An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: There’s a lot of matter around, which ensures that any antimatter produced experiences a very short lifespan. Studying antimatter, therefore, has been extremely difficult. But that’s changed a bit …

“Despite many obstacles — and what you may read elsewhere — electric-vehicle sales continue to grow at a healthy pace in the U.S. market,” Cox Automotive reported this week. “Roughly 7.5% of total new-vehicle sales in the first quarter were…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Apple’s next step for CarPlay is a version you’ll only get to try if you’re a fan of luxury cruisers or a popular spy film franchise. CarPlay Ultra, with its new suite of exclusive features like custom …

Uber’s autonomous vehicle chief Andrew Macdonald predicted this week that the company will employ more human drivers in a decade despite aggressively expanding robotaxi operations. Speaking at the Financial Times’ Future of the Car conference, Macdonal…

Uber is launching a fixed-route shuttle service in major U.S. cities that offers commuters up to 50% off UberX fares during weekday peak hours. Called “Route Share,” the service aims to provide a more affordable, predictable alternative to standard rid…

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It’s becoming standard practice at a growing number of U.S. airports: When you reach the front of the security line, an agent asks you to step up to a machine that scans your face to che…

Waymo’s autonomous vehicles operating on Uber’s platform in Austin are completing more trips per day than over 99% of human drivers in the market, according to Uber’s Q1 2025 earnings report [PDF] released Wednesday. The fleet of approximately 100 auto…

Amazon’s Zoox said it has issued a software recall for 270 of its robotaxis after a crash in Las Vegas last month. CNBC reports: The recall surrounds a defect with the vehicle’s automated driving system that could cause it to inaccurately predict the m…