Cars

Tesla Solar Roof on Life Support, Pivots to Panels
Tesla Solar Roof installed roughly 3,000 systems, far short of its 1,000-per-week target, and is now pivoting to panels.

MG4 Semi-Solid-State Battery EV Reaches 100,000
The MG4 semi-solid-state battery EV has hit 100,000 units in eight months, becoming China's fastest-selling pure electric hatchback.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: AI stage for auto
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 introduces a stage focused on autonomous systems reliability, critical for self-driving car engineers.

Tesla Actually Smart Summon probe: 2.6M cars
NHTSA probes Tesla's Actually Smart Summon after crashes. The investigation covers 2.6M vehicles and reveals critical gaps in low-speed autonomy.

NHTSA probes 2.1M Ram trucks
NHTSA opens safety investigation into 2.1 million Ram trucks over steering loss issues. Critical defect could affect models from 2017-2024.

Hyundai Ioniq 5 recall: fire risk
Hyundai recalls 145,000 Ioniq 5 EVs over battery fire risk; NHTSA investigation finds manufacturing defect in cell assembly.

Stellantis halts Fiat 500 EV production
Battery supply chain collapse shuts down iconic electric city car. A stark warning for Europe's EV independence.

NHTSA probes 1.9M BMW brake failures
NHTSA opens investigation into 1.9 million BMW vehicles over potential loss of braking assistance, affecting multiple models.

BYD 1,000V charging system goes live
BYD’s 1,000V architecture promises 5-minute charging. But infrastructure bottlenecks could blunt the edge.

NHTSA Ford brake probe: 1.7M vehicles at risk
NHTSA Ford brake probe: a cheap master cylinder flaw jeopardizes millions of Ford drivers.

Waymo recall: NHTSA probe escalates
NHTSA deepens investigation into Waymo robotaxi recalls after multiple incidents raise safety concerns.
