An anonymous reader quotes a report from Teslarati: Tesla has won permit approval for its Diner and Drive-In Movie Supercharger in Los Angeles, according to documents seen by Teslarati from the LA Department of Building and Safety. Tesla has been teasi…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday automakers can comply with a Massachusetts Right to Repair law, reversing a previous directive to ignore the state legislation….

The “vast majority of battery-powered and hybrid cars” don’t have a spare tire, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Honda told one complaining customer that “if the vehicle is in an accident, the spare tire can cause damage to the electric battery which c…

An anonymous reader shared this report from the San Francisco Standard:

As autonomous vehicles become increasingly popular in San Francisco, some riders are wondering just how far they can push the vehicles’ limits — especially with no front-sea…

Long-time Slashdot reader UnCivil Liberty writes:

Following in the footsteps of three MIT students who were previously gagged from presenting their findings at Defcon 2008 are two Massachusetts teens (who presented at this year’s Defcon without interf…

An anonymous reader shares a report: A battle has been brewing in San Francisco over driverless cars. Hundreds of the autonomous vehicles have been roaming city streets over the past couple of years. On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commiss…

Amtrak and a company called Texas Central announced a partnership on Wednesday to connect Houston and Dallas by train, spanning roughly 240 miles at speeds upwards of 205 mph. Popular Science reports: According to Quartz, the applications have already …

CNN tells the story of Sandra Shuster, who’d included an airtag with her daughter’s $2,000 lacrosse kit on a flight to Denver (with a stop-over in Chicago’s O’Hare airport):

When they arrived at Denver after midnight, the bag wasn’t on the belt. Unite…