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Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Tesla touts its first fully driverless vehicle delivery with a photo of the car violating parking rules.

The delivery took place in Austin, Texas, last month. Apparently the vehicle did fine until it arrived at its destination, at which point it promptly parked in a fire lane. This photo appeared in the company’s second quarter earnings report for shareholders. Nice work, everyone.

photo of Tesla driverless delivery vehicle in a fire lane
Screenshot: Tesla
Everything Eater editors ate at the Tesla Diner in Los AngelesEverything Eater editors ate at the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles

Eater editors taste through half the menu at the new Tesla Diner in Los Angeles

Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Lucid now selling its own NACS charging adapter.

The adapter will cost $220 and can be ordered on Lucid’s website. With it, Lucid Air sedan owners can simply roll up to any Tesla Supercharger station and plug in. Charging sessions can be initiated and paid for through the Lucid app.

Of course, Lucid Gravity owners won’t need to bother with the adapter since their electric SUV comes with a native NACS port. Lucid is also announcing a bump in the 2026 Air Touring’s range to 431 miles — maintaining the California company’s perch as king of the range among all other EVs.

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Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Today I learned a real car can jump spikes and potholes like Speed Racer.

This is the BYD Yangwang U9, one of the fastest production EVs at 233MPH — but all I care about is how much closer we are to Speed Racer’s auto-jacks! Since BYD doesn’t want to get sued, a disclaimer states that “U9’s Leaping Function is prohibited for practical scenarios,” but it claims the feature works under very specific conditions. Would I rather have this or wheels that turn sideways, hmm...

The tech that the US Post Office gave us

For 250 years, the agency quietly led the way for commercial aviation, optical character recognition, and more.

Emma Roth
BMW M5 review: a PHEV worth its weight

The German brand’s new plug-in hybrid may lack personality, but it makes up for it in styling.

Peter Nelson