Drivers

Flying cars: Tesla's new Roadster uses SpaceX thrusters to turn in the air, can drive upside down

The reveal gives Tesla a showpiece car after years of missed Roadster deadlines, but it comes as the company shifts its focus to self-driving technology and robotics.

Tesla unveils its long-delayed Roadster nearly a decade after first revealing a next-generation version of its original electric sports ​car, at a launch event in Waco, Texas, US, on October 15, 2026.
A Gett taxi in Ramat Gan. November 17, 2024.

Taxi driver suspected of swindling dementia patient he picked up from Ichilov out of NIS 10,000

Dog riding motorcycle (Illustrative).

Canine chaos in Jerusalem: Man arrested after sharing video riding motorcycle with dog in lap

Traffic on Highway 2 near Netanya. Although the Transportation Ministry  has announced that the elderly are more likely to be injured or killed in road accidents, it doesn’t state whether they are pedestrians or drivers.

Chronological age, personal physicians should not decide when someone can't drive, study reveals


Ten Israelis injured in traffic accidents Thursday night

There were six traffic accidents all over the country resulting in varying levels of injury on Thursday night and early Friday morning.

 Car accident

Israeli firm to set record longest electric car trip without charge stop

Electreon, a publicly traded firm on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, has proven the effectiveness of its wireless charging technology through numerous successful pilots and projects.

 A short stretch of Electron's wireless charging road.

Colorado man puts dog in driver's seat, blames dog for speeding - report

The dog is currently being taken care of by an acquaintance of its owner, the driver.

 Israel Police.

UAE recognizes Israeli driver's licenses in time for Passover

The move follows a signed memorandum of understanding between Israel and the UAE to recognize driver's licenses for tourists and long-term residents.

 Flags of United Arab Emirates and Israel flutter during Israel's National Day ceremony at Expo 2020 Dubai, in Dubai

Women involved in just one-tenth of fatal road accidents - CBS

Israeli data shows that women constitute just 11% of victims in fatal road accidents.

According to the recently-published Central Bureau of Statistics Social Survey for 2019, among Jewish residents of Israel ages 20 and older, about half (49%) think there is sufficient parking in the area where they live

Netanyahu fires 3 drivers who worked for 9 PMs without warning

Netanyahu claimed that the drivers could no longer work with him because he doesn't trust them after they worked for Bennett and Lapid.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU has formed a government but it will not be one that is easy to manage.

Uber driver complains about ‘too many Jews’ to Jewish passenger

An Uber driver in Brooklyn complained that there were “too many Jews” while he had a Jewish passenger in the back seat of his car.

 An unauthorised device displays a version of the Uber logo on a vehicle in Manhattan, New York City, New York, US, November 17, 2021.

Go ahead and park on red-and-white, carefully

What happens when driving school basics get flipped upside-down?

According to the recently-published Central Bureau of Statistics Social Survey for 2019, among Jewish residents of Israel ages 20 and older, about half (49%) think there is sufficient parking in the area where they live

Why do Israeli drivers, pedestrians have right-of-way at the same time?

We challenge the new government to pass a law – in memory of the many casualties on Israel’s roads – to put a stop to the extremely dangerous “double green light” situation.

 Naomi Nathan

A Tesla was found half-sunken in the ocean and it’s unclear why

The working theory of how the car got in the ocean is that the drivers got stuck by the beach and left the car there.

  Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022.