A Deep Dive Into VIPER, the Adorable NASA Moon Rover That Will Scout for Artemis Missions
16 Feb 2023, 19:21 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Should it survive, the VIPER rover will join the Chinese Yutu-2 rover as the only two active rovers on the lunar surface.
Pittsburgh Party Pedaler: For Lovers of Cycling, Beer, and, Well, Mostly Beer
12 Jun 2022, 19:49 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Located in Pittsburgh's historic Strip District, Pittsburgh Party Pedaler showcases the glories of PA's second-largest city
Pittsburgh Residents Warned of Devious Gas Price Relief Scam, Because Humans Can Be Awful
9 Jun 2022, 18:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / in one instance, a Pittsburgh woman was contacted with promises of $500 Speedway gas station gift cards for the too good to be the true price of $1.95
Ultra Rare Schwinn Starlet Hangs From World's Largest Bike Museum's Bathroom
10 May 2022, 16:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There's cool stuff hanging from the walls right across from the old porcelain throne in this museum. It sure beats staring at a bad office painting
False Alarm UFO Sighting in Pittsburgh Actually Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites
8 Dec 2021, 00:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Over 1,600 Starlink satellites have launched into low Earth orbit so far. With as many as 60 mini-satellites stacked together in one rocket on any given launch.
Ford and Argo AI Set to Launch Autonomous Walmart Delivery Service
15 Sep 2021, 14:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The primary intention of Argo AI’s research is geared towards self-driving passenger cars, but a secondary effect of their work is a potentially dramatic change
Pittsburgh Commits to Getting to Over 2,000 EV Charging Plugs in Near Future
20 Apr 2021, 14:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Pittsburgh's newly-released EV Charging Strategic Plan aims to expand the city's public charging network, with easy access for every household.
Parrrty in This “Masterpiece” School Bus Turned Into Pirate Ship
3 Jun 2020, 07:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 26-passenger Ford school bus was turned into a pirate ship bus and used as a tourist attraction, offering anything from wine tours to wedding transport
Squirrels Store Over 200 Walnuts, Grass Under the Hood of Woman’s Kia
9 Oct 2019, 11:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pittsburgh-area couple find engine on wife’s car covered in walnuts, after failing to pop the hood for inspection regularly, are astounded it still worked
Pittsburgh Woman Runs Man Over with Her Car for Calling Her Rude
4 Jun 2019, 15:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 27-year-old woman got into a fight with a man at the Bloomfield post office after she hit him with the door. She then ran him and his packages over with the car
Assistant Professor Driving For Uber Arrested For Kidnapping 2 Female Riders
13 May 2019, 13:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Richard Lomotey refused to take the women to their destination, pulled over and told them “You’re not going anywhere” before trying to lock the doors
Tesla Model X Spontaneously Catches Fire, 2 Months After it Burned Down
19 Apr 2019, 14:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Forensic engineers from Pittsburgh had moved the vehicle to another location, to conduct an investigation into what made it burst into flames the first time
Dad Uses Tesla’s Summon Feature to Pull Daughter’s Tooth, World Reacts in Anger
1 Apr 2019, 09:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Paul Rocchini posts video showing that “this is how the Summon feature works,” is instantly accused of child abuse, together with his wife
Woman’s Car Damaged in SpaghettiOs Attack in Pittsburgh
16 Nov 2018, 16:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Police have arrested one woman who threw the cans of spaghetti and sauce at the victim, are now looking for the other assailants seen in the surveillance videos
Guy Wears Funny Shirt All The Way To A DUI Conviction, Irony is Strong
7 Apr 2017, 15:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A man from Pennsylvania was caught by police officers while driving after under the influence. He was wearing a "Drunk lives matter" shirt. Here's his mugshot
Traffic Lights Could Hold the Key to Your Happiness
18 Oct 2016, 09:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We keep focusing on making our cars smarter, but we forget there are other dumb things in traffic that could benefit from a little added intelligence
Self-Driving Car From Uber Enters One Way Street From Wrong Side
4 Oct 2016, 17:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Pittsburgh is the first city in the World to have self-driving Uber cars. Evidently, this brings some disadvantages, like early development issues
Pittsburgh Is the First City to Have Self-Driving Cars From Uber
14 Sep 2016, 17:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Uber has announced that its users in Pittsburgh will be able to hail a self-driving car for their UberX fares. This marks an important milestone in the field
Pittsburgh Cars and Coffee: June 2012
21 Jun 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This past weekend, a few car guys decided to get together, sniff some petrol fumes and talk fuel injection. Driving by yourself in a red Ferrari or blue Subaru is excellent and all that, but sometim...