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Scoop from us: Some Tesla executives have been told to prepare for a separation of the company’s China business ahead of a potential merger with SpaceX, now a prolific U.S. defense contractor. Musk has denied talks have taken place: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Exclusive | Tesla Weighs Sale of China Business to Pave Way for Potential SpaceX MergerThe U.S. automaker could sell or spin off the business in its second-largest market over geopolitical concerns.www.wsj.com“If I get hot in my car and want some air conditioning, I just want to turn a knob and have cold air come out." Meet the drivers who are rebelling against the tech revolution in cars: www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
These Drivers Are Taking Extreme Measures to Avoid New Car TechnologyThey scour dealerships for models with the fewest bells and whistles. Then they disable alarms and reconfigure dashboards in search of low-tech bliss.www.wsj.com
RIP Kavinsky. The DRIVE (2011) title sequence (and prologue) is just one of the most magnetic and successful sequences in movie history and it's impossible to imagine any track other than "Nightcall" in it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc_z...
Drive 4K HDR | Opening Credits Song - NightcallYouTube video by Apex Clipswww.youtube.comLet me know what you think in the replies, or drop me a note at patrick.george@wsj.com. We're trying to see where electric owners are headed next after the leasing boom ends.
Since Waymo's launch in Austin in 2024, the AV taxi service has racked up $9,325 in parking tickets alone. Why? Because these things aren't great (yet?) at finding places to park while they idle: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Waymo Is Racking Up Thousands of Dollars of Parking Fines in AustinAs robotaxis scale, cities and law enforcement agencies are cracking down on bad behavior.www.wsj.comInvestors are growing impatient with Musk as the bills come due on his most ambitious promises for SpaceX and Tesla. Meanwhile, Tesla’s bad day on the market wiped out $215 billion—more than the market cap of any other global automaker: www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Reality Bites Elon Musk and His Tesla, SpaceX BelieversShares of Tesla have tumbled around 15% on a disappointing quarter, and SpaceX has fallen 50% from its highs.www.wsj.comIt's no secret that Tesla's market cap still eclipses all other automakers. But when you lay out the major players' sales and revenue in chart form, the story is quite telling: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
See How Tesla’s Market Value Eclipses All the Other AutomakersThe company ranks low in car sales among the top-10 automakers, but its valuation is greater than the next 37 combined.www.wsj.comDespite all the "save the manuals" carping from the enthusiast crowd, the data is clear: stick-shift cars made up 0.6% of the U.S. market in 2025, down from 35% in 1980: www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
The death of the stick shift is almost hereDriving a manual vehicle is a lost art. Hopes of a revival have fallen flat. With the rise of EVs and autonomous vehicles, only a few die-hards hold on.www.washingtonpost.com"This means that even if there’s another ceasefire that allows oil to again flow, gasoline and diesel prices are likely to stay higher for longer." www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Gas Prices Will Stay Higher for Longer, Even if Oil FallsRefining capacity is strained, and fuel markets don’t have much of a buffer.www.wsj.comWhat a time to be alive: "Beijing wants people to stop dating machines and start having babies." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chin...
China Wants More Babies—So It’s Cracking Down on Chatbot Love AffairsNew rules forbid chatbots designed for companionship from encouraging emotional reliance.www.wsj.comWhat's happening inside the UAW right now isn't the naked, rampant corruption that sent former executives to prison. But members and observers say it casts a cloud over one of the most prominent labor leaders America has seen in a while: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
How UAW’s Bold Leader Got Caught in New Wave of Union InfightingShawn Fain has ushered in a more militant union, but critics question how he has wielded his power.www.wsj.com"The officer faced a uniquely modern policing paradox: When no one is driving, who gets the ticket?" www.wsj.com/business/aut...
A Big Headache for Police: Getting Driverless Cars to Obey Traffic LawsPolice officers across the country are learning how to direct, corral, and when necessary, punish autonomous taxis.www.wsj.com“The idea that size alone gives you scale is so 20th century.” www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Volkswagen’s Vast Jobs Factory Is Under Threat Like Never BeforeThe world’s second-largest automaker plans to halve its lineup of cars as part of its second major overhaul in two years.www.wsj.comNew from us: Ten people in the U.S. have died from defective airbags from China installed into used cars. Tracking the explosive parts, however, may prove nearly impossible: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Counterfeit Air-Bag Parts Are Killing U.S. Drivers—and the Government Can’t Stop ItAfter 10 deaths, regulators are warning the public about air bags in used cars with components marked as made by a Chinese company, but tracing them is difficult.www.wsj.com