Study: Bad Roads Cost Michiganders $14 Billion Each Year

MIchigan Department of Transportation A new study says Michigan’s crumbling roads cost motorists over $14 billion a year in added costs due...

Are Michiganders Willing to Shoulder a 45-cent Gas Tax Increase for Better Roads?

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking lawmakers to approve a big gas tax increase to fix the roads -- 45 cents...

Here’s One [D***] Road M-DOT Plans to Fix

Traffic is about to get complicated for drivers in Oakland County. The Michigan Department of Transportation is ready to begin...

Detroit Bus to Airport More Than One Year Old

WDET/Laura Herberg In the age of Uber and Lyft, it might seem like transit service to the airport doesn’t matter...

MichMash: Whitmer Joins Growing Trend of Governing By Hashtag

WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used part of her first State of the State speech this week to get people talking...

Unpaid Auto Loans Skyrocketing

Laitr Keiows/CC New data this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows roughly 7 million people in...

Automakers Fight Fear of Driverless Vehicles

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET General Motors is in the midst of restructuring its operations, including cutting jobs and halting production at some...

What Are Michigan Members of Congress Saying About the Shutdown?

Jake Neher/WDET As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, it is beginning to take a very personal...

As Pavement Crumbles, What Are The Chances Gov. Whitmer Will Fix the Damn Roads?

Gretchen Whitmer Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ran a campaign to “fix the damn roads” and now she has to find a way...

The Flying Car is Getting Closer [VIDEO]

It's 2019, and we still don't have a flying car. But a Detroit company is developing perhaps the closest thing...

Is it Time Detroit Stopped Being the ‘Motor City’?

Hear WDET's report by clicking on the audio player above. Ralph Nader, pedestrians on Woodward Avenue, Detroit City Councilmember Scott...

Electric Cars and Trucks At Crossroads as Auto Show Kicks Off

Jennifer Pruss/WDET The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is back, and that means the future of the auto companies...