The US went from having 356 to 10,000 roundabouts in 2 decades, and a transportation engineer explains why they're so much better than traffic lights

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A roundabout has less potential conflict points than an intersection.

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More people are missing car payments in another ominous sign for the economy

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A man wearing a hat looks at cars on a dealership lot.
Analysts predict auto loan delinquencies will keep rising into 2024.

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Man who tricked Tesla into giving him 5 free cars and set one on fire on a frozen lake gets 4-year prison sentence

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A Tesla Model 3.
Michael Gonzalez tricked Tesla into giving him five of its electric cars for free, the US Department of Justice says.

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Here's how technology is helping car owners stay safe and comfortable

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A mystery owner has just put a collection of 56 Porsches up for auction — and they're all white

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"The White Collection" of 56 porsches

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Police fined a car owner after a speed camera appeared to show a dog behind the wheel

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The image caught by a speed camera appearing to show a dog at the wheel of a Skoda.

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'Just shut your mouth:' Populist Republicans back UAW workers' demands while slamming union leadership

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From left: Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, UAW President Shawn Fain, and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
From left: Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, UAW President Shawn Fain, and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.

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Vehicle-related deaths are rising even though cars are built safer than ever. The popularity of larger vehicles may be to blame.

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A photo of a memorial on a pole in Nashville near the site where cyclist Alyssa Milligan was struck by a car and killed.
Deaths of cyclists and pedestrians are on the rise despite cars now being overall safer.

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Tesla cars aren't union made, but they are the most American-made

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An American flag flies near a Tesla Supercharger station in Kokomo, Indiana.

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You may hate high interest rates and home prices, but many boomers have reason to celebrate

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell's war against inflation could be helping prop up many older Americans' wallets.

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