Recycling E-Tron Batteries to Make the Slickest Rickshaws Out There

Three rickshaws powered by old Audi E-Tron batteries will undergo testing in India next year. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Waymo Will Begin Putting Self-Driving Tractor-Trailers into Uber Freight Network

Now truckers using Uber Freight to find jobs will have to compete with autonomous Waymo trucks. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

Brightline, America's Deadliest Train, to Get Faster, Go Farther

Florida's Brightline is expanding service to Orlando while its abysmal safety record continues | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 1 year ago

The 7-Year-Old Ukrainian Kart Racer Displaced by War

Kira Zvereva was preparing for another season of racing when the war in Ukraine changed everything. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Lucid Using Office Staff and Amazon Parts to Assemble Cars

Current and former Lucid employees paint a picture of a "production hell" where 100-hour weeks and last-minute substitutions are just part of a larger problem. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Maryland Kia Dealer Has to Pay over $1M for Bogus Fees

The MD Attorney General's Office went after Koons Kia for bogus fees and "freight charges" | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Tesla Screen Freezes at 83 MPH on Freeway: Report

Everything in the car stopped working while he was driving. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Cop Admits to Playing Music Through Squad Car to Keep Videos Off YouTube

"You chose to use our taxpayer dollars to disrespect a man with your music. That’s childish, sir” | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

U.S. Government's Google Maps Probe Could Send Ripples Through the Car Industry

The Department of Justice is taking aim at the tech giant's forced bundling of Google Maps with its Android Automotive OS and other services. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Lawyers Argue Floating House Is a Boat as City Hit Him with Property Tax Bill

The Coast Guard says it's a boat!” Claim the owner's lawyers. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Everyone’s Pandemic Car Loans Could Bite Them with Debt

Car debt went up $84 billion to $1.46 trillion, and it all could come tumbling down | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Bounty Hunters Seek Out Idling Trucks in NYC for a Cut of the Fines

Citizens can make hundreds of thousands of dollars if they can navigate an archaic bureaucracy | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

There's a New Longest Suspension Bridge in the World

The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey is 2.86 miles long, connects Asia and Europe. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Canada's Seizure of Crypto from Freedom Convoy Highlights Digital Currency Flaws

"Bitcoin is not as good as its marketers claim it to be at being a censorship-resistant payment rail" | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Tesla Fires Employee for Posting Video Showing Limits of 'FSD' Beta Software

Elon Musk recently declared himself a "free speech absolutist," but that doesn't seem to apply to his employees | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Tennessee State Official Threatens to Seize Town over Ford Motor Co Investment

"This is akin to a hostile takeover" says Mason, Tennessee's Vice-Mayor | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Rivian Wants Direct Sales in Georgia in Exchange for Jobs

The EV maker is seemingly using jobs as bait to get direct sales going in the state. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Leaded Gasoline Dropped the IQ of 170M Americans

"I think the connection to IQ is larger than we thought, and it’s startlingly large." | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Polestar O2 Is An EV But Desirable (and has a built-in drone)

The O2 is just a concept, but Polestar will have three new cars in the next three years, one or all taking some cues from it. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

American Trucks and SUVs Have Gotten as Big as WWII Tanks

Your eyes have not deceived you. A modern Ram or F-150 is about the size of an M4 Sherman. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Cyberattack Halts All Toyota Production in Japan

At least that is what Toyota is saying, following Japan backing Ukraine | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

The Largest Cargo Plane Is Confirmed to Be Destroyed in Ukraine

Ukraine officials and Antonov confirm that the Antonov An-225 Mriya is destroyed. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Russian EV chargers hacked by Ukrainian parts supplier

Chargers up and down the Moscow-St. Petersburg motorway are shut down | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

West Virginia Wants to Ban Over-the-Air Updates for Cars

State House bill HB4560 appears to ban updates beyond maps or infotainment | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Consumer Reports Dropped Tesla in Its Rankings and It's Because of the Yoke

Tesla's contentious history with the magazine continues. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Gas

Part 8: People might have put less trust in leaded gasoline if they'd known how much of a shitshow the lab was that invented it | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

A Man Hated His Tesla Model S So Much He Traded It for a Chrysler 300

He put up with the Tesla's quality issues for two years before throwing in the towel. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Traffic Safety Films Introduced Millions of Kids to Scenes of Real Death

The films of the Highway Safety Foundation defined victim blaming in car culture ... and trafficked in snuff. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

Sony Trained an AI to Be So Good at Gran Turismo It Started Driving Like a Jerk

Called Gran Turismo Sophy, the AI agent, is faster than the world's best players. But teaching it sportsmanship proved the toughest part. | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

NYT “Self-Driving” Story Is Full of Dangerous Misunderstandings

Oh boy is this opinion piece crammed full of bad takes and a fundamental dangerous misunderstanding | Continue reading


@jalopnik.com | 2 years ago

A Historic Bridge Must Be Dismantled to Get Jeff Bezos' $540M Yacht Out of Dock

Can we please, please, please tax the rich already? | Continue reading


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