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Waymo Crashes Less, but the Data Is a Mess

Waymo Crashes Less, but the Data Is a Mess

Wheel Front Team Jul 26, 2026

Waymo’s autonomous fleet logged about 50 million miles across San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Austin during the period studied by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Human drivers in those same cities covered roughly 222 billion miles. The crash…

Tesla Hands Over Model S and X Blueprints to All

Tesla Hands Over Model S and X Blueprints to All

Wheel Front Team Jul 26, 2026

Tesla will release the full design files and software for the Model S and Model X as open source, CEO Elon Musk announced this week.…

Tesla’s 380,000 Robotaxi Miles Hide a Bigger Problem

Tesla’s 380,000 Robotaxi Miles Hide a Bigger Problem

Wheel Front Team Jul 25, 2026

Tesla’s unsupervised Robotaxi fleet has logged more than 380,000 miles across six cities in two states without a single notable incident. That number, dropped by…

Chevy’s Next Equinox EV Is Coming as Current Sales Tank

Chevy’s Next Equinox EV Is Coming as Current Sales Tank

Wheel Front Team Jul 25, 2026

General Motors is already developing a second-generation Equinox EV for late 2028 or early 2029, according to a GM Authority report, even as the current…

The Genesis Pickup Truck Refuses to Die

The Genesis Pickup Truck Refuses to Die

Wheel Front Team Jul 25, 2026

A year ago, Genesis design chief Luc Donckerwolke all but buried the idea of a luxury pickup truck from the Korean brand. Now Hyundai Motor…

The 2027 Nissan Z Finally Fixes Its Embarrassing Track Flaw

The 2027 Nissan Z Finally Fixes Its Embarrassing Track Flaw

Wheel Front Team Jul 24, 2026

The 2027 Nissan Z starts at $45,735, a $1,510 bump over the outgoing model. That’s the price of admission for a refreshed nose, a retro…

Ford Recalls 566,000 Broncos Over Engine Fire Risk

Ford Recalls 566,000 Broncos Over Engine Fire Risk

Wheel Front Team Jul 24, 2026

Ford just told nearly every owner of its current-generation Bronco to bring it in. All of them. Every model year from 2021 through 2026, including…

Feds Target Flush Door Handles After Trapped Drivers

Feds Target Flush Door Handles After Trapped Drivers

Wheel Front Team Jul 24, 2026

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration denied a petition Friday to investigate the Tesla Model 3’s emergency door handles as defective. Then it did something…

BMW Wants to Write the Code That Runs Every Factory Robot

BMW Wants to Write the Code That Runs Every Factory Robot

Wheel Front Team Jul 24, 2026

BMW Group Plant Landshut is now writing the software that will teach humanoid robots how to work a factory floor. The Bavarian component plant, which…

VW’s Volume Brands Gain Ground While Reshuffling

VW’s Volume Brands Gain Ground While Reshuffling

Wheel Front Team Jul 24, 2026

Volkswagen’s Brand Group Core — the sprawling volume-brand empire encompassing VW Passenger Cars, Škoda, SEAT & CUPRA, and VW Commercial Vehicles — posted an operating…