Electric bicycles have changed the way California families move. Middle schoolers ride them to campus, high schoolers commute to part-time jobs, and parents tolerate the speed because the alternative is another car trip and another set of keys handed over. Two new California laws taking effect in 2026, paired with an aggressive push from district attorneys to charge parents criminally after serious teenage e-bike crashes, have transformed what was a casual transportation choi

Nearly every new vehicle sold in America today comes equipped with some form of Advanced Driver Assistance System, commonly referred to as ADAS. These systems include automatic emergency braking, lane departure warnings, lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, and forward collision warnings. Automakers market these features aggressively, often using language that implies the car can drive itself or that the technology will prevent accidents from h

In January 2026, Volkswagen issued an urgent and alarming directive to owners of more than 44,000 ID.4 electric SUVs: park your vehicle outside immediately after charging, and do not leave it charging indoors overnight. The reason was chilling — a series of battery fires, some occurring while the vehicles were parked and not even plugged in, had prompted one of the most serious EV safety recalls in recent memory. Volkswagen also warned owners to avoid fast charging entirely a

Americans tend to take for granted that someone is watching the automakers. When a dangerous part makes it into millions of vehicles, we assume a federal agency will find it, investigate it, and compel a recall before too many people get hurt. That assumption has always rested on the capacity of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the federal agency responsible for investigating vehicle defects, establishing safety standards, and forcing manufacturers to take