Tesla Drops The Purchase Price Of ‘Full Self-Driving’ By $3,000 There’s never a dull day in Elon Musk’s world, and this Friday is no exception. Among the slew of Tesla news dropping this morning comes the fact that the company is slashing the purchase price of its ‘Full Self-Driving’ feature by $3,000 — which means that instead of dropping $15,000 for the pleasure of still being… Read more…

Driving Bentley’s Gorgeous $2 Million Batur Feels Pretty Normal Driving a multi-million-dollar car like Bentley’s Batur is weird. Not only are you trying unbelievably hard not to do anything that will damage the car, but you’re also hyper-aware of everything and everyone around you, ensuring that nothing damages it either. Add in someone from the company who made the car sitting… Read more…

LPT: Never get too confident with your own driving ability. Be humble in traffic. Overconfidence in yourself and your vehicle are unnecessary for your trips. Accidents can happen even when your driving is perfect and there’s always something to learn and adapt to when you’re on the road. Stay safe out there. submitted by /u/Jinssi

Japanese Driving School Got Students Buzzed To Show Dangers Of Drunk-Driving We all know about the dangers of drunk-driving. Alcohol impacts our senses and judgment, which makes getting behind the wheel after a few drinks a pretty deadly practice. But it’s rare that you can experience the difference a couple of beers has on your skills behind the wheel in a safe, controlled manner. That’s… Read more…

Musk’s Tesla Full Self-Driving V12 Demonstration Was Far From Mind-Blowing Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to livestream a demonstration of the company’s Full Self-Driving v12 software on Twitter, which he recently changed to just X. Back in July, Musk described the new software as “mind-blowing,” so obviously, it was going to be perfect at driving despite not using radar or lidar, and… Read more…

Police won’t fine Elon Musk for illegally livestreaming while driving Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesWhen Elon Musk livestreamed a drive through Palo Alto, California on Friday afternoon, he was holding his phone — which is plainly and clearly illegal under California law. But the Palo Alto Police Department won’t be issuing a fine, it tells The Verge, because police didn’t witness the crime themselves. …

LPT Request: People who got a very new car after driving only very old cars: What else do I need to know? I call it the “Bad B**** Tax,” like of course I am wanting to go to the car wash more often, to keep it looking good. What other surprises await me? Also, blind spot alerts are a life change. submitted by /u/itsemmab

Driving Buffalo to Seattle I’m planning to drive the route below from buffalo to seattle next week. I don’t have a lot of time to spare but I definitely could spare 2-3 hours each day for a 4 day stretch to see some stuff. I’m planning to see mt. Rushmore, does anyone have other good suggestions for short detours on this route?? submitted by /u/stewart39 …

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Canada – International Driving Licence required? Hi, Can anyone advise me if an International Driving Licence is required for driving in Canada? I have a full UK licence for 8 years. The car rental agency I booked through tells me to check the main rental company (Hertz) T’s and C’s but I cannot find whether one is required. submitted by /u/DWMR90

The false promises of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Image: Owen Grove / The VergeBack in 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stunned the automotive world by announcing that, henceforth, all of his company’s vehicles would be shipped with the hardware necessary for “full self-driving.” You will be able to nap in your car while it drives you to work, he promised. It will even be able to drive cross-country w…

Driving across Mexico as a female Last year I drove from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico back home to Canada. Before embarking only journey everyone back home and around me in Mexico warned that driving across the country by myself as a female wouldn’t be the smartest decision of my life and is extremely dangerous. But if I’m being completely honest I’m here to say that I felt e…

Avenues for driving more sales? We run a soap business and we are trying to sell more on e-commerce via our website rather than in person festivals. We advertise our soap with our YouTube channel, I’ve spent a lot of money on ads (meta, Google, influencer, etc.) And I’ve even sent product for free to several YouTubers both solicited and not but haven’t received an email, phone…

Huggins in program after drunken driving arrest Ex-WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins is in a diversion program and must complete an alcohol treatment program to resolve his drunken driving arrest.

Driving vs flying. Which would be better? My boyfriend and I have a vacation booked to go to Universal in October. We live roughly 10 hours away, and we’re trying to determine the best way to get there. I’ve made a list of pros and cons between both options if it helps. Driving pros: • Cheaper (my car has great gas mileage, and we’ll be stopping halfway and staying in a hotel overnight…

Robotaxis are driving on thin ice Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe day after California regulators handed driverless car companies a major victory, allowing them to expand their services without restriction in San Francisco, a herd of robotaxis decided to celebrate by breaking down in the middle of a busy street. According to several local news reports, 10 Cruise vehi…

A guide to driving in Peru If you are anything like me you like to travel at your own pace without having to rely on to many people to get you from point A to point B. This desire almost always leads me to renting my own mode of transportation, and doing my own driving, so that I am not at the whim and fancy of a bus driver, taxi, Uber, etc. Seeing as how I have not seen …

Driving down highway 1 in California I’ve rented a car and I’m about to drive down highway one from San Francisco to LA. And I’m just wondering if there’s anything along the drive that shouldn’t be missed? How bad traffic might be? And how long the trip is estimated to take? As well as anything else I need to know. I was reading some stuff online but they list like a million things…

LPT- if you are in a situation where you are driving and cows are blocking you, don’t honk your horn I grew up on a farm so this is something that never would have occured to me until I saw a tik tok of someone driving to a campsite on an open range highway. Many times when cows are on open pasture, the farmer/rancher will use the horn of their pickup truck to call them in for feeding time. Therefore if you honk your horn, the cows will think t…

Joe Satriani – Driving at Night submitted by /u/vj01185