Category: Roads and Traffic

Tesla Recalls Nearly All Cybertrucks Over Stainless Steel Panels Falling Off

The recall of about 46,000 vehicles includes all models that were manufactured from November 2023, when the Cybertruck was first produced, through February.
E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees.

States are using higher registration fees for electric cars to make up for declining fuel taxes, but some are punitive, environmentalists say. A federal tax could be coming.
Tesla Self-Driving System Will Be Investigated by Safety Agency

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said it was looking into what Elon Musk’s electric car company called the full self-driving system.
Big Sur Weighs Tourism Against Its Environmental Impact

Some 90 percent of the economy in this coastal California region relies on visitors. But overtourism, the high cost of living and most worrisome, the effects of global warming, create a future of uncertainty.
Riding With a Trucker, Witnessing India’s Past and Potential

Ragib Khan’s careful journey at the wheel of a long-haul truck revealed how far India’s infrastructure has come and how far it has to go.
Teslas and Teens: Two Young Drivers Take the Wheel

Can my son learn from the example of the robot controlling the steering wheel? Or should it be the other way around?
Losing a Bridge Upends Life in Baltimore (and It May Soon Get Worse)

Congestion has increased on other routes in the city and residents are worried that traffic will get worse as the port returns to more normal operations.
Mountain Landslide Destroys Section of Highway to Jackson, Wyo.

The road, linking Idaho with Wyoming, is a key route to Jackson Hole, a tourism hub. It had been closed to traffic before the landslide.
Kia Recalls Telluride SUV Over Fire Risk; Urging Owners to Park Outside

About 460,000 vehicles could be affected by the recall, which stems from a problem with the vehicle’s front power seat motor.
A Highway Split Their Community. Efforts to Fix That Face Opposition.

The Biden administration is spending billions to reconnect communities of color that have been fragmented by highways. Some projects have stirred debates over how to mend longstanding harms.
Last-Minute Strategies to See the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8

On April 8, parts of 13 U.S. states, Mexico and Canada will plunge into midday darkness. Miss this spectacle and you’ll have to wait till 2044 for the next one so close to home.
How Waymo Driverless Cars Could Change Los Angeles

Autonomous taxis have arrived in the nation’s second most populous city. Some Angelenos aren’t ready to go driverless.