The Auto World

The NHTSA has given Zoox an exemption to commercially operate their robotaxis. Zoox can deploy up to 2,500 vehicles annually, but they’ll be subject to extra oversight. Government is also looking into an exemption for Robomart and their delivery vehicle. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a “series of actions” to accelerate autonomous vehicle innovation and they’re designed to balance safety with speedier deployments. The big news is that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has directed the agency to give Amazon-owned Zoox a “temporary exemption.” This will allow the robotaxi company to commercially deploy up to 2,500 vehicles annually for two years. In effect, the firm will be able to accept paying customers, a first for a purpose-built autonomous vehicle with no conventional controls like a steering wheel or foot pedals. More: Zoox Unveils Its Production-Intent Robotaxi, A...

A 40-year-old man let his two sons ride on the back of his Porsche. A witness reported the stunt to police, and the driver was arrested. The man’s wife also posted a clip of the stunt on social media last year. What the driver of a Porsche Cayman thought would have been a fun activity with his two children has ended up costing a Singaporean man SGD$5,000 ($3,900) and his license for six months. Just because a plan may sound good in your head, that doesn’t mean it’s a smart thing to do in reality. On October 20, 2025, 40-year-old Singapore resident Prem Anam Sugunakumar had some free time to spend with his seven- and eight-year-old sons. He decided it would be a good idea to have them sit on the trunk of his bright yellow Cayman , facing backward, and holding onto the massive aftermarket wing before driving along the small Dairy Farm Lane, a residential road near a mall. Watch: Man With A 36-Year Driving Ban Crashes Porsch...

Japanese brands imported 72,330 of their own cars in six months. Suzuki’s four-door Jimny Nomade did most of the heavy lifting. In India, the average auto worker earns less than $400 a month. There has never been a moment when Japanese car brands shipped more of their own vehicles back into their home market than now, and the reason is no mystery. Cheap labor in places like India and Thailand has become too good to pass up, and the automakers are following the math. Through the first six months of this year, Japanese brands imported 72,330 vehicles from overseas , representing a 38 percent increase from the year prior. Almost half of these vehicles were imported by Suzuki, a total of 34,288, or 91 percent more over the same period in 2025. The company even outsold Mercedes-Benz to become Japan’s top imported car brand during the period. Read: Suzuki’s Most Practical Jimny Just Got Better, But You Still Need To Win A Lotter...

Subaru has introduced an updated BRZ in Japan. It features a new camera and improved manual. The US-spec model appears to eschew the latter. This November will mark the sixth anniversary of the unveiling of the second-generation BRZ and Subaru is trying to keep it fresh by announcing a series of updates for the Japanese variant. However, it’s best to temper your expectations. With that warning out of the way, there are a few relatively minor updates. The first is a “shift lever structure that utilizes knowledge gained through participation in the Super Taikyu Series.” Subaru didn’t elaborate, but models equipped with a manual should enjoy smoother shifting thanks to the changes. More: Subaru BRZ Slides Into 2027 With Higher Prices And Not Much Else The upgrades to the manual variant don’t end there as the car has been equipped with a wide-angle monocular camera for the first time. It’s combined with...

Autocar clocked front-drive GTI Edition 50 at 4.9 seconds to 60 mph. Civic Type R trails Volkswagen badly as speeds climb into triple digits. Edition 50 toppled Type R to become FWD Nurburgring champ in May. Putting big power through two front tires is possible. Getting those tires to hook up fast enough to break 5 seconds to 60 mph usually ads an “im-” prefix to that word. Almost no production front-wheel drive car can break into the fours, but VW ’s 50th anniversary GTI is one of them. Autocar just published its full road test of the GTI Edition 50 , whose turbocharged 2.0-liter four makes 321 hp (325 PS) and 310 lb-ft, versus 262 hp (265 PS) for the regular European GTI and 297 hp (300 PS) for the Clubsport. More: The GTI Turns 50, And VW Is Teasing The Wild Cars It Never Built It’s even within eight horsepower of the 329 hp (333 PS) Golf R. But while the R can deploy its muscle through all four wheels for low...

The retro-inspired Thunderbird is finished in Evening Black with chrome accents. Ford built more than 68,000 examples of the eleventh-generation Thunderbird. This convertible’s cabin is bathed in a combination of red and black leather. This might be the lowest-mileage and most pristine Ford Thunderbird Convertible in the United States. Given its near-showroom condition and delivery mileage, it’s no surprise the asking price lands right where a brand-new, EcoBoost-powered Ford Mustang would. Read: Brand New 2002 Ford Thunderbird Was Stashed Away With Delivery-Mileage For 22 Years The eleventh-generation Thunderbird has always been a quirky thing, wearing a retro, throwback design that looked straight back to the original Thunderbird of the 1950s. More than 68,000 examples of the 2002-2005 model were built, so it’s not exactly rare, though finding one kept as well as this won’t be easy. Under the hood sits a 3.9-...