As Winter Storm Fern continued its punishing journey across the nation this Sunday, it left in its wake a trail of broken records: century-old snowfall benchmarks shattered in the Midwest and South, and a deep, paralyzing freeze gripping the Northeast from the early morning hours. In the face of this historic deluge, the backbreaking ritual of snow removal became more than a chore; it was a physical battle against the elements…

This week for the first time ever, an automobile has driven itself across the United States. A 2024 Tesla Model S, operating solely on the company’s Full Self-Driving software, has completed the legendary Cannonball Run from coast to coast without a single human intervention. This inaugural zero-intervention journey, spanning 3,081 miles from Redondo Beach, California, to Midtown Manhattan in 58 hours and 22 minutes, was piloted by a team led by veteran driver Alex Roy, with co-drivers Warren Ahner and Paul Pham. It stands as a historic technical milestone, realizing a promise Elon Musk first made nearly a decade ago, with the entire trip captured on camera for verification..