The Auto World

A Tesla crashed into a pillar outside a Pennsylvania outlet mall. Driver told police the Tesla jumped a curb and drove off on its own. Past probes found driver accounts do not always match vehicle data. Another Tesla crash, another driver insisting the car was the one in control. This time it’s a Pennsylvania man who crashed and put the blame on the EV. His claim arrives days after a Model 3 allegedly running on Autopilot drove into a woman’s home in Texas and killed her. In that incident, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the company’s AI chief said the data showed the driver pinning the accelerator the entire way, hitting the house at 73 mph (117 km/h) and still feeding throttle after impact. Thankfully, the accident in Pennsylvania ended with bent sheet metal and damaged property rather than tragedy. According to police in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, a 2026 Tesla driven by Sharada Naganur of Princeton, New Jersey, crashed into a ...

A one-off Ferrari built on a 328 GTS is heading to auction. Germany’s Michalak Design reshaped it without Ferrari’s blessing. Jay Leno gave the obscure concept a turn on his show. Think you know your way around the Prancing Horse catalog? Then meet the Conciso, a one-off Ferrari that almost nobody has heard of, currently listed for sale in the United States. For collectors wanting to drive around in something that stands out even from multi-million-dollar hypercars, this is certainly one way to do it. This vehicle started out life as a 328 GTS before the German outfit Michalak Design got hold of it and reshaped it into something else entirely. Ferrari had no hand in the conversion. The mechanical bones and the powertrain of the 328 GTS stayed put, but the body that wraps around them is a bespoke aluminum skin built to shed weight. The Conciso made its public debut at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show, after which Michalak sold it ...

A Tesla crashed into a Texas home and killed a woman inside. Investigators say a driver-assistance system was reportedly active before impact. The crash is already drawing fresh scrutiny toward Tesla’s automation claims. A Tesla Model 3 reportedly running an automated driving-assistance system crashed through a house in Texas on Friday evening, killing a 76-year-old woman inside. Authorities say the vehicle left the roadway in Katy, a suburb west of Houston, before plowing through the brick residence at a high rate of speed. While the investigation is ongoing, the incident happens as Tesla is still trying to convince everyone that autonomy is the future of transportation. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office , 44-year-old Michael Butler was driving eastbound when he allegedly failed to maintain his lane, departed the roadway, and crashed into the home. Investigators said Butler told authorities that an automated driving-...

Lucid is cutting roughly 18% of its U.S. workforce to save cash. The automaker is eliminating a production shift in Arizona. Former interim CEO Marc Winterhoff has departed immediately. Lucid is doing all it can to get the Cosmos crossover to market quickly, but before that, it’s cutting more of its workforce and seemingly hitting the reset button… again. Four months after laying off 12% of its workforce, the EV startup is cutting another 18% of its U.S. employees while simultaneously shutting down a production shift at its Arizona factory. The move affects full-time staff, contractors, and hourly workers alike. The automaker’s biggest issue might not be production or development, but rather, finding buyers. The company announced the cuts Monday alongside the immediate departure of former interim CEO and chief operating officer Marc Winterhoff. Lucid is eliminating the COO position entirely as part of a broader restructu...

A Jeep driver captured the moment when a Chevy brake-checked him. While the Jeep manages to slow down safely, the Suburban loses control. The entire scene is a reminder that road rage simply never pays off. Anyone who has ever piloted a car on public roads knows that the act itself can bring on a lot of emotions. Sometimes those feelings are of joy or excitement . Some folks experience fear or worry. Still others seemingly can’t keep their anger, frustration, or childishness out of the equation. A video making the rounds online shows how quickly things can go from simply dumb to involving insurance. The clip appears to come from a head-mounted camera fixed to the driver of a modern Jeep. It’s unclear if we’re looking at a Wrangler or Gladiator, but either is possible. As the footage begins, we see a Chevrolet Suburban overtake the Jeep on the left shoulder. Then, the Suburban driver appears to stomp on the brake like it owed ...

A digital artist reimagined the wagon-only 05 GT as a four-door sedan. The render revives the spirit of the much-loved Alpina B5 in classic form. Bovensiepen’s real 05 GT makes 790 hp from an upgraded M5 hybrid V8. As much as we love a wagon, the recent reveal of the limited-production Bovensiepen 05 GT built on the M5 Touring left everyone wondering whether the same recipe would work on a sedan. Independent digital artist Theophilus Chin answered the question himself, rendering a spiritual successor to the much-loved Alpina B5 in classic four-door form. The real Bovensiepen 05 GT comes from the family that founded Alpina , built after the marque became an official sub-brand under the BMW Group. Based on the M5 Touring, its deliberately understated styling is the work of design veteran Frank Stephenson, and it sticks to the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing formula that defined Alpina for decades. More: Bovensiepen’s $435K Zagato ...