• Tesla Buys Out Its Fire Truck Autopilot Case Before Trial

    Tesla Buys Out Its Fire Truck Autopilot Case Before Trial
    Tesla has once again avoided letting a jury decide who's at fault when Autopilot and the human behind it both fail.According to Carscoops, the automaker settled with the family of Genesis Giovanni Mendoza Martinez, who died in a 2023 crash when his 2014 Model S struck a fire truck parked across a California highway. The deal landed less than two months before the case was set for trial on Oct. 26. Terms weren't disclosed.
    The collision happened around 4 a.m. on Feb. 18, 2023, on Interstate 680,
  • The Ford Probe 1 Ghia — It Led Ford All in on Aero Designs

    The Ford Probe 1 Ghia — It Led Ford All in on Aero Designs
    The Ford Probe 1 Ghia was the first build for Ford that shifter the focus almost entirely on aerodynamics. Today we look at the car and the man who was the force behind it. He had plenty of critics, but his vision impacted Ford design for years afterwards. The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of the car world, including culture, dealerships, collections, modified builds and more.
    An AI-generated transcript summary edited by a staffer is below.
  • Question of the Day: Should Ford Keep or Kill Lincoln?

    Question of the Day: Should Ford Keep or Kill Lincoln?
    The history of the automotive industry is filled with names … names that are little more than memories. Think Plymouth, Pontiac, Mercury, and others. Most of these monikers from eras gone by departed because of financial decisions — they didn’t make money … or enough money. General Motors cut a few brands, i.e. names, a while ago: Oldsmobile, Saturn, and —sigh — Pontiac. Ford cut its Mercury division in 2010 with the last Mercury, a Grand Marquis, rolling o
  • Luxury Flying Cars Coming Soon

    Luxury Flying Cars Coming Soon
    Luxury flying cars coming soon. LEO Flight is bridging the gap between road and sky with two electric flying cars: LEO Coupe and LEO Solo. The American company develops eVTOL aircraft designed for personal and urban mobility. LEO Coupe uses 100 clustered electric jets for lift and propulsion. It seats two with storage and features airbags, a parachute, and emergency flotation. LEO Coupe is aiming for a 250-mile range with a top speed of 200 mph. 
    LEO Solo however is a single-seater designe
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  • Ford Aims High With 100K Target for First-Year Fathom Sales

    Ford Aims High With 100K Target for First-Year Fathom Sales
    Ford reportedly wants to move more than 100,000 copies of its upcoming Fathom electric pickup in the truck's first year of production — a number that puts the blue oval in company nobody else has kept. No automaker besides Tesla has ever sold more than 100,000 units of a single EV in the United States in a year. Therefore, Ford setting that as a launch target, rather than a stretch goal reached after a model matures, is aggressive by any measure. It also signals the company hasn't walked