A former Twitter engineer got a Waymo robot taxi to give her a 6.5-hour ride around San Francisco. Here's what happened.

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Sophia Tung, 28, traveled 83 miles for 6.5 hours in San Francisco in one of Waymo's autonomous taxis.

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European Road Safety Orgs Are Terrified of the Cybertruck

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A Tesla Cybertruck in New York City

I tested Uber's new $18 airport shuttle service in New York City, and it's a game changer

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Uber Shuttle is a new airport service offering from three locations in Midtown Manhattan to LaGuardia Airport.

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I toured the Concorde, a discontinued supersonic commercial jet flown by celebrities and royals. Take a look inside.

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The Concorde at the Intrepid Museum.
The Concorde at the Intrepid Museum.

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The 'godfather' of driverless cars says Tesla has a major advantage in the self-driving race

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Anthony Levandowski, a self-driving car engineer who cofounded Pronto and Google's Waymo

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I drove an $84,000 Mercedes-Benz Cabriolet to see if lives up to the brand's legacy of iconic convertibles

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The 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE450 4Matic Cabriolet in Starling Blue Metallic.

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We should be learning from Chinese EV players, not shutting them out of Europe — auto bosses say

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said the company had decided to "hop on their train instead of letting it run us over" through its partnership with Chinese firm Leapmotor.

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Hotel chains are launching ultra-luxury cruise ships. Here's how the newest entrant plans to compete with Four Seasons and Ritz Carlton.

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Hospitality company Grupo Vidanta said it will launch its first ultra-luxury cruise line and ship in early 2025.

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Boeing is raising $10 billion from 4 major banks — and could sell another $25 billion in securities

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Boeing Employees Renton Washington
Boeing announced plans to lay off 17,000 people last Friday.

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German spy chief warns that suspected sabotage almost caused a plane crash when a parcel caught fire

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Thomas Haldenwang, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence service.

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