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A loaded 18-wheeler doesn’t brake the way your car brakes. It doesn’t turn the way your car does either, and its driver can’t see what you assume they can. Most people spend more time beside these trucks than they realize. You can’t control how a commercial driver behaves. You can control your own car, and driving safely around big rigs mostly comes down to space and visibility. Why Big Rigs Demand Different Driving Habits A commercial vehicle follows different physical rules than a sedan, and expecting otherwise is how drivers get caught out. The size gap changes everything…

Sony is expected to introduce its next Xperia phone in just a couple of days, but a new leak may have already revealed what the upcoming Xperia 10 VIII will look like. An image shared by Android Headlines shows what is claimed to be the Xperia 10 VIII ahead of Sony’s August 25 event in Japan. Sony has only confirmed that a new “Xperia Product” is coming, though recent leaks have consistently pointed toward the Xperia 10 VIII. If the image is accurate, Sony does not appear to be changing much on the outside this year. The Xperia 10 VII…

The Neue Klasse BMW iX3 adopts BMW’s latest design language, with a vertically oriented kidney grille and distinctive lighting signatures. Credit: BMW China The long-wheelbase Neue Klasse BMW iX3 is offered in 3 variants, with deliveries set to begin in November. The China-only model has a 3,005 mm wheelbase and features a driver-assistance system jointly developed by BMW and Momenta. BMW has opened pre-sales in China for the long-wheelbase Neue Klasse BMW iX3, bringing a localized model based on its Neue Klasse dedicated electric vehicle platform to market. The German luxury automaker announced at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show, which…

W. Kamau Bell is one of those people who has always just seemed to be there. From Totally Biased, to Politically Re-Active, United Shades of America, and We Need to Talk About Cosby, his blend of comedy, social commentary, and political activism has helped him stand out. He’s won a Peabody and four Emmys, been a Celebrity Jeopardy! champion, received honors from the ACLU, and been crowned the Ambassador of Fishbone by founding member Chris Dowd. Bell is, if nothing else, a busy man.So we’re very grateful that he took time between episodes of his podcast Who’s With Me, his…

Keeping an SUV for 250,000 miles requires more than an engine that still starts every morning. It also has to avoid transmission failure, turbocharger replacement, electronic malfunction, or structural problems that would make an aging vehicle too expensive to repair. That is where one old-school SUV separates itself from the crowd. Its completely outdated powertrain seems like a disadvantage on a test drive, but it becomes much more appealing when the odometer passes 150,000 miles, and the repair bills remain manageable. Reaching 250,000 Miles Requires More Than A Reliable Engine One Expensive Repair Can End An Otherwise Usable SUV Interior…

Tesla is recalling 2,975,910 vehicles in China after the country’s market regulator determined that its emergency door release is too hard to find and operate in a crash. It’s Tesla’s largest-ever recall in China, and it lands as the automaker’s door design faces mounting legal and regulatory pressure on two continents. Several other automakers who followed Tesla into similarly designed door releases have also issued similar recalls. What the recall covers According to a filing with China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the recall covers 973,156 domestically built Model 3s, 1,956,713 domestically built Model Ys, 35,590 imported Model 3s,…

It’s less about an autonomous vehicle’s capabilities and more about what conditions it can operate in. Karolis Kavolelis/Shutterstock Seeing a car move through city traffic with no one in the driver’s seat can make it feel like Waymo has already reached the highest possible level of automation. From a passenger’s perspective, there’s no steering, no monitoring and no need for a human to intervene. The vehicle handles the entire trip on its own. But under SAE’s (Society of Automotive Engineers) driving automation framework, that capability is still Level 4 rather than the highest: Level 5. The…

Tesla is expanding its European line-up, with the all-electric Semi truck on its way to this side of the Atlantic. Set to make its European debut in September at the IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany, the Tesla Semi is the EV brand’s take on traditional American semi-trucks. The original concept was revealed a decade ago, and has only just entered mass production in the US. Advertisement – Article continues belowTesla will reveal full European specs in Hannover, but for now we know that the Semi is offered in both Standard and Long Range forms in North America.  Standard Range…

Now and then, a car comes along that reminds you that we’re living in the future. The freshly launched Lucid Gravity GT-S, with its electric 1,070-horsepower powertrain and sleek design, definitely fits the bill. At $125,900 USD, you’re paying a premium price for a premium SUV, but we’ve come a long way from the days when 1,000 hp was only possible in million-dollar supercars. To put the EV into perspective, we got to wondering what the Gravity GT-S can do that a Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak can’t for a fraction of the price. Lucid Is Putting Up Some Very…

You may know the Italian firm Totem Automobili for its GT Super and Future models – high-end restomods based on the Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA and available with a gas engine or as an EV. But there is an inherent problem for restomod companies – there is only a finite source of the original car models they specialize in to restore and modify. Totem Automobili realizes this and has a solution: eliminate its dependence on donor cars and build its own platform for new cars. A New Platform For New Cars Totem Automobili T12 platformTotem Automobili Of course, what Totem…