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A Lucid SUV with three rows of seats hit 60 mph in 3.1 seconds at a California car show last August, and Lucid calls it America’s most powerful three-row SUV

Lucid's new Gravity GT-S hits 60 mph in 3.1 seconds with 1,070 horsepower, becoming the fastest seven-seat SUV ever sold ...
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A shopper adds 4 sweaters to an online cart and closes the tab without buying any of them, and psychologists say that habit still lifts her mood

Psychology research shows filling an online cart and never checking out can lift mood just like buying, no purchase required.
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A South Carolina car plant retired its first humanoid robot after it helped build 30,000 vehicles in eleven months, and a more dexterous replacement took its place on the l…

A Spartanburg car plant retired its first humanoid robot after 30,000 vehicles and installed a harder-working successor on ...
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A Massachusetts pilot connects 135 homes to a shared geothermal loop for $10 a month, but every other utility customer is footing part of the bill too

A Massachusetts networked geothermal pilot charges homes $10 a month, but the utility spread the real construction cost ...
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Hyundai Metaplant hits 4,420 jobs as hybrid lines expand

Hyundai says its Georgia Metaplant has reached 4,420 jobs as hybrid production grows without changing its 500,000-vehicle ...
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Volkswagen starts 2027 Atlas assembly at Chattanooga plant

Volkswagen has begun building the redesigned 2027 Atlas at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant, replacing the discontinued ID.4 ...
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FieldAI nears $700 million round at $10 billion valuation

Robotics startup FieldAI has signed a term sheet for $700 million in funding at a reported $10 billion valuation, Business ...
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AARP study finds nearly 9 in 10 adults open to new friends

AARP's Friendship Study finds most US adults want new friends but face age related barriers, even as openness to intergenerational bonds stays high.
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Google Maps data reveals froyo and matcha as 2026 dining trends

Google Maps' first Fan-Favorite Dining List tracks review data across 10 cities, finding froyo, matcha and tallow as 2026's ...
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A small plug in box on the dashboard tracks every fleet van for about 30 dollars a month, but canceling early means paying 100 percent of the contract left

Fleet GPS tracking is sold as a simple monthly add on, but contract terms show canceling early can cost 100 percent of what ...
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Electric work vans and pickups shipped with 3 years of free fleet data tracking built in, but newer models already have a shorter clock

Electric commercial vans and trucks come with free telematics for three years, but fleets face a paid contract once that ...
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A single domestic flight can carry dozens of separate prices for the identical seat between its first day on sale and takeoff, and airlines run it on autopilot

Flight prices for the same seat can shift 35 times before departure. Here's the fare bucket system and automated pricing ...