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Elon Musk Has His Tesla Robotaxi Sights Set On San Francisco

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In this mornings edition, Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatens to send his robotaxis to San Francisco, over one million Ram trucks might still have a big rollaway issue, Nissan halts U.S. million Ram pickup trucks. A year later in 2018, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis) recalled 180,000 more Ram trucks for the same issue.

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What Is The Worst Thing About Modern Cars?

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Being a car enthusiast has had ebbs and flows throughout the relatively short history of the automobile, but things have never been as they are now, where cars are technically magnificent, but many are arguably soulless. That leads me to todays question of the day: What is the worst thing about modern cars?

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Toyota's GR LH2 Concept Is Ready For Le Mans' Hydrogen Future Before Race Organizers

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Toyota Gazoo Racing unveiled its GR LH2 Racing Concept on Wednesday at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France ahead of this years edition of the French endurance classic.

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Vintage '60 Minutes' Episode Shows How Unhinged Lamborghini Testing Used To Be

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Watching Balboni weave around trucks and compact cars, even driving three abreast on a two-lane road with blind curves, certainly qualifies as unhinged in my book. One take that I appreciate though comes from the magnificently mustachioed editor and publisher of Automobile Magazine David E.

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Trump Says 30% Tariff Is Coming To European, Mexican-Made Cars On August 1

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In this mornings edition, Trump sets a new date for tariffs against vehicles made in the EU and Mexico, Elon Musk says he doesnt want Tesla and xAI to merge, GM idles its truck plant in Mexico, and Land Rover recalls thousands of Range Rover Evoques for an airbag issue. Its quite the masterful gambit by Musk. Most of GMs U.S.

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These Were The Hardest Working Vehicles At The Goodwood Festival Of Speed

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Land Rover 101 Forward Control Rally Recovery Vehicle Erin Marquis / Jalopnik This tough yellow truck stole my heart as soon as we made our way on to the rally car staging area on the first day of Goodwood. These fire trucks are found all over the world where the British once held a presence, including Barbados.

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Tesla Keeps Tumbling Down, Tumbling Down, Tumbling Down

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Overall car sales in Europe rose 1.9%, with the strongest growth coming from plug-in hybrids and cars powered by alternative fuels, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) showed. EV makers revised Model Y yet to show signs of reviving the brands fortunes.