The future of aviation may be this Jetsons-like air taxi. I saw it fly over NYC for the first time.

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BI senior aviation reporter Taylor Rains saw frontrunner Joby Aviation's eVTOL fly over Manhattan.

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Spirit says it is shutting down and ceasing operations immediately

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Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines has operated for nearly 50 years, and its ultra-low-cost fares pushed prices down on many routes.

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Spirit Airlines Is Reportedly Moving Forward With Plan to Shut Down

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When your only hope is Trump delivering on a bailout, well...

The EV graveyard: All the electric cars axed by automakers this year

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A black Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan is parked on a section of tar next to a large, sandy field. The sun is setting behind a faraway mountain range, and there are two twirling windmills.
Several EV models have been pulled from automaker's lineups in 2026. It extends a trend that stretched from September 2025.

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Trump says he's raising tariffs on European cars to 25%

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President Donald Trump wrote that he will increase the tariff on imported European cars to 25%.

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Another city's transit system is jacking up prices for World Cup fans

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A Brightline train in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.
A Brightline train in Miami.

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Tesla made $573 million from selling to xAI and SpaceX last year

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Tesla made over half a billion dollars supplying products to other Elon Musk companies.

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Flights to Venezuela are finally back after a 7-year freeze. Only 1 US airline is restarting service.

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E175 that flew to Caracas.
American launched flights to Venezuela for the first time in 7 years on Thursday, after US officials in January tore up a 2019 order barring US carriers from flying there.

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California Cops Can Finally Give Robotaxis Tickets

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The new regulations also require AV companies to respond to first responder calls within 30 seconds.

4 Tesla owners react to their FSD dreams getting crushed: 'It feels like a bait and switch'

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Tesla Model 3
As far back as 2016, Tesla said all its vehicles have hardware capable of supporting unsupervised Full Self-Driving.

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