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Tesla’s Robotaxi Crashes Were Caused by Humans, Not AI

Tesla’s Robotaxi Crashes Were Caused by Humans, Not AI

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Two low-speed crashes disclosed by Tesla to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration share an awkward common thread: neither was caused by the autonomous driving system. Both were caused by human teleoperators remotely steering the vehicle. The first incident dates…

Tesla Hikes Model Y Prices as Robotaxis Hit Fences

Tesla Hikes Model Y Prices as Robotaxis Hit Fences

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Tesla bumped Model Y prices this week for the first time in two years, a move that looks like confidence on the surface. Dig a…

PennDOT’s Exam Fraud Forces 2,500 Drivers to Retest

PennDOT’s Exam Fraud Forces 2,500 Drivers to Retest

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

About 2,500 Pennsylvania drivers who earned their licenses between October 2024 and November 2025 have been told to come back and prove they can drive…

Mini’s Rocketman Won’t Die, But Can It Actually Live?

Mini’s Rocketman Won’t Die, But Can It Actually Live?

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Fifteen years is a long time to carry a torch for a concept car. Mini is still doing it anyway. In an interview with Auto…

Kimera’s 037 Reborn Packs a Koenigsegg V8 and 1,000 HP

Kimera’s 037 Reborn Packs a Koenigsegg V8 and 1,000 HP

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

The last two-wheel-drive car to win a World Rally Championship just got a 1,000-horsepower heart transplant from Sweden’s most uncompromising engine builder. That sentence alone…

BMW’s Vision Alpina Bets a V8 on a Legacy It Can’t Ruin

BMW’s Vision Alpina Bets a V8 on a Legacy It Can’t Ruin

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

BMW didn’t bring an electric concept to Villa d’Este. It brought a 204.7-inch, V8-powered grand tourer wearing a badge it paid dearly to own outright.…

Toyota Drops All-New Land Cruiser FJ Series in Japan

Toyota Drops All-New Land Cruiser FJ Series in Japan

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Toyota has officially launched the all-new Land Cruiser FJ series in Japan, adding a fresh chapter to one of the most storied nameplates in off-road…

BMW’s Wild Six-Cylinder Concept Steals Lake Como

BMW’s Wild Six-Cylinder Concept Steals Lake Como

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

BMW Motorrad just rolled an 1,800cc inline six-cylinder concept bike onto the manicured lawns of Villa d’Este, and it looks like nothing the company has…

Ram’s Widebody Street TRX Looks Absolutely Unhinged

Ram’s Widebody Street TRX Looks Absolutely Unhinged

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

A lowered, widebody Ram TRX doing burnouts on street tires while UFC boss Dana White grins behind the wheel. That’s the scene Ram just dropped…

VW’s First Electric GTI: 226 HP for Under €39K

VW’s First Electric GTI: 226 HP for Under €39K

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Polo GTI at the Nürburgring 24-hour race on Friday, marking the first time in the GTI badge’s 50-year history that it…