Alphabet’s Waymo autonomous vehicles are programmed to follow the rules of the road. But while the cars obey speed limits and properly use their turn signals — they also “routinely violate parking rules.” Waymo vehicles driving themselves received 589 tickets for parking violations in 2024, according to records from San Read more…
Cities in Europe are dramatically scaling back their relationship with the car. They are removing parking spaces and creating dedicated bike lanes. They are installing cameras at the perimeter of urban centers and either charging the most-polluting vehicles or preventing them from entering. Some are going so far as to Read more…
A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit, in the Brazilian city of Belém. The highway will ease traffic into the city, which will host over 50,000 people at the conference this November: The state Read more…
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year, as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests. Human landings could begin as early as 2029 if initial missions go well, though “2031 was more likely”, he added in Read more…
Younger Americans don’t have enough saved to cover a single month of spending, showcasing their vulnerability should the economy head into a downturn. Members of the Gen Z generation — people born after 1995 — were spending twice the amount they had in savings on average in February, according to Read more…
A leaked Apple meeting reveals significant internal struggles with Siri’s development, as AI-powered features announced last June have been delayed and may not make it into iOS 19. T Siri team meeting led by senior director Robby Walker, who oversees the division. He called the delay an “ugly” situation and Read more…
Wind and solar energy generated more electricity in the U.S. than coal for the first time last year, according to analysis from clean-energy think tank Ember. Solar was the fastest-growing energy source, according to Ember’s analysis of data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, increasing 27% from the year before, Read more…