Weekend Beyond Cars Roundup December 16, 2023
Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in beyond cars. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Walter Isaacson …
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NASA Won’t Share Details Of $5M SpaceX Drug Investigation
NASA spent three months looking into drug use at SpaceX, but the federal space agency is keeping quiet on what it found. According to Bob: Public Transit Is a Car …
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Drilled Only 2.4 Miles In 7 Years
At the outset of the Boring Company’s plans to build a network of underground tunnels in Las Vegas, Elon Musk claimed that the Boring Company would build one mile of …
The end of Elon Musk
Secretly, I’d prefer it if the richest men on Earth were special. I know that there are genuinely exceptional people out there, because I’ve watched Steph Curry play basketball. So it’s …
Tesla Cybertruck’s Bulletproofing Is Garbage, Actually
Since day one, Elon Musk has touted the Tesla Cybertruck’s bulletproofing. That bulletproofing, however, has always proven to be kind of bullshit. Now, both on Joe Rogan’s podcast and the …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Decides Established Medical Term Is A ‘Slur’
Update 10/30/2023: Elon is tweeting about this again, so we’re re-running this post to explain why he’s wrong. Two Cars Is Always Better Than One | What Car Should You …
Another Explosive Airbag Recall Could Impact 52 Million Cars
Good morning! It’s Friday, October 6, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Elon Musk’s hyperloop tech continues to be built as initial hype fades
The Hyperloop test track tube with its transport cabin is open for viewing before the opening begins. The new Hyperloop test track at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) includes …
SpaceX Starship Grounded Until It Actually Works Right
Photo: Eric Gay (AP) SpaceX’s Starship rocket may sound great in theory, especially if you believe Elon Musk is going to get humanity to Mars one day (if he’s not …
Musk Refused To Activate Starlink For Ukraine Attack On Russia
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, an upcoming biography about one of the most controversial figures of our time, has taken over the headlines ahead of its official release on Tuesday, …