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First Drive: The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS450+ Is A Beautiful Electric Porpoise
Photo: Elizabeth Blackstock When I saw the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS450+ in person, I laughed out loud, the same way I’d laugh at an ugly-cute goofy pug with a silly face and a perpetually stuck-out tongue. What on earth is this? … Continue reading
Tesla’s Latest FSD Beta Doesn’t Seem Ready For Public Use, Which Raises Big Questions
Image: JDT/Tesla/YouTUbe I know we write a lot about Tesla’s semi-automated driving systems, known both, quite deceptively, as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. And why shouldn’t we? These emerging technologies are a big deal, and we’re all in an interesting transition … Continue reading
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Build A Humanoid Robot
Screenshot: YouTube/Tesla Tesla did their big AI Day presentation today, which is where the company gives a progress report cyberdog and robopony show about the state of their artificial intelligence systems, which have to this point been used to run … Continue reading
Tesla Cybertruck Delayed Until At Least 2022
Screenshot: Tesla In a move that really shouldn’t be a shock to anyone who’s been paying attention, it now appears that production of Tesla’s Cybertruck has been officially delayed until 2022 at the earliest. This seemed pretty clear late last … Continue reading
Dealers Know Direct Sales Are A Massive Threat
Photo: AP (AP) Dealers still exist not because anyone is asking for them, really, but because of state franchise laws, which largely prevent automakers from selling directly to consumers. Which means that any threat to those laws gets dealers very, … Continue reading
Lucid Air Deliveries Delayed Due To COVID-19
Image: Lucid Startup carmaker Lucid has been promising some frankly gorgeous electric vehicles, including the Air. This sedan has been set up as a serious rival to the Tesla Model S CEO Peter Rawlinson announced via letter that deliveries of … Continue reading
GM Is Selling More EVs Than Tesla In China
Photo: GM The Morning ShiftAll your daily car news in one convenient place. Isn’t your time more important? GM has a successful EV, GM is investing huge in a startup, some GM dealers are kind of mad, and Tesla. All … Continue reading
Tesla Has The Highest Emotional Appeal But Also The Most Actual Problems
Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) JD Power announced results of its Initial Quality Survey in June, including Tesla for the first time and revealing that owners reported more problems than any other automaker JD Power rated. Which made for an … Continue reading
This Blowjob Machine Designed For Teslas On Autopilot Is A Terrible Idea But Probably Not Why You Think
Graphic: Jason Torchinsky First, I need to be clear that I am not here to kink-shame anyone. Sex is great, masturbation is great, and you do whatever the hell you want to get yourself off, as long as everyone … Continue reading