Transportation

AI adoption is growing in the automotive industry. General Motors is all in.

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GM has a surprising new role powering the AI boom

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The cofounder of Waze predicts the next generation 'will not drive'

Uri Levine predicts that Gen Beta won't drive, saying that a decade from now, most paid mobility and transportation services will be autonomous.

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Francisco Gomes Neto, Chief Executive Officer of Embraer addresses the gathering on the first day of the three-day B20 Summit in New Delhi on August 25, 2023.

The Brazilian rival to Boeing and Airbus warned that Trump's planned 50% tariffs will hit it as hard as COVID-19

Donald Trump has proposed huge levies on Brazil, prompting an outspoken response from the CEO of Embraer, which builds vital regional airliners.

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Cars are parked on the forecourt at the Renault car dealership showroom in the UK.

Renault shares crash 17% after the automaker's profit warning

Renault also announced the appointment of Duncan Minto as interim CEO.

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Slate Auto CEO Chris Barman at the Slate Auto premiere event.

Slate CEO says 5 types of car shoppers are interested in its low-cost EV pickup

Slate CEO Chris Barman shared that fresh college graduates, newly-licensed drivers, and retirees were interested in the low-cost EV truck.

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Elon Musk's North Star is becoming increasingly clear

Elon Musk is integrating AI across his companies and blurring the lines between them.

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My family of 5 outgrew our Subaru Outback. We test drove the Volkswagen ID Buzz and loved it — except for one thing.

My family of five outgrew our Subaru Outback. I tested the Volkswagen ID Buzz and everyone loved it, but I can't get past the price tag.

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Wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane sits on the open ground, outside Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, where it took off and crashed nearby shortly afterwards, in Ahmedabad, India July 12, 2025

Airlines are inspecting Boeing 787 fuel switches after the first Air India crash report put them in the spotlight

The preliminary report into Air India Flight 171 said the fuel was cut off to both engines seconds after liftoff, and cited a 2018 FAA advisory.

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Split Image: A selfie of the author in his Delta Premium Select seat, and a row of empty Delta Premium Select seats.

I paid $639 to upgrade to Delta's Premium Select cabin on a 15-hour flight. It was a great alternative to business class.

I couldn't afford to fly business class from Atlanta to Seoul, so I upgraded to Delta's Premium Select cabin. It was a great, comfortable alternative.

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Emirates Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft spotted flying in the air between the blue sky and the clouds, on final approach for landing on the runway of London Heathrow Airport LHR

The once-maligned Airbus A380 is here to stay — and Emirates' $180 million deal proves it

Emirates agreed a $180 million deal to buy four Airbus A380s from a lessor, and plans to continue flying them through the 2030s.

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A Tesla robotaxi drives down a street in Austin

'Bigger, longer and uncut' — Tesla unveils its new robotaxi geofence, in a shape that has now gone viral

Tesla's new robotaxi geofence in Austin cuts across that of Waymo's and has a phallic shape.

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 wide body passenger airplane spotted taking off from Polderbaan runway departing from Amsterdam Schiphol AMS Airport to Minneapolis USA MSP airport as flight DL163.

A Delta plane had to U-turn after flying through a hailstorm that seemingly put a dent in its nose

Delta Air Lines flight 169 to New York returned to Barcelona shortly after takeoff after flying through a hailstorm. The A330 is still grounded.

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Don't believe the hype around robotaxis, HSBC analysts say

HSBC analysts found that the potential market for driverless taxis was "widely overestimated" and warned they could take years to return a profit.

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An observation deck at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

Now you can get a breath of fresh air at airports — literally

Many airports have been undergoing major renovations aimed at elevating customer experiences, and outdoor spaces have become all the rage.

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The author takes a selfie in front of a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 in the PSG Champions League livery, at the 2025 Paris Air Show

I went on board Qatar Airways' Boeing 777 that took Europe's best soccer team to the US in the 'world's best business class'

Qatar Airways' QSuites have been named the world's best business class five years running. I went on a unique 777 and saw inside the cockpit.

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I've never been off-roading or rock crawling. Watch Rivian's new $120K quad motor R1s make it easy.

Rivian says its Gen 2 Quad has more than 1,000 horsepower and 1,198 pound-feet of torque. That made scaling up a rocky mound in Lake Tahoe a breeze.

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Serena Williams, a flight attendant for Emirates in uniform.

I'm an Emirates flight attendant. My company moved me to Dubai and gives me lots of perks.

An Emirates flight attendant shares how her initial training in beauty therapy complements her aviation career, job perks, and living in Dubai.

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A wrecked Tesla; Naibel Benavides Leon and Dillon Angulo.

Tesla is headed to trial over another deadly Autopilot crash

A Florida federal jury will soon weigh whether Tesla and it's Autopilot system is to blame for a 2019 crash that killed a 22-year-old woman.

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A map of the world showing the flight path of Delta Flight 127 from Madrid to Terceira in the Azores, with the intended destination of New York also marked on the map.

Delta passengers were stranded on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic for 29 hours after midair engine trouble

Delta Air Lines passengers spent a day on the remote Azores island chain, nearly 1,000 miles from the European mainland.

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: Delta Air Lines planes park at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on April 09, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Delta hits record profits and airline stocks bounce as passengers trade economy for luxury

Delta Air Lines posted record revenues on Thursday. Main cabin revenue fell 5%, but rose 5% for premium products as post-pandemic trends continue.

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Tesla and Ford are racing to sell more EVs before the Big Beautiful Bill kills the $7,500 tax credit

Tesla's website currently displays a banner warning customers that the EV tax credit will come to an end in September.

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Tesla makes moves to expand robotaxis in the Bay Area and Phoenix

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Robotaxi will expand its service area in Austin and will come to the Bay Area in 1-2 months pending regulatory approval.

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The xAI and Grok logos on the screen of a phone with Elon Musk out of focus in the background.

Grok had a chaotic few days — and now Elon Musk says he's adding the AI to Teslas

xAI removed numerous Grok posts on Tuesday after the chatbot praised Adolf Hitler and made antisemitic jokes. Now Musk says it's coming to Teslas.

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Tesla's rivals in China are launching a wave of new Model Y killers to take on the best-selling SUV

Despite upbeat sales of the refreshed version of its Model Y SUV, Tesla is still stuck in the mud in its second-largest market.

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A composite image of a woman taking a selfie on a train and of a coach-class seat by a window.

I compared Amtrak's coach seat and first-class roomette. Even for a short trip, the costlier option was worth it.

At nearly four times the price of the coach ticket, the first-class roomette ticket includes dinner, a private bathroom, and space for two people.

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Two retreat suites on board a Virgin Atlantic A330-900neo

Virgin Atlantic is swapping onboard bars for high-end suites as the luxury travel boom funds a major overhaul

After record profits in 2024, Virgin Atlantic announced many upgrades, upping its focus on wealthy flyers and launching a partnership with Starlink.

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Elon Musk tells Tesla bull Dan Ives to 'shut up' after analyst calls for company oversight of the CEO

Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn't appear to like Wedbush analyst Dan Ives' suggestion that the company should rein in Musk's time spent on politics.

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Rivian's CEO speaks about Trump's Big Beautiful Bill and where the real challenges are for electrifying the US

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told BI that the end of EV "tailwinds" could be good for the company and large OEMs aren't serious about electrification.

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An Airbus A319 commercial flight of Volotea in a runway of Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airpor

A person was sucked into a plane's engine at one of Italy's busiest airports after getting onto the tarmac

Flights were suspended at Italy's third-busiest airport after a person was sucked into the engine of a Volotea plane at Milan Bergamo Airport.

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Elon Musk speaking at a town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Tesla investors have a very clear message for Elon Musk: Stay away from politics

One analyst called on Tesla's board of directors to act and set "ground rules" for Musk's political involvements.

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People pose for a photo with C919 passenger plane on May 27, 2024 in Shanghai, China.

China wants to challenge Airbus and Boeing and shake up global aviation. Here's what you need to know about its upstart planemaker, Comac.

Comac has delivered fewer than 200 planes, but has huge ambitions to take on the duopoly that has dominated global aviation for decades.

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