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Tesla just destroyed the world’s fastest supercars in an epic drag race | Trusted Reviews

Drag racers have pitted the Tesla Model S P100D against some of the speediest cars money can buy, and the outcome surprised us all. Tesla has earned a reputation for building all-electric cars that are capable of incredible acceleration, but lining up against the likes of Porsche, Ferrari and McLaren in a quarter-mile race, its victory was far from certain.

Senate approves legislation to get self-driving cars On U.S. roads

The Senate has agreed to pass legislation lifting regulations on manufacturers of self-driving cars. Full details will be announced the first week of October, but it’s expected the bill will cover safety and manufacturing regulations as well as driver protection.

The Senate Is About to Approve Commercial Sale of Self-Driving Cars (But Not Trucks)

You will soon be able to ride home from your local car dealership in a car that finds its way there unassisted while you nap or read. That reality came a whole lot closer this week, with bipartisan agreement in the Senate on legislation allowing self-driving cars to take the the roads.

The future is headed your way – and nobody is in the driving seat

As much as 90 percent of the miles Americans clock on the road could be spent inside driverless vehicles operated by ride-sharing services by the end of the next decade. This raises a critical question for companies like Ford, who will need to adapt their business models to compensate for the millions of consumers who might choose to no longer own and operate a personal vehicle.

Why govt’s push for electric cars is making auto industry nervous – ET Auto

There is something unusual about Nirmal Goel. The 49-year-old, Delhi-based bureaucrat and father of two has three cars: two electric vehicles or EVs – a Reva and a Mahindra e2oPlus – and a Chevrolet Spark. Goel’s first step into the EV world in 2009 was tentative and triggered out of curiosity.

Tesla wants to build new charging stations with food and coffee – here’s why it’s a brilliant idea

This might tempt the company to partner with the Amazons and Starbucks of the world. * That would be a big mistake. As Tesla expands its Supercharger network, the automaker intends to up its game, building higher-end, retail-rich locations that CEO Elon Musk has called “Mega Superchargers” but that we’ll call just Megachargers.

Alphabet’s Project Loon may deliver internet to Puerto Rico with hot air balloons

Project Loon, the initiative of Alphabet’s X lab to deliver internet using hot air balloons, is looking into deploying Wi-Fi balloons to help alleviate the crisis in Puerto Rico, the company confirmed. “The Project Loon team at X is exploring if it’s possible to bring emergency connectivity to Puerto Rico,” the X lab’s official Twitter account wrote this afternoon.

The Human-Robocar War for Jobs Begins at Last

A dais stuffed with well-fed lawmakers sure doesn’t look like a battlefield, but make no mistake: The long-awaited war between self-driving vehicles and the humans they would replace has begun. And the humans just won the first skirmish. Thursday morning, the Senate released the first version of autonomous vehicle legislation meant to clarify who exactly is in charge of robocar regulations.

Ford And Lyft Bring Us Ever Closer To Self-Driving Taxi Cabs

Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: The Self-Driving Cabs Are Coming The endgame for ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft seems to be to eventually eliminate pesky, expensive and unionization-prone human beings from the equation.