Tesla is building a wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle, a Tesla representative told lawmakers in Washington, DC, on Monday. “We are in development for a purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle,” Tesla senior policy advisor India Herdman told members of the DC City Council on Monday, during a hearing focused on a controversial bill that could allow robotaxi services…
If your water test report indicates the presence of PFAS, or if you just want some peace of mind, a home water filter can be worth considering. Most water filters that CR tests are designed to improve taste and reduce odors (two of the biggest consumer complaints) by removing common contaminants in tap water. Many…
Retailers and manufacturers commonly cite the cold-cranking amps (CCA). This is a measure of the power available for 30 seconds at zero degrees. A higher number means more power, and this is typically found in batteries marketed as “northern” batteries and from pricey absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries. (You can upgrade your car from a…
These two starters have a lot in common, starting with the fact that they’re both easy to overeat, as foods that are high in carbohydrates and sodium tend to be. Cheese and dips both pack a lot of sodium, and—unless you’re talking about vegetable- and bean-based dips like salsa, guacamole, or hummus—saturated fat. Calorie-wise, the…
Other Ebikes We Like Bike Friday All-Day Photograph: Adrienne So Bike Friday All-Day for $5,600: Bike Friday bills the irresistibly tiny All-Day (7/10, WIRED Review) as the world’s lightest Bosch-powered ebike, and it’s true. You can customize all the colors and components of this folding electric bike, and it has a surprisingly powerful motor for…
A month and a half into the war between Iran and the US and Israel, Michelle Wiese Bockmann has seen one constant: disappearing ships. This is not unusual in the Strait of Hormuz, says Bockmann, a senior maritime intelligence analyst at Windward AI who has been tracking shipping across the globe for 30 years. For…
The company has said that Tesla owners will eventually be able to transform their own cars into self-driving taxis that can collect fares while they’re not being used. But the company released no timeline Sunday for that plan. Tesla’s driver assistance technology has been the subject of federal safety probes, two recalls, and customer complaints…
If you don’t know where to start—and use—your HP coupon code, there’s a wide variety of options available at HP.com in terms of budget and use case, but my eye goes first to the high-end HP Omen gaming monitors, like the fantastic HP Omen Transcend 32. This 4K 240Hz monitor is a favorite among PC…
If you’re using a low-grade fuel in a car that requires a higher grade, such as 91 octane or a premium fuel, you’re doing yourself a disservice, and you could be causing damage to your car’s engine, because that fuel is detonating too early in the cylinder. So is there ever a situation where you…
Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), a new Paris-based startup cofounded by Meta’s former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, announced Monday it has raised more than $1 billion to develop AI world models. LeCun argues that most human reasoning is grounded in the physical world, not language, and that AI world models are necessary to develop true…