Tesla’s new Halloween Mode turns your car into a rolling haunted house
Tesla's seasonal update adds a ghost costume, spooky sounds, flickering lights, and a way to prank visitors from your phone.
Digital Trends — AI1 min read
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All-electric camping gets a solar upgrade: The 2027 Pebble Flow
The Pebble Flow has a 45 kWh LFP battery and can even charge an EV.
Ars Technica1 min read
A Swiss startup has found a clever way to charge electric buses through their tyres
A Swiss startup is developing a wireless charging system that lets electric buses charge through custom tyres while stopped at bus stops, potentially reducing battery size and costs.
Digital Trends — AI4 min read
Forget plugging in; now electric vehicles will be able to juice up using their tyres
Electric buses have solved one problem and created another. They no longer need diesel, but they do need enormous batteries, powerful charging infrastructure and a fair amount of time plugged into the grid.
Digital Trends — AI4 min read
Hyundai Ioniq 3 EV hits the roads at just over $24,000 while missing the US streets
Hyundai’s new Ioniq 3 opens for UK orders with up to 308 miles of range and a grant-inclusive starting price of £18,495, but US availability remains unconfirmed.
Digital Trends — AI1 min read
Mazda’s latest EV will shout at pedestrians and even cuss on your behalf
Mazda’s new CX-6e can broadcast warnings and custom messages through an external speaker, and its lack of a profanity filter has predictable consequences.
Digital Trends — AI1 min read
Nearly 20 EVs are disappearing from US showrooms this year, but the next generation could be better
Tesla Model S, BMW i4, Honda Prologue, Volvo EX30 exit US as automakers chase cheaper, longer-range cars.
Digital Trends — AI1 min read
Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxi still struggles to see pets at night
Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin now runs until 11pm, but Elon Musk says low-light detection, especially spotting pets, remains a challenge.
Digital Trends — AI1 min read
Tesla finally brings the new Model 3 screen to the US, with more range and power in tow
Tesla gives the US Model 3 a bigger screen and quicker acceleration, but skips one feature China just got.
Digital Trends — AI1 min read
Cybertruck sales in free fall as Tesla reports mediocre sales for Q3
Tesla met analysts expectations as it sold fewer cars in Q3 2026 than Q3 2025.
Ars Technica1 min readTesla’s deliveries fell 2% and still beat expectations
Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter, down 2% year on year but well above the 461,000 analysts expected, with American electric sales down 47% in August after the federal credit expired.
The Next Web AI2 min readUnidentified Flock Cameras in Florida
St. Lucie County in Florida discovered (alt link) a dozen Flock cameras whose ownership it can’t identify, and that the county government had not permitted. I am reminded of the decade-old story of StingRay cell phone surveillance devices in Washington, DC, whose operators were also unknown.
Bruce Schneier2 min read
Some units of the Rivian’s R2 were recalled again, but that didn’t stop it from breaking sales records
About 14 R2 SUVs may have loose high-voltage battery pack fasteners, Rivian says, risking a sudden loss of power.
Digital Trends — AI4 min read
Tesla’s emergency escape feature could help in a crisis, but damage could cost $25,000
Tesla's new Emergency Drive Away feature lets you pull away without unplugging from a Supercharger. The catch? It breaks both your car and the charger, and repairs can reach $25,000.
Digital Trends — AI4 min read
Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?
Autonomous vehicle designers have to worry about riders getting frisky in public.
Ars Technica2 min read
GM’s Q3 sales drop 5.5% as its electric models collapse and Toyota closes to within 136,000
GM’s third-quarter sales fell 5.5% and its electric models collapsed, with the Equinox EV down 92.4% to 1,905 cars after America ended its $7,500 purchase credit.
The Next Web AI2 min read
BMW i3 is here to make range anxiety look silly because now it can go up to 468 miles on a single charge
BMW has revealed more details about its upcoming all-electric i3, and the numbers suggest the sedan is aiming squarely at buyers who want luxury, performance, and serious range in one package.
Digital Trends — AI3 min readConnected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform
Researchers at Northeastern University, in collaboration with Consumer Reports, evaluated how much modern cars spy in their drivers: To determine this, CR dug through thousands of pages of automakers’ privacy policies and asked questions of 15 different automakersBMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda,…
Bruce Schneier2 min read
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