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We haven’t heard much in the way of tactical updates from Ford and Red Bull since the announcement that Ford would be partnering with Red Bull Powertrains to develop a new power unit together for the 2026 Formula One season. That changes today with a small tidbit of official information.
Business chiefs warned on Wednesday that disruption to shipping in the Red Sea caused by attacks by Houthi militants in Yemen could affect supply chains for months and lead to a shortage of tankers needed to transport fuel.
Tesla and Volvo announced last week that they were suspending some of their production in Europe due to a shortage of components caused by shipping being re-routed away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal because of the threat of attack from Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen.
Electric vehicle giant Tesla has added new navigational features in its latest software updates – with map icons alerting drivers of oncoming red lights, mobile, and speed cameras – similar to features in popular navigational apps like Waze.
We’ve been hearing about attacks on shipments on the Red Sea for a while now, but the violence has probably felt like an isolated problem to many people. Shipping delays and logistics challenges have real consequences, though, and Tesla is finding that out the hard way.
Yemenis protest Friday following U.S. and British airstrikes, in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa. The airstrikes on rebel sites in Yemen follow weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed Houthis who say they act in solidarity with Gaza. (AFP via Getty Images)
BERLIN -Tesla will suspend most car production at its factory near Berlin from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11, the company said late on Thursday, citing a lack of components owing to shifts in transport routes because of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea.
Back in 1997, James Bond remotely drove his BMW 750iL using his cellphone. It's taken awhile, and you can forget about the cellphone bit, but BMW has finally made that capability a reality. Byron Hurd and I got to play Pierce Brosnan yesterday when we climbed behind the wheel, pedals and multiple displays of BMW's Remote Valet system and drove a BMW iX around a coned-off course.