“I’m not sure how it happened, but I am freaking out.” Full Self-Distraction A Tesla driver ran down a motorcyclist outside Seattle last year, pinning him under the car, where the 28-year-old victim was later pronounced dead at the scene. Extracted data from the crash, obtained by NPR through a public records request, paint a… Continue reading Tesla Driver Called 9-11 After Running Down Motorcyclist While Browsing Phone on Full Self-Driving Mode
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TikTok is no longer available in the US
The switch has flipped on the US TikTok ban. TikTok’s app stoped working and was removed from the App Store and Google Play on Saturday night, just hours before the January 19 ban was expected to take effect. People who have previously installed the app are instead greeted with a pop-up. “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available… Continue reading TikTok is no longer available in the US
Clean Technica: Musk & Right Wing Trumpsters Are Already At Odds003807
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The Economist says that petty spats among billionaire Elon Musk, other tech tycoons, and the MAGA crowd may be “a sign of a much deeper rift” within the right wing incoming US executive office. The policy team of once-and-future… Continue reading Clean Technica: Musk & Right Wing Trumpsters Are Already At Odds003807
Clean Technica: Electric Truck News — Feds Say No To Tesla, California Rolls Back Electric Truck Rules003806
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The diesel engine has been a boon to humanity. Unfortunately, it also fills the air with climate killing pollution that creates health risks for those it benefits. An electric truck doesn’t leave oxides of nitrogen, fine particulates, or carbon… Continue reading Clean Technica: Electric Truck News — Feds Say No To Tesla, California Rolls Back Electric Truck Rules003806
Clean Technica: 7 Tesla Good News Stories You May Have Missed003805
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A handful of Tesla stories have come up in recent weeks that I almost covered, that seemed worth covering, but in the end that just didn’t stimulate enough for a full story. After running across several more stories, I… Continue reading Clean Technica: 7 Tesla Good News Stories You May Have Missed003805
Clean Technica: Why the Car Industry Will Not Pay €15 Billion in Penalties in 2025003804
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The debate on one of the EU’s most important climate regulations is being distorted by bogus claims about high fines. Analysis has been circulating in the European Parliament estimating that car manufacturers would pay €15 billion in fines for… Continue reading Clean Technica: Why the Car Industry Will Not Pay €15 Billion in Penalties in 2025003804
FDA Working to Remove the Stuff in Cigarettes That Feels Good
Image by Getty / Futurism Smoking cigarettes is extremely deadly; each year, the habit is estimated to kill around 480,000 Americans. But it makes you feel good near-instantly, washing you over with a calming buzz that nothing else quite matches. It also looks cool — at least in the movies. Soon, though, the “cool” factor… Continue reading FDA Working to Remove the Stuff in Cigarettes That Feels Good
Large Publisher Lays Off More Than 100 Employees After Striking Deal With OpenAI
The future might be now, but that doesn’t mean you’re in it. A leaked memo from media giant Dotdash Meredith (the owner of titles including People, Food & Wine, Better Homes & Gardens, and Investopedia) has revealed that the company — “America’s largest digital and print publisher,” according to its own PR fluff — will… Continue reading Large Publisher Lays Off More Than 100 Employees After Striking Deal With OpenAI
British Authorities Seize Cybertruck for Being Entirely Illegal
Oops! CyberBust Police in England have impounded a Tesla Cybertruck that apparently made it across the Atlantic, for being “not road legal in the UK.” According to a Facebook update by the Bury police department in the Greater Manchester area, the driver “was a permanent UK resident but the vehicle was registered and insured abroad… Continue reading British Authorities Seize Cybertruck for Being Entirely Illegal
EV startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy and stopped all operations
Canoo said on Friday night that it has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and “will cease operations effective immediately,” after failing to secure enough funding to keep it going. The writing was on the wall for the EV startup leading up to the announcement; the company has lost multiple executives in recent months, announced furloughs… Continue reading EV startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy and stopped all operations