Ryan Erik King

1 week ago | jalopnik.com | Ryan Erik King

I hope I'm not the first to tell you that the Tesla Cybertruck is a heavily flawed vehicle. The headlights on the polygonal pickup are particularly impractical, specifically the front bumper just under the lights. Tesla has fixed several issues with the Cybertruck through recalls, ranging from a throttle pedal install problem that caused unintended acceleration to its windshield wiper motor that continually failed due to excessive electrical current.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ryan Erik King

T-Mobile just launched its best iPhone 16 offer everIf you want to upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro, T-Mobile just launched one of its best deals ever, one that will convince you to switch providers. Right …

1 week ago | jalopnik.com | Ryan Erik King

Self-driving cars have been seemingly only a year away for the last decade. Elon Musk promised to launch Tesla's Robotaxi service in Austin next month, but self-driving history has already been made in Texas. Aurora Innovation began regular driverless customer deliveries along Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston last month, becoming the first self-driving commercial trucking service.

1 week ago | jalopnik.com | Ryan Erik King

Federal legislators are responding with more thoughts and prayers to April's helicopter crash in the Hudson River that killed the pilot and a family of five visiting from Spain. A bill introduced to Congress earlier this month would ban tourist sightseeing and other commercial flights in New York City. While the crash investigation is still ongoing, the NTSB confirmed in a preliminary report that the Bell 206L4 sightseeing helicopter broke apart in mid-air before plummeting into the water.

1 week ago | jalopnik.com | Ryan Erik King

An often-touted gripe against high-performance electric vehicles is how heavy they can be, lugging around a massive battery to power the motors for longer than a few minutes. However, Alpine is flipping the script with the next iteration of its venerable sports car. The French manufacturer claims that its next-generation A110 EV will be lighter than its internal combustion competitors when it debuts next year. This is the same car Alpine hopes to sell in the United States.