This 'driverless car' startup is doing the one thing robotaxi companies don't want to be caught doing
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Some flight attendants at ultra-low-cost carriers make more than United crew. Here's how much they earn.
United's roughly 28,000 flight attendants haven't seen a raise since 2020. Allegiant's new contract has now outpaced United at almost every level.
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FedEx's CEO explains why regular humanoid robots can't get the job done in its warehouses
Raj Subramaniam said "super humanoid robots" with a "couple of elbows" would be better at automating deliveries.
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Ford's CEO says making Red Bull's F1 engine taught him one thing about how to beat China at the car game
Ford CEO Jim Farley said Chinese cars are "really good," and working on the F1 engine and its software brings Ford closer to beating them.
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The world's rich and powerful are descending on Davos — and many are coming by private jet
Some of the most powerful people will be coming to Davos this week by private jet. But its closest airport is quieter due to airspace restrictions.
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3 Tesla owners react to Elon Musk's FSD change
Tesla owners' reactions to Elon Musk's announcement that FSD would only be available for $99 a month ranged from frustration to enthusiasm.
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'Fire him': Elon Musk and the billionaire CEO of Europe's biggest airline trade insults over Starlink
Elon Musk said Ryanair "will lose customers to airlines that do have internet" after CEO Michael O'Leary said he wasn't interested in Starlink.
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I tried Amazon's Zoox. It's unlike any robotaxi out there.
Zoox's robotaxis do not have a steering wheel and are bi-directional. Business Insider's Lloyd Lee described the experience as like a theme park ride.
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Plane chaos erupts after passenger puts a bomb threat in their mobile hotspot name
The plane's crew detected a passenger's hot spot that had a bomb threat in its name.
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A Ford worker heckled Trump. His suspension is a reminder that free speech can get you in trouble at work.
The advice from five legal experts boiled down to a blunt workplace reality: employees should watch their mouth if they want to keep their job.
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Passengers flying to Paris spent 21 hours stranded in the remote nation of Turkmenistan before a spare plane came to rescue them
Turkmenistan is one of the most sparsely populated and most isolated countries on earth. Air France passengers spent nearly a day delayed there.
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Suspended Ford employee who heckled Trump sparks over $800,000 in GoFundMe donations
Fundraising campaigns for a Ford employee who was suspended after shouting at President Trump have raised hundreds of thousands.
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The $1 trillion reason Elon Musk ended Tesla FSD purchases
Never underestimate the power of financial incentives. Even for tech billionaires.
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Elon Musk wants to dominate the in-flight internet market. Here are all the airlines that now offer Starlink WiFi.
A growing number of domestic and international airlines are offering Starlink WiFi to passengers, like United Airlines, British Airways, and Emirates.
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Waymo riders will be getting a new 'spacious' robotaxi later this year
Waymo plans to introduce two new vehicle platforms to its robotaxi fleet: the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and China's Zeekr, which Waymo is branding, "Ojai."
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Elon Musk says Tesla's Full Self-Driving will become subscription-only
The billionaire said owners will no longer be able to buy Tesla FSD as a one-off $8,000 purchase from February 14.
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Ford needs more mechanics. It's hoping free Carhartts and tools will boost applicants.
Ford, seeking to fill 5,000 open positions at its dealerships, is teaming with Carhartt in an effort to boost the auto technician pipeline.
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Delta is buying Boeing 787s for the first time. Here's why United and American may feel the pressure.
Delta's big order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners underlines its strategy to compete with rivals American and United for premium long-haul travelers.
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Tesla's EV market share soars in the US as rivals struggle without government help
With US federal EV incentives gone, Tesla gets back to dominating the US market. It's all about volume and EV manufacturing scale.
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Tesla's Cybertruck is falling far short of Elon Musk's ambitious sales targets
Sales of the Cybertruck were far below the 250,000 annual target Musk set before the electric pickup rolled off the production line in 2023.
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This is what flight attendants make at American, Delta, and United. Some earn over $100,000 a year.
Delta flight attendants are the highest paid, but United's crew is still negotiating a new union contract. Here's how much they are paid.
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Tesla hit with another lawsuit over 'defective' door handles
The class-action lawsuit is the latest in a long line of complaints over Tesla's electronically powered door handles.
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Airlines are canceling dozens of flights in and out of Iran as mass protests hit the nation
Mass anti-government protests in Iran have seen over 500 people killed and 10,000 arrested, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency.
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I traveled 11,000 miles in my Tesla without touching the steering wheel. I'll never buy a car without Full Self-Driving again.
David Moss, a Tesla owner since 2024, said he traveled 11,000 miles across the US with Full Self-Driving. He said FSD is indispensable.
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Tesla faces several self-imposed deadlines in 'prove-it' year
Elon Musk is staring down several self-imposed deadlines this year, from Cybercab volume production to a much-hyped Roadster demo.
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EVs stumbled into 2026. Now automakers are betting on cheaper cars.
Tesla and legacy automakers are shifting to budget-friendly EVs amid sales declines, subsidy cuts, and mounting US consumer auto debt concerns.
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'Our 6-day honeymoon turned into a 14-day trip': A week after Venezuela strikes caused travel chaos, some vacationers are still stranded
After the US raid on Venezuela forced flight cancellations, some travelers can't get home for another week and are having to spend thousands extra.
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I went to CES to check out robotaxis. I left convinced that one player is far in the lead.
Robotaxi reporter Lloyd Lee breaks down what he saw — and heard — on the ground at the world's largest consumer tech show, CES, in Vegas.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs sold his private jet
Sean Combs sold his private jet after raking in income by chartering it out, even while he was behind bars.
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GM says its bet on EVs made it bleed billions more, and the losses won't stop anytime soon
GM said it would record about $6 billion in fourth-quarter charges tied to scaling back EV plans in the US.
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I'm at CES in Las Vegas to check out the latest in autonomous driving. Here's what I've learned so far.
Business Insider is on the ground at Las Vegas CES 2026. Here's everything we learned on self-driving cars and robotaxis,
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Ford is throwing its hat into the ring alongside Rivian and making an AI companion in-house
Ford announced a new AI assistant for its cars, which will help drivers answer specific questions like how much firewood can fit into their trucks.
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Ford is revving up its self-driving ambitions and making key tech in-house
Ford announced plans to deploy eyes-off driving technology on public roads by 2028. The legacy automaker is making the tech in-house to get there.
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Avelo said it will stop deportation flights for ICE
Avelo Airlines began operating deportation flights in May and has seen protests and calls for boycotts in response.
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Amsterdam's travel chaos is getting even worse, with the airport setting up beds for stranded passengers
After her flight from Amsterdam and Eurostar trains were canceled, one passenger told Business Insider she took a six-hour ferry to get to the UK.
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Inside Rivian's 'profound' push toward AI-defined vehicles
Business Insider got a tour of Rivian's lab in Palo Alto, where the EV maker's pivot to AI-defined vehicles began and will shape the company's future.
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Elon Musk says Nvidia's self-driving tech won't put pressure on Tesla for at least 5 years
The Tesla CEO said it would take years for the company's rivals to match its self-driving tech after Nvidia unveiled an FSD alternative.
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See inside American's flight operations center that managed the Caribbean chaos after the US strikes on Venezuela
American's 149,000-square-foot operations center is responsible for moving nearly 6,000 flights and supporting half a million customers every day.
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Free WiFi is no longer a special in-flight perk — it's a carrot to boost airline loyalty
Free airline WiFi is no longer a premium perk but a baseline expectation. It serves as an on-ramp into highly profitable loyalty ecosystems.
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A pilot on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a door plug is suing Boeing for $10m, saying it tried to blame the crew
A lawsuit from the captain of the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel in midair in 2024 says Boeing tried to "scapegoat" the pilots.
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Snow causes 5 days of travel chaos in Amsterdam, with over 2,500 flights canceled and planes left taxiing for hours
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has experienced five days of mass cancellations and huge delays due to snow.
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Maps show the scale of the Caribbean air travel chaos — and how airlines are adding extra flights to rescue passengers
Nearly 1,000 flights to and from the Caribbean were canceled after the US raid on Venezuela. Airlines are adding dozens of flights to help passengers.
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Thousands of travelers stranded as US strikes on Venezuela push airlines out of Caribbean airspace
From outbound vacationers to students returning for the new semester, the US raid on Venezuela disrupted travel across the region.
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RANKED: The airlines least likely to delay or cancel your flight
Cirium released its annual report of the world's most punctual airlines. The cream of the crop is Aeromexico, but only one in the US made the top 10.
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BYD has officially taken Tesla's crown and become the world's largest EV seller
BYD said it sold 2.25 million battery-powered EVs in 2025, while Tesla said it sold 1.64 million over the same period.
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Tesla sales fall for the second year in a row
Tesla's stock has hit record highs over its robotaxi rollout, but the company's EV business is struggling.
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40 New Year's Day flights were diverted away from San Diego after a storm hit the city
An equipment outage and flooded roadways led to significant travel disruption at San Diego Airport, affecting over 300 flights.
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Amtrak is booming: Why more Americans are taking its trains than ever before
More Americans are taking the Amtrak than ever before. Here's why the national rail service is having a moment.
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SpaceX is moving thousands of Starlink satellites in orbit to reduce the chances of them colliding with rivals
A SpaceX executive said the move would reduce the "likelihood of collision" with other satellites and space debris.
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