Amtrak The rise and fall of Amtrak, which has been losing money since 1971Business Insider - Graham Rapier150 years ago this month, the United States completed one of the most impressive engineering feats of the time (and to this day): a single railroad, connecting sea to shining sea. In the decades following,
Uber Uber employees reportedly started drinking before 6 a.m. on IPO dayBusiness Insider - Mark MatousekPartying at Uber's headquarters in San Francisco started at 5:30 a.m. on May 10, the day the company launched its initial public offering (IPO), The Washington Post's Faiz Siddiqui reported. San Francisco
Blackbirds A cinematographer reveals one thing you probably don't know about how car commercials are madeBusiness Insider - Mark MatousekWhen you're watching a car commercial, the vehicle you see on your television or computer screen might not look anything like the one that was used during filming. That's because some car commercials the
Acura Cadillac XT5 and Acura RDX compared: Which is better?Business Insider - Matthew DeBordWe live in the Golden Age of the luxury crossover SUV. Automakers have been launching them at a furious pace, to capture customers who have abandoned sedans and wagons in droves. The major players are
Tesla Elon Musk: Tesla cost-cutting is only way for financial sustainabilityBusiness Insider - Graham RapierElon Musk has promised yet another sprint of financial discipline at Tesla. In an email to company employees Thursday, parts of which were published by the blog Electrek, Musk said Tesla has about 10 at
Nissan Altima Nissan Altima 2019 review, photosBusiness Insider - Benjamin ZhangThe market for family sedans in the US is shrinking. According to data collected by Kelley Blue Book, US midsize sedan sales dropped by more than 16% in 2017. Last year, sales fell another 15.9%. However,
Tesla Tesla is facing mounting pressure as Audi, Mercedes, and Volkswagen ramp up their push into electric carsBusiness Insider - Mark MatousekElectric vehicles from Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen have reached significant milestones in recent weeks. Deliveries have begun for Audi's e-tron SUV, while pre-orders and production have started
Boeing 737 MAX Boeing has finished the software update to fix the grounded 737 Max that was involved in two fatal crashesBusiness Insider - Benjamin ZhangBoeing announced on Thursday that it finished development work on the software fix for the grounded 737 Max airliner. The Chicago-based aviation giant also said it has completed the simulator testing engineering
Boeing 737 MAX Boeing 737 Max still viable for flyers if its cheap: Reuters pollBusiness Insider - ReutersU.S. fliers still consider ticket prices the most important factor when choosing a flight, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, suggesting two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX jets have had little impact
Handy 12 things you should keep in your car at all times in case of disasterBusiness Insider - Benjamin ZhangNo one wants to be stranded by the side of the road. However, emergencies do happen and we all need to be prepared to handle them. As a result, it's imperative that we keep select emergency supplies in
Employment Uber scored a major victory when the US government ruled drivers aren't employees, but not everyone is happyBusiness Insider - Graham RapierUber drivers will officially be classified as independent contractors— not employees — by the United States government. That decision, a decisive win for Uber in its fight to avoid paying benefits like
Travel Insurance Flight attendants describe physical abuse from passengers in surveyBusiness Insider - Mark MatousekFlight attendants reported a significant amount of verbal and physical misconduct from passengers who had taken medication in a new study from Direct Line Insurance Group. The company surveyed 100 flight
Tesla Model 3 The driver killed in a recent Model 3 crash was traveling with Autopilot engaged, NTSB report revealsBusiness Insider - Mark MatousekTesla's semi-autonomous Autopilot system was engaged during a fatal accident from March involving a Tesla Model 3 sedan, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a preliminary report released
Tesla Model 3 Tesla is updating its battery software after 2 seemingly spontaneous firesBusiness Insider - Graham RapierTesla said Wednesday that it will update the thermal management settings in its vehicles' software in response to a string of seemingly spontaneous fires. The company said it has not yet determined a of
Ford Ranger Ford Ranger and Chevy Colorado truck compared: Which is better?Business Insider - Matthew DeBordThe Ford versus Chevy rivalry is a familiar one to pickup-truck customers. In the full-size segment, the mighty F-150 has been the bestselling vehicle in the US since Ronald Reagan was President, while
List: Executives who have left Tesla in recent monthsBusiness Insider - Mark Matousek, Graham RapierTesla has seen a lot of senior employees leave in the last year. As the automaker has faced production and delivery issues, investigations from the federal government, and questions about the decision-making
Tesla Model 3 Tesla is losing another top executive amid a brutal week for the electric automakerBusiness Insider - Bryan LoganTesla's senior director of communications Dave Arnold is leaving the company. Arnold served the electric automaker for two years. "We'd like to thank Dave for his work in support of Tesla's mission, and
Markets Lincoln says fully electric car is coming, explains Navigator successBusiness Insider - Matthew DeBordFord is in the middle of an $11-billion turnaround plan, led by CEO Jim Hackett, that looks to be gaining some traction after about two years. Since the beginning of the year, Ford's stock — declining
Hudson River Watch the terrifying moment a helicopter crashed into New York City's Hudson RiverBusiness Insider - Mark MatousekA helicopter crashed into New York City's Hudson River on Wednesday. The pilot, who was the helicopter's only occupant, was not injured, the New York Fire Department confirmed. The ferry company New York
Helicopters A helicopter has crashed into the Hudson River in New York CityBusiness Insider - Graham RapierA helicopter has crashed into the Hudson River in New York City, the fire department confirmed Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson for the FDNY confirmed the crash and said the pilot, the only person board,
Eindhoven These are the 10 worst major airports in the worldBusiness Insider - Mark MatousekThe air-travel website AirHelp has released a ranking of major airports around the world. The list includes 133 airports evaluated on criteria like customer service, cleanliness, on-time performance, the
Lyft Lyft executive suggests drivers become mechanics after they're replaced by self-driving robo-taxisBusiness Insider - Graham RapierLyft's head of operations has an interesting new metaphor for the ride-hailing drivers that power the company's service. Speaking at the Smart Cities conference in New York on Tuesday, chief operating
Qatar Airways American Airlines CEO: Air Italy and Qatar Airways violating 2018 dealBusiness Insider - Benjamin ZhangAir Italy is a small Italian airline with a fleet of 13 planes and yet, it's playing a central role in a feud between some of the world's great aviation powers. For much of the past decade, America's largest
Play buttonBoeing 737 MAX Lawmakers grill safety officials about Boeing 737 Max crashesBusiness Insider - Graham RapierMembers of the House of Representatives' aviation subcommittee on Wednesday had harsh words for leaders of the government's two air-safety agencies. In a hearing on Capitol Hill, lawmakers fired blunt
Tesla Exclusive: Tesla's solar factory is exporting most of its cells - documentBusiness Insider - Reuters(Reuters) - The "great majority" of solar cells being produced at Tesla's factory in upstate New York are being sold overseas instead of being used in the company's trademark "Solar Roof" as originally
TSA TSA to send employees to border to help immigration officials: reportBusiness Insider - Mark MatousekThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to send up to 575 employees to the southern border to assist immigration officials, CNN's Rene Marsh and Gregory Wallace reported. The TSA reportedly
Lyft Uber stock price no longer has edge over Lyft: AnalystBusiness Insider - Graham RapierUber and Lyft have struggled to find their footing as publicly traded companies, with both stocks down significantly from their IPO prices. "Our recent discussions with investors suggest that, for whatever
U.S. Department of Labor Uber drivers are contractors, not employees: U.S. labor relations boardBusiness Insider - ReutersDrivers for ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc are independent contractors and not employees, the general counsel of a U.S. labor agency has concluded, in an advisory memo that is likely to carry
