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Burning cargo ship full of Porsches adrift in Atlantic Ocean

Safety February 17, 2022

Burning cargo ship full of Porsches adrift in Atlantic Ocean

A cargo ship carrying Volkswagen Group vehicles, including Porsches, caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, necessitating the rescue of its crew.

Feds legalize new lifesaving headlight tech

Innovations February 17, 2022

Feds legalize new lifesaving headlight tech

The U.S. government as approved a new type of headlight available in Europe that uses computers to focus the beams to illuminate key points on the road without blinding oncoming traffic.

Frontier flight diverted to Raleigh after unruly passenger's meltdown caught on video

Airlines February 10, 2022

Frontier flight diverted to Raleigh after unruly passenger's meltdown caught on video

An allegedly unruly passenger forced a plane to be diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Wednesday evening.

Bob Saget's shocking death highlights dangers of head injury

HEALTH February 10, 2022

Bob Saget's shocking death highlights dangers of head injury

The set of circumstances that reportedly killed popular comedian and TV actor Bob Saget last month are not uncommon, according to health officials.

Tesla recalling 27,000 cars because they're not hot enough

Safety February 9, 2022

Tesla recalling 27,000 cars because they're not hot enough

Tesla is recalling 27,000 vehicles with energy-efficient heat pumps that are failing at very low temperatures.

Toyota built an autonomous self-drifting sports car

Toyota February 3, 2022

Toyota built an autonomous self-drifting sports car

Toyota built a self-drifting Supra sports car to develop its future electronic driver assist systems.

Tycoon who drove Bugatti 259 mph on German Autobahn could face 2 years in jail

Bugatti February 1, 2022

Tycoon who drove Bugatti 259 mph on German Autobahn could face 2 years in jail

German prosecutors are considering filing illegal racing charges against Czech tycoon Radim Passer after he posted video of him driving a Bugatti Chiron at 259 mph on the Autobahn.

Las Vegas-area crash involving 6 vehicles leaves 9 dead, 1 critically injured

Las Vegas January 30, 2022

Las Vegas-area crash involving 6 vehicles leaves 9 dead, 1 critically injured

Nine people were killed and one person was in critical condition Saturday following a six-vehicle crash in North Las Vegas, Nevada, according to reports.

Cops: 84-year-old man was driving without a license for 72 years

Safety January 27, 2022

Cops: 84-year-old man was driving without a license for 72 years

British police caught an 84-year-old man motorist without a license who told them he'd been driving since he was 12 and never had one.

Self-driving Teslas will cause 'insane' traffic, Elon Musk says

Tesla January 27, 2022

Self-driving Teslas will cause 'insane' traffic, Elon Musk says

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the autonomous ride hailing service he envisions customers will put their autonomous Teslas to work in will cause "insane" traffic.