An Office With 128,000 Miles
I call it my car, but it’s really a Times car, managed and maintained by a fleet management company. I drove a different car when I first started covering Texas in 2011. A few years later in 2014, I got…
For an Uncool Car, the Chevy Malibu Made a Huge Mark on the Culture
If you asked a child to draw a car, the result would probably be something that looked like the Chevrolet Malibu. For decades, this dependable midsize vehicle was a stalwart of the American road. Because that kind of thing is…
Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion
Wayve, a London maker of artificial intelligence systems for autonomous vehicles, said on Tuesday that it had raised $1 billion, an eye-popping sum for a European start-up and an illustration of investor optimism about A.I.’s ability to reshape industries. SoftBank,…
GM to Retire the Chevy Malibu to Make More EVs
General Motors said on Wednesday that it would stop making the Chevrolet Malibu, the last affordable sedan in its U.S. model lineup and a venerable nameplate that was introduced in the 1960s when the company was a dominant force in…
Opinion | Electric Cars Are Boring (Tesla Cybertruck Included)
We’re at an inflection point in electric-car optimism. Over the past few years, as electric vehicle sales increased substantially and car companies announced an onslaught of new battery-powered models, it seemed that electric cars were a near-term inevitability. But for…
Sprinter Vans Have Become a Staple for Celebrities at the Met Gala
When Kendall Jenner attended the 2022 Met Gala in a Prada gown with an enormous flowing skirt, getting her to the Metropolitan Museum of Art required special transportation. A limousine would not do, nor would an SUV — walking in…
Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, blindsided competitors, suppliers and his own employees this week by reversing course on his aggressive push to build electric vehicle chargers in the United States, a major priority of the Biden administration. Mr….
F1: The Miami Grand Prix Matures
After the first Miami Grand Prix in 2022, Tom Garfinkel, the managing partner of the event, knew changes were needed. Formula 1 turned to Miami for its second race in the United States, nearly a decade after making a long-awaited…
Andrettis Keep Fighting to Enter F1
Andretti is a storied name in motorsport, as drivers and owners in open-wheel racing. Mario won most of the world’s major races in his career and took the Formula 1 drivers’ championship in 1978, only the second American to claim…
F1: Alpine Is Trying, It Really Is
“It was not easy to see both cars on the last row of the grid in Bahrain,” Famin said. Matt Harman, the technical director, and Dirk de Beer, the head of aerodynamics, announced their resignations after the race, with their…