Good morning! It’s Friday, January 5, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Tesla Recalls Every Car It Has Sold In China Safety issues with Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance … Read more
Photo: Josh Edelson (Getty Images) Either the world is not ready for self-driving cars, or self-driving cars are not ready for the world. After all the avoidable crashes and injuries in 2023 — some of which were fatal — I’m going to say that it’s the latter rather than the former. Autonomous vehicles are clearly … Read more
Elon Musk will definitely always be considered one of history’s top weird little guys, and 2023 has only served to cement his image. He managed to poorly run all of his companies, running Twitter (I will not call it X) into the ground, causing Tesla to lose ground in the EV race, allowing The Boring … Read more
Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP (Getty Images) In a previous life, we used to be lucky to get a good racing movie, documentary, or TV show every few years. Now that Netflix’s Drive to Survive has proven that people care about watching race car drivers on the big screen — and Hollywood has delivered. This year saw … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 21, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Tesla 4680 Battery Holds Up The Cybertruck Tesla recently delivered the … Read more
Half of a Ford F-150 Lightning.Photo: Jeff Kowalsky (Getty Images) Good morning! It’s Monday, December 18, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. – Andy Kalmowitz Read More FOLLOW US ON … Read more
Image: Kevork Djansezian (Getty Images) Being pulled over by the cops sucks. Depending on who you are, it can be an easy or harrowing experience. No matter who you are though, one of the most annoying aspects of being pulled over is the police asking you, “Do you know why I pulled you over?” Luckily, … Read more
A software engineer was looking at the inventory of a Chevrolet dealer when he noticed the website’s chatbot was powered by ChatGPT and decided he wanted to see how far he could take the conversation away from car sales. He successfully managed to get the dealership’s chatbot to write him a Python script, and shared … Read more
Photo: Chevrolet General Motors has issued a recall for its brand-new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500, and 3500 pickup trucks due to mysteriously cracking roofs. Over 3000 models are affected by the recall, and GM has not issued an explanation for the roof concerns. This issue is plaguing vehicles that have already been sold, and … Read more
There’s another all-new Cadillac EV coming — the sever-seater 2026 Vistiq. It’s going to slot right in between the Lyriq and Escalade IQ, and it joins those models as well as the upcoming ultra-luxury Celestiq sedan and entry-level Optiq crossover in Caddy’s lineup. A Next-Gen Bolt EV Is On The Way From Chevrolet Right now, … Read more
