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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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Year by yearUp to 5 stories per year
20261,383 stories
Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics↗ startupfortune.com · HN · 402 comments · 975 points · Jun 19, 2026
Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid↗ arkadiyt.com · HN · 585 comments · 1091 points · May 14, 2026
Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons↗ drive.com.au · HN · 511 comments · 862 points · May 03, 2026
Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price↗ wheelfront.com · HN · 779 comments · 2320 points · Apr 22, 2026
The Waymo World Model↗ waymo.com · HN · 663 comments · 1160 points · Feb 06, 2026
20251,836 stories
Accepting US car standards would risk European lives↗ etsc.eu · HN · 724 comments · 860 points · Dec 03, 2025
Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright↗ bbc.com · HN · 880 comments · 863 points · Nov 18, 2025
A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen↗ theverge.com · HN · 1297 comments · 1457 points · Apr 25, 2025
AI Horseless Carriages↗ koomen.dev · HN · 478 comments · 864 points · Apr 23, 2025
I tasted Honda’s spicy rodent-repelling tape and I will do it again (2021)↗ haterade.substack.com · HN · 454 comments · 1579 points · Feb 11, 2025
20242,448 stories
What does this button do? – My new car has a mysterious and undocumented switch↗ blog.koenvh.nl · HN · 509 comments · 712 points · Nov 29, 2024
Hacking Kia: Remotely controlling cars with just a license plate↗ samcurry.net · HN · 367 comments · 630 points · Sep 26, 2024
Watch cars evolve using genetic algorithm↗ rednuht.org · HN · 73 comments · 484 points · Apr 27, 2024
European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 638 comments · 1025 points · Mar 05, 2024
Hertz to sell 20k EVs in shift back to gas-powered cars↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 820 comments · 402 points · Jan 11, 2024
20232,897 stories
Toyota-owned automaker tampered with safety tests for 30 years↗ cnn.com · HN · 91 comments · 143 points · Dec 29, 2023
A recent software update was not successful. Your vehicle cannot be driven↗ twitter.com · HN · 178 comments · 273 points · Dec 25, 2023
Cummins pickup truck engines tricked air quality controls, feds say↗ usatoday.com · HN · 105 comments · 175 points · Dec 23, 2023
7.1M miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo's safety data looks good↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 4 comments · 189 points · Dec 21, 2023
California DMV suspends Cruise's driverless testing permit effective immediately↗ dmv.ca.gov · HN · 3 comments · 161 points · Oct 24, 2023
20222,540 stories
Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, test finds↗ vibilagare.se · HN · 953 comments · 1614 points · Aug 17, 2022
Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range↗ twitter.com · HN · 638 comments · 899 points · Jul 26, 2022
Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes↗ strongtowns.org · HN · 979 comments · 798 points · Jul 21, 2022
A few things to know before stealing my 914↗ hagerty.com · HN · 417 comments · 1501 points · Apr 01, 2022
Please make a dumb car↗ techcrunch.com · HN · 655 comments · 633 points · Jan 31, 2022
20212,411 stories
Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their key fob for remote start↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 716 comments · 876 points · Dec 13, 2021
Show HN: Long Range E-Bike↗ jacquesmattheij.com · HN · 615 comments · 876 points · Nov 12, 2021
Congratulations, Mini, you made the stupidest turn signals ever↗ jalopnik.com · HN · 440 comments · 936 points · Sep 26, 2021
Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to electric vehicles↗ theverge.com · HN · 747 comments · 614 points · Jul 26, 2021
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning↗ ford.com · HN · 1396 comments · 727 points · May 21, 2021
20201,935 stories
Apple targets car production by 2024, eyes ‘next level’ battery tech: sources↗ reuters.com · HN · 673 comments · 524 points · Dec 21, 2020
Hyundai to acquire Boston Dynamics↗ therobotreport.com · HN · 248 comments · 748 points · Dec 09, 2020
Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 388 comments · 777 points · Oct 03, 2020
California to Require All New Vehicles Be Zero-Emission by 2035↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 721 comments · 528 points · Sep 23, 2020
Honda bucks industry trend by removing touchscreen controls↗ autocar.co.uk · HN · 743 comments · 1922 points · Mar 31, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Toyota is taking the Corolla electric↗ electrek.co · HN · 832 comments · 444 points · Sep 23, 2026
GPT-6 Astra has gained the ability to drive a car↗ drivingbench.com · HN · 249 comments · 316 points · Sep 23, 2026
Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain↗ nissan-global.com · HN · 331 comments · 144 points · Sep 28, 2026
Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives↗ spectrum.ieee.org · HN · 861 comments · 448 points · Sep 09, 2026
EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 134 comments · 77 points · Sep 27, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives↗ spectrum.ieee.org · HN · 861 comments · 448 points · Sep 09, 2026
Toyota is taking the Corolla electric↗ electrek.co · HN · 832 comments · 444 points · Sep 23, 2026
GPT-6 Astra has gained the ability to drive a car↗ drivingbench.com · HN · 249 comments · 316 points · Sep 23, 2026
Mercury 2.5↗ inceptionlabs.ai · HN · 54 comments · 248 points · Sep 08, 2026
I fixed a tractor using John Deere's self-repair service. Farmers aren't sold↗ wired.com · HN · 160 comments · 146 points · Sep 11, 2026
How to buy a good car for $1000↗ abio.substack.com · HN · 233 comments · 145 points · Sep 12, 2026
Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain↗ nissan-global.com · HN · 331 comments · 144 points · Sep 28, 2026
Waymo pulls over, calls cops on juvenile riders who had 'ghost gun"↗ latimes.com · HN · 223 comments · 135 points · Sep 12, 2026
Waymo in Singapore↗ waymo.com · HN · 160 comments · 124 points · Sep 18, 2026
The car industry A/B tested selling a car with and without CarPlay↗ a.wholelottanothing.org · HN · 124 comments · 112 points · Sep 06, 2026

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