Two dead, several more injured in Pasadena wrong-way driver crash
Two people were killed and several more injured after a wrong-way driver caused a multiple-car collision early Sunday on the 134 Freeway in Pasadena, according to local authorities. The California…
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After man tries to drive off in a Waymo, company details security measures
After a man hopped behind the wheel of an autonomous Waymo vehicle and tried to drive off, the company offered assurances that the car’s technology includes protections against bad actors….
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The decorated Green Beret who killed himself and exploded a Tesla Cybertruck: What was his motive?
A driver had rented a Tesla Cybertruck out of Colorado and appeared to arrive in Las Vegas around sunrise on New Year’s Day. Cameras showed the truck in Las Vegas…
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Feds say New Orleans attacker acted alone, seek links to Cybertruck explosion in Vegas
While authorities have ruled out additional suspects in an attack in New Orleans, they are continuing to probe any possible links between the incident and the explosion of a Tesla…
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Man who tried to take over self-driving taxi taken into custody in downtown L.A., police say
The concept behind a self-driving Waymo taxi can be a bit confusing, but one thing is clear: You don’t need to get behind the wheel. That’s what one man learned…
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FBI investigating deadly Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel
One person was killed and seven others injured after a Cybertruck burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the glass entrance doors of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, with…
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How New Vehicle Technologies Impact Car Accident Liability
Folsom, CA, a city known for its forward-thinking community, has embraced the rise of advanced vehicle technologies, transforming the driving experience. Features like Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), including lane…
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Driver rescued after SUV found in ocean off Orange County shore
Newport Beach police rescued the driver of an SUV that was found submerged in the ocean at Corona del Mar State Beach early Saturday morning, officials said. Photos from the…
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Newsom touts California efforts on fentanyl. Will it matter to Trump?
Each day, thousands of people drive or walk into the U.S. from Tijuana at Otay Mesa, a port of entry that is one of the most fortified and closely watched…
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Illinois Supreme Court finds odor of raw cannabis sufficient for vehicle search – JURIST
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the odor of raw cannabis is sufficient to justify a warrantless vehicle search. The appellant, Vincent Molina, was a passenger in a car…
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Search underway for person missing after car plunges off SoCal cliff
Authorities launched a search for a missing person Monday afternoon after learning that a car had tumbled hundreds of feet down a steep cliff near Point Mugu two days earlier….
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Hit-and-run crash on the edge of L.A.’s Chinatown kills 1, injures 6
An 18-year-old man was killed and six others were injured in a hit-and-run crash outside a Starbucks in L.A.’s Chinatown neighborhood, authorities said Saturday. Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:45…
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State’s first EV-charging roadway planned for UCLA ahead of Olympics
The state’s first electric-vehicle-charging roadway is expected to debut by the 2028 Olympics after a multimillion-dollar grant to UCLA — the site of Los Angeles’s Olympic Village. Nearly $20 million…
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Two ‘miraculously’ escape dramatic Newport Beach crash
Two people “miraculously” escaped a dramatic single-vehicle crash that littered an Orange County roadway with various parts of their mangled SUV early Sunday morning, according to the Newport Beach Fire…
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South Pasadena joyride ends in reckless evading for 13-year-old
He might not be old enough to play the game Grand Theft Auto V, but that didn’t stop a 13-year-old from stealing his parent’s car and leading South Pasadena police…
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Is it legal to leave an unused trailer hitch on a vehicle? – Press Enterprise
“The people who have them on their vehicles probably believe it gives them some extra protection from rear-end collisions,” one reader says. Columnist Amy Bentley has more. Subscribe to continue…
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O.C. firefighter who feared he was paralyzed in crash walks out of rehab
An Orange County firefighter who suffered spinal cord injuries in a September freeway rollover was released from a Colorado rehabilitation facility Friday. Firefighter Andrew Brown, who had feared being permanently…
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Are automated license plate readers in your city? How to find out
Will Freeman wants people to know they’re being tracked. His desire to shed light on the proliferation of license plate readers in his neighborhood in Huntsville, Ala., this year spurred…
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GoCars, some with lithium-ion batteries, destroyed in San Diego fire
A sightseeing tour company in San Diego is having to hit the brakes on rentals after about 30 of its vehicles, including several powered by lithium-ion batteries, went up in…
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Two LAPD officers injured when patrol car hit by another vehicle
Two Los Angeles police officers were injured early Sunday when their patrol car flipped over after being struck by another vehicle, whose driver was arrested, officials said. The crash occurred…
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