EV manufacturer Rivian appears to finally be rolling out support for Apple’s digital car keys available through the Wallet app on iPhone and Apple Watch. Rivian announced support for the feature in debuting its second-generation R1S and R1T over a year ago, but the company had not activated it until today, as spotted in an Apple configuration file by MacRumors …
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The 2019 Ford Edge ST Mack Hogan/CNBC Ford Motor is recalling nearly 500,000 vehicles in the U.S over a brake fluid leak issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday. A ruptured hose in the brake system could cause fluid to leak, lengthening stopping distances and increasing the risk of a crash, the report said. Ford said it …
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By BEN SHIMKUS, US CONSUMER REPORTER and REUTERS Published: 13:49, 28 August 2025 | Updated: 15:14, 28 August 2025 America’s most iconic automaker has issued another recall, extending its record-breaking pace. Ford Motor posted another safety bulletin with federal safety regulators: this time, the recall impacts nearly 500,000 vehicles in the US. The issue involves a brake fluid leak, the …
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into reports of engine failure involving more than 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles, according to documents recently posted on the regulator’s website. The engine failures were initially investigated under a previous NHTSA recall in November 2023, after the Office of Defects Investigation received 414 reports of connecting rod bearing problems that were …
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Uber and Waymo launch autonomous rides in Austin, Texas. Self-driving cars may soon become a fixture on Big Apple roads. Waymo, one of the best-known companies for autonomous vehicles, has secured the first permit to test self-driving cars in New York City as the robotaxi race heats up, city officials announced Friday. The California-based company, a subsidiary of Google’s parent …
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NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced that DOT has granted Waymo its first-ever permit to begin testing a limited number of autonomous vehicles (AV) in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn under the nation’s strictest AV safety rules, including a requirement to have a …
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Hertz sells hundreds of thousands of vehicles per year, in addition to running its signature car rental business. Courtesy of Hertz Hertz on Wednesday announced it will start selling pre-owned vehicles on Amazon Autos, a move meant to bolster the car rental company’s retail operations as it looks to bring in more profits. Shares of Hertz soared in premarket trading …
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The Battlefield 6 open beta has officially ended after two weekends of explosive action, and based on the number of concurrent players on Steam and the slew of reactions online, a lot of people took some time with Battlefield’s next installment. One of the main concerns coming out of the beta involves players worried about the average size of multiplayer …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding. In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican proposal in a major tax-and-spending bill to sell off the agency’s new electric …
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