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Auto.m Autonomous Taxi is Basically a Tiny Tower That Rolls Itself Through City Chaos

By Jackson Chung July 14, 2026

City streets keep filling with bigger machines that promise freedom yet eat more space every year. One designer decided the answer sits much closer to the ground and far smaller than the robotaxi fleets already rolling out. His name is Alejandro Otálora. From a San Francisco base he spent years shaping delivery robots, then turned that experience into a personal side project he simply calls Auto.m. The result looks like a friendly upright box that just won a 2026 Red Dot Award and might one day leave the render farm for real pavement.

Automotive

Fernando Alonso’s Monaco Outing in a Bugatti From Another Era

By Bill Smith July 13, 2026

Recent sightings captured Fernando Alonso threading a Bugatti EB110 GT through the streets of Monaco. The two-time Formula One champion usually favors the newest hypercars money can buy. This particular car dates back more than three decades, and its arrival in his collection caught plenty of attention.

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Sunglasses Hid Closed Eyes and Let a Tesla Model Y Keep Going With Its Driver Asleep

By Jackson Chung July 11, 2026

Video footage recorded by another motorist on British Columbia’s Trans-Canada Highway captured a Tesla Model Y traveling at roughly 100 kilometers per hour with its driver fast asleep. Her head rested to one side, eyes shut, while the car maintained its lane and speed on the stretch between Golden and Revelstoke. Two children reportedly occupied the rear seats. The person behind the wheel wore large sunglasses that blocked any direct view of her eyes.

Automotive

SkyNomad N90 is Xiaomi’s First Range-Extended SUV, Complete with Swivel Seats and Pop-Up Roof

By Bill Smith July 11, 2026

Xiaomi has entered the extended-range electric vehicle segment with the SkyNomad N90, a large three-row SUV that doubles as flexible living space. The model launches under a fresh Sky Nomad sub-brand and gives buyers a boxy, upright shape built on the new Kunlun architecture. Reservations opened in early July with a planned launch by the end of the third quarter.

Automotive

RUF Builds the Twin Turbo Flat Eight Supercar That Porsche Never Made, Calls it the B8

By Jackson Chung July 10, 2026

Race driver Tanner Foust guided a vivid yellow prototype through repeated runs up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Each climb let spectators hear the engine’s low idle thump give way to a full eight cylinder growl backed by turbo whistle as the car gathered speed.