Tesla Driver Ticketed After Parking 'Foreign Car in Domestic Lot' at GM Factory

You can hate on Tesla, but you can't deny where the vast majority are designed and assembled. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Air Force Explores Pulsejet Tech from WWII Buzz Bombs

A startup is reviving the powerplant used in the V-1 flying bomb for use in an air-launched decoy, and possibly more. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

These Are the Best Images yet of “Rat 55,” the Most Secretive 737

The highly modified "RAT 55" bounces around between secretive test bases and is used to collect radar data on stealthy aircraft in-flight. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

The Soviet-Era Hurricane High-Speed Missile Boat Had Gargantuan Hydrofoils

Heavily armed and capable of speeds in excess of 60 knots, the Project 1240 Uragan was destined to remain a one-off. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

America Almost Made a New Route 66 with 22 Nuclear Bombs

Nukes were invented as weapons of war. But for a time, the U.S. government had another goal in mind: building highways. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Tesla’s ‘Knight Rider’ Steering Yoke Is Getting Panned in Early Reviews

There's a reason the "steering rectangle" never caught on. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

US Navy developing bio-inspired drones that transition between air and water

The Navy wants to build drones that are inspired by the ways animals move and behave in the natural world and can even transition between sea and air. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Check out the kick-ass anti-drone weapons carried by Biden's security in Belgium

The unique weaponry carried by a security detail guarding the meeting is a reminder of how serious the threat of assassination by drone is. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

U.S. Military Doesn't Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses,It Has Lost Thousands

A scathing report details how over 2,000 weapons have gone missing from military arsenals in the last decade alone and the data is far from complete. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

China Admits Fuel Rods at Nuclear Plant Are Damaged

While China assures the world that everything is under control, the nuclear situation in Southern China is being closely watched by the White House. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

The Determined Employee Team That Convinced Lexus to Finally Drop the Touchpad

Steve Basra and Daniel Hall floated the idea of a new user interface in 2017 and it's finally in play. Here's how they did it. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

The Marine Corps Now Admits They Probably Caused the San Diego “Skyquake”

"So, about the other night..."—MCAS Miramar now confirms that their aircraft likely caused the boom heard around San Diego on June 8th. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

The Determined Employee Team That Convinced Lexus to Finally Drop the Touchpad

Steve Basra and Daniel Hall floated the idea of a new user interface in 2017 and it's finally in play. Here's how they did it. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Self-Driving Semi Completes 950-Mile Delivery 10 Hours Faster Than a Human

Self-driving technology has the possibility to radically change the status quo in long haul trucking. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

7.62x51mm Rifles Adapted to Fire Over-Powered Polymer Cased 6.8mm Ammo

Ammunition maker True Velocity says it can give many guns that fire 7.62x51mm ammunition far better performance with just the swap of a barrel. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

“Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused by the Military

A massive radar bloom over California in 2019 was widely reported to be a ladybug swarm, but our investigation has shown this was unlikely the case. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Drone Used High Power Microwaves to Knock Down Other Drones in DARPA Demo

The Program Manager for DARPA's new anti-drone system revealed additional details about the different interceptors that have been tested. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

FAA Data Shows Strange Pattern of Military Encounters with Unidentified Aircraft

It's not just what is happening, it's where it's happening, with pronounced concentrations of incidents off the east coast and in southern Arizona. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

What Pilots See – Red 6's Augmented Reality Dogfighting Goggles

The potentially disruptive augmented reality air-to-air combat training technology is quickly moving forward. Now we get a look inside. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Self-Driving Semi Completes 950-Mile Delivery 10 Hours Faster Than a Human Could

Self-driving technology has the possibility to radically change the status quo in long haul trucking. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

The Navy's Railgun Looks Like It's Finally Facing the Axe in New Budget Request

The Navy has been working to make the idea of a railgun an operational reality since 2005. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

New Details Emerge on the “Highly Modified Drone” That Outran Police Helicopters

The drone was first detected near an energy storage facility across from Davis-Monthan AFB before evading two pursuing law enforcement helicopters. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Sailors Releasing Their Shipmates Bodies into the Sea Is Worth Thinking Of

USS Intrepid's darkest day is a reminder of how so many gave so much. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Tesla Will Have to Ship Its Texas-Built Cars Out of State to Sell to Residents

The Texas Legislature has run out of time to advance a bill that would've allowed Tesla's direct sales approach—and it doesn't meet again until 2023. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

GM Is Buying Back Dozens of Chevy Bolt EVs That Pose Fire Risk

Some Bolt owners aren't so lucky, though. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Early F-35As May Get Axed Even Though Overall Readiness Improved Significantly

The Joint Strike Fighter topped the list for readiness rates last year but concerns about sustainment costs show no sign of going away. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Border Patrol Helicopter Had 100mph Encounter with “Highly Modified” Drone

The mystery drone flew up to 14,000 feet and was tracked for over an hour. Now the FBI is investigating. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

The Electric Ford F-150 Can Power Your House for Three Days on a Single Charge

If you ration your power usage, Ford says it can stretch that to 10 days. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Five Things My Roomba Does Better Than My Tesla

Not including vacuuming. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

How Ford Built an Electric F-150 That Can Do Real Work for $40K

Electric vehicles are expensive—especially big, heavy, high-power EVs. So, how'd Ford do it? | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

What We Know About the High-Altitude Balloons Lingering Off America's Coasts

The military has been testing high-altitude balloons that are steerable and can remain aloft for long periods while carrying cutting-edge payloads. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

10.6L 3-Cylinder Diesel Truck Engine Beats Emission Targets, May Run on Hydrogen

It's now being tested in a Walmart fleet truck, which could pave the way to mass adoption. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Aftermarket Instrument Clusters Fix Tesla Model 3's Main Omission

Telsa's Model 3 famously doesn't come with an instrument cluster at all, but aftermarket companies are here to change that. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

A-10 Warthog Pilots Are Using the Digital Combat Simulator Video Game to Train

The publicly available extreme-fidelity air combat video game is so accurate that actual A-10 pilots are now using it to train. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

If You Want to Hide a Classified Program, Try the Department of Energy

The Department of Energy controls many 'black projects' that live outside of the limelight that is intrinsic to the DoD and the intel community. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

First Test Flight of Skyborg's “Computer Brain” Flown on Loyal Wingman Drone

While the familiar UTAP-22 was used for this early test, Boeing, General Atomics, and Kratos will soon begin supplying new drones for further testing. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Researchers Used a Drone and a WiFi Dongle to Break into a Tesla

A hardcoded password was just the start. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Stockpile of Unfinished Ford Pickups Missing Chips Is Now Visible from Space

Notice how new trucks are getting harder and harder to find? Well, here's why. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down a Tunnel

Even special operations commandos used the Skyknight’s escape chute as a clandestine insertion method. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 2 years ago

Turkey Now Has High-Speed Missile-Like Drone That’s Launched from a Larger Drone

The adapted target drone carries an explosive warhead but could ultimately offer much more, as well. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 3 years ago

Crash in Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Special Operations Drone Program

The loss of a Long Endurance Aircraft Program drone has provided the first real window into these discreet drones and their operations. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 3 years ago

Toyota’s Hydrogen-Powered Engine Sounds Pretty Damn Good

Exhaust-note fans, take heart. All is not lost. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 3 years ago

Biggest aircraft flies for first time since Paul Allen's death

After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch's primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 3 years ago

Gran Turismo Is Now an Official Olympic Sport

Gamers rise up. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 3 years ago

How the Swiss Transport Mining Trucks Thousands of Feet Up to Alpine Zones

It looks ridiculously sketchy, but those cables are more than strong enough for the job. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 3 years ago

Our First Ever Look at a Top Secret Soviet Space 'Missile'

The Shchit-2 was a missile-like system designed to protect Soviet military space stations from attack. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 3 years ago

Musk Denies Autopilot Use in Fatal Crash Where Police Claim 'No One Was Driving'

The feds are investigating, and local officials are issuing a search warrant for Tesla's data from the crash. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 3 years ago

Army Training Outlines Ways to Give Soldiers Superhuman-Like Sensory Perception

The Advanced Situational Awareness concept aims to give soldiers an unconscious "human edge" through various techniques. | Continue reading


@thedrive.com | 3 years ago