Transportation
- China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for the first time - The milestone would cap an extraordinary rise for BYD, a company Tesla's Elon Musk once dismissed by laughing at their products.
- California sets up a showdown with Washington by reissuing licenses to migrant truckers - Truckers whose licenses were revoked now have 60 days to legally qualify for their licenses
- Mamdani Names Transportation Chief With Job of Making Buses Fast and Free - As commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation, Michael Flynn will seek to implement one of the new mayor’s central campaign planks.
- Eurostar warns of ‘major disruption’ as power outage halts services between France and England - The disruption brings one of Europe's busiest international rail corridors to a halt at the peak of the New Year travel season.
- GM's record stock performance beats Tesla, Ford and other automakers in 2025 - General Motors' stock is having its best year since the company's reemergence from bankruptcy in 2009.
- California Drops Lawsuit Over $4 Billion Federal Cut to High-Speed Rail Project - California sued after the Trump administration cut grants for the long-planned project. The state says it will seek private investors instead.
- Winter storm puts airlines to the test. Here's what travelers need to know - Airlines waived change fees ahead of a large winter storm and low temperatures after the busy Christmas holiday.
- Waymo pauses robotaxis in SF again due to flash flood warnings on Christmas Day - Waymo again paused it robotaxi service, citing a flash flood warning on Christmas Day.
- EV realism is here. How automakers react in 2026 will be telling - Detroit automakers are refocusing on large gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs, and many have admitted that policies, not consumers, were driving the charge for EVs.
- Waymo pauses robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected - As power outages spread Saturday, videos shared on social media appeared to show multiple Waymo vehicles stalled in traffic in different parts of San Francisco.