Navy Releases Timeline for Mysterious 2019 “UAS Swarm” Involving Warships Off CA

An official unredacted presentation shows how an encounter with the swarm went down, as well as an infrared image supposedly showing the vehicles. | Continue reading


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How Far Can a Rivian R1T Pull a Trailer versus a Toyota Tundra?

Electric trucks sure can pull, but can they go the distance? | Continue reading


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'Particulate Warheads' Full of Dust Could Help Defeat Hypersonic Weapons

A new concept for hypersonic missile defense seeks to turn the tables and use the weapons' extreme speeds against them. | Continue reading


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You Can Buy This 27-Ton FBI Mobile Command Center Truck

What was one of the Bureau's go-to command vehicles during a crisis or major event can now be had for pennies on the dollar. | Continue reading


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New Mazda Patent Application Shows a Car-Mounted Drone Helipad

Better yet, the drone is tethered, so you'll never lose it. | Continue reading


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Pedestrian Collision Avoidance Systems Make 'No Difference' in the Dark: IIHS

They're effective during the day, but in low light conditions, it's a different story. | Continue reading


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The Porsche Taycan Just Outsold Every Gas-Only Car Combined in Norway

Nearly 84 percent of all new cars registered last month in Norway were electric. | Continue reading


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DaVinci-Style Drone with 600-Year-Old Screw Rotor Design Flies

The tiny aircraft was engineered by a team of students at the University of Maryland. | Continue reading


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Mysterious Aircraft Spotted at Area 51

A delta-shaped tailless fighter-sized aircraft that looks like nothing we've seen before calls the secretive base home. | Continue reading


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Koenigsegg’s First Electric Motor Is a Tiny 335-HP Box of Engineering Magic

The design aims to cut the perfect bargain between power and torque. | Continue reading


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Tiny Cargo Ships Are How Sailors Learn to Steer the Big Ones

Is it too much to ask for these to be available in amusement parks? | Continue reading


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Armored Caboose Designed to Protect Navy Nuclear Waste Trains Begins Final Test

A new armored caboose is part of the Navy and the Department of Energy's plan to make moving nuclear cargoes by rail safer from attacks and accidents. | Continue reading


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Behind the Scenes of Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale the ‘Super Bowl’ of Car Auctions

Dream cars, emotional goodbyes to cars heading to the block, an entire marketplace, and miniature doughnuts. It's all here. | Continue reading


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Over 10% of Tesla Model S EVs Fail Germany’s Strict Inspection After 3 Years

It's actual hard data on Tesla's quality issues as seen in the wild. | Continue reading


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A Chinese Satellite Just Grappled Another and Pulled It Out of Orbit

The maneuver raises concerns about the potential militarization of satellites designed to inspect, manipulate, or relocate other satellites. | Continue reading


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Pilot Video and FAA Interview Reveal Bizarre Encounter with UFO

An Air Force pilot flying a private plane seemed baffled after a strange-looking aircraft mirrored his maneuvers. | Continue reading


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The Torsus Praetorian 4×4 school bus is here to end all snow days

Sorry, kids. | Continue reading


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Tesla Model 3 Owner Discovers Car Was Delivered Missing a Brake Pad

Weeks later, she's still waiting for a replacement part from Tesla. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Bomblet Dropping Drones Are Now Being Used by Cartels in Mexico’s Drug War

While cartels have weaponized drones in the past, the ability to drop bomblets has migrated from Middle East war zones to the Mexican drug wars. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Russia’s Predator-Like Drone Is Now Shooting Down Other Drones

Testing the Orion UAV in a drone interceptor role over Crimea also looks like a clear signal to Ukraine. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Drone Swarm's Harassment of Navy Destroyers Off California Went on for Weeks

A new trove of documents shows that the still unsolved incidents continued far longer than previously understood. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Amazon Threatened Driver’s Job for Leaving Route During Tornado

Six Amazon warehouse workers were killed by the storm that same day. | Continue reading


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USS Portland Uses Its Experimental Laser to Fry a Floating Target

The amphibious warship Portland has the most powerful laser currently deployed aboard an operational vessel. | Continue reading


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Toyota Unveils 15 New EV Concepts, Says Lexus Will Be Electric-Only

Toyota wants to sell EVs without giving up ICE cars, saying it wants to offer people choices rather than predict the future. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Here's Biden's Plan to Create 500K New EV Chargers with Universal Standards

On Monday, the White House released its preliminary plan for spending $7.5 billion to improve EV charging in America. | Continue reading


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How the 3G shutdown in 2022 could screw your car

Smartphones are getting faster, but some older connected cars may lose service forever. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

The Tesla Cybertruck Will Be Wide Judging by These Amber Lights

The giveaway is thanks to federal lighting regulations. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Stratolaunch to Build Aerial Target for U.S. Hypersonic Defense Testing

The company, which operates the Roc, the world's largest airplane, said it would shift focus to providing high-speed flight test services two years. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Tiny Gated Manual Shifter Lets You Bang Through Your Bike’s Gears

This one's a 10-speed, so just like Fast and Furious. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Tesla Update Allows Video Games While Driving, and the Feds Aren’t Happy

Distractions are the last things you need while driving. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Saudi Arabia Running Out of Patriot Missiles in Its Conflict with the Houthis

The Saudis need to restock their depleted Patriot Missile arsenal due to constant ballistic missile barrages from Houthi forces in Yemen. | Continue reading


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Former Tesla employees say 2016 ‘Full Self-Driving’ video was staged

The car allegedly also hit a roadside barrier during filming. | Continue reading


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U.S. Satellites Are Being Attacked Every Day According to Space Force General

Space Force general details how jamming, blinding lasers, cyber attacks, and other satellites have America's space-based capabilities under siege. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Airbus Redesigns A350 Console Because Pilots Keep Spilling Coffee on Instruments

Two flights have been diverted so far after spilled beverages shut down engines. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

China's Mysterious Hypersonic Weapon Can Stay in Orbit

The ability to keep a nuclear-armed hypersonic glide vehicle in orbit for a prolonged period of time makes for a far more unpredictable threat. | Continue reading


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Footage Supposedly of the Moment an F-35 Crashed Off a British Carrier Emerges

The footage purportedly shows the pilot ejecting as the fighter jet nosedives off the end of the ski-jump takeoff ramp. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

China's July hypersonic vehicle test released payload for unclear reasons

The mystery surrounding China's hypersonic vehicle test last summer has deepened after the craft reportedly launched its own projectile. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Apocalyptic Tank Fights Giant Fires with Twin Jet Engines

It was built to snuff out burning oil wells with a lotta thrust and a lotta water. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Potentially Game-Changing Celera 500L Has Finished First Round of Flight Tests

The company behind this unusual design, Otto Aviation, says the tests show the aircraft is on its way to meeting very ambitious performance goals. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Ford, Purdue Cooling Patent Could Charge EVs as Fast as Gas Station Fill-Ups

Heat management is crucial to faster charging, and this patent has a built-in way to keep things cool. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

EV Fire Extinguisher Pumps Water Straight into the Batteries

The extinguisher aims to make fighting EV fires easier for emergency crews. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

What the $1T Infrastructure Bill Means for EV Charging

This is everything you need to know about where public EV charging is in the U.S. in 2021, and where it might go next. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

New Cars Will Have to Detect Drunk Drivers as Early as 2026

With the infrastructure bill headed to the President's desk, this portion of legislation will gradually become reality. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Space Launch Startup Just Used a Giant Centrifuge to Fling a Projectile into Th

SpinLaunch plans to use its kinetic launch system to put small satellites into orbit rapidly and cheaply, and the Pentagon is interested. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Korea Is Airlifting Thousands of Gallons of Urea to Keep Diesel Engines Going

A military tanker is collecting the additive that's required by law. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Former VP Sues Rivian over 'Toxic Bro Culture' She Claims Led to Her Firing

Laura Schwab says the "boys' club" environment left her without a seat at the table with other Rivian executives. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Amish Horse and Buggy Nails a Sick, Spark-Filled Drift

It takes serious horsepower to hang the tail out like that. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

We Don't Need Bigger Screens in Cars. We Need Lots of Tiny Screens

The tyranny of the all-encompassing giant screen must be stopped. But the answer isn't necessarily going back to buttons. | Continue reading


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