The Most Detailed Map of Auto Emissions in America

Transportation is the largest source of planet-warming greenhouse gases in the United States today and the bulk of those emissions come from driving in our cities and suburbs.

The map below shows a year’s worth of CO2 from passenger and freight traffic in the US read more »

Carmakers among key opponents of climate action

Lobbying in US and Europe has tried to block and delay moves to cut emissions, study shows

Global carmakers are among the leading opponents of action on the climate crisis, according to exclusive analysis of the way major corporations frustrate or undermine initiatives to cut greenhouse gases. read more »

Tesla’s Smart Summon is a potential self-driving nightmare, and regulators are ignoring the risk

Here we go again. In the rush to roll out driverless cars, Tesla is playing fast and loose with public safety by putting untested, uncontrolled autonomous vehicles on city streets.

Last month the car company released Smart Summon, a software update that allows Tesla owners who have purchased a “full self-driving” package to use a smartphone app to command their vehicle to turn itself on, pull out of a parking space and drive to the smartphone holder’s location. The app works on Teslas parked up to 200 feet away.

Tesla beamed Smart Summon to customers with instructions to use only in private parking lots and driveways, and only if the app user can see the car at all times “because it may not detect all obstacles.” Oh and yes, “be especially careful around quick moving people, bicycles and cars.” You think? read more »

Ford Recalls Super Duty Pickup Trucks to Fix Axles Defect

Ford will recall 28,579 F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickup trucks that could suffer a potential break in the passenger side rear axle shaft.

A broken rear axle shaft could result in a loss of power while driving in two-wheel drive, and inability to hold the park function. If the parking brake is not applied, this could result in the unintended vehicle movement. That could create a crash. read more »