Collaborate Disseminate
When looking at the performance of a vehicle, weight is one of the most important factors in the equation. Heavier vehicles take more energy to accelerate and are harder to …read more Continue reading Does this Lead Make My Car Look Fat?
This development suprises no one who has been paying attention:
Researchers now believe AirTags, which are equipped with Bluetooth technology, could be revealing a more widespread problem of tech-enabled tracking. They emit a digital signal that can be detected by devices running Apple’s mobile operating system. Those devices then report where an AirTag has last been seen. Unlike similar tracking products from competitors such as Tile, Apple added features to prevent abuse, including notifications like the one Ms. Estrada received and automatic beeping. (Tile plans to release …
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Bluster around the advent of self-driving cars has become a constant in the automotive world in recent years. Much is promised by all comers, but real-world results – and customer-ready …read more Continue reading The Current State Of Play In Autonomous Cars
If you’ve spent any time around the modified car scene in the last few years, you’ve probably heard about E85. Maybe you’ve even noticed a sweet smell emanating from the …read more Continue reading How To Get Into Cars: E85 Fuel
From Ontario and not surprising:
Since September 2021, officers have investigated five incidents where suspects have placed small tracking devices on high-end vehicles so they can later locate and steal them. Brand name “air tags” are placed in out-of-sight areas of the target vehicles when they are parked in public places like malls or parking lots. Thieves then track the targeted vehicles to the victim’s residence, where they are stolen from the driveway.
Thieves typically use tools like screwdrivers to enter the vehicles through the driver or passenger door, while ensuring not to set off alarms. Once inside, an electronic device, typically used by mechanics to reprogram the factory setting, is connected to the onboard diagnostics port below the dashboard and programs the vehicle to accept a key the thieves have brought with them. Once the new key is programmed, the vehicle will start and the thieves drive it away…
As the world grapples with the issue of climate change, there’s a huge pressure to move transport away from carbon-based fuels across the board. Whether it’s turning to electric cars …read more Continue reading Motorsports Are Turning To Alternative Fuels
After four years, Amazon subsidiary Zoox is taking its autonomous L3 vehicles from the automotive kiddy tracks of Las Vegas and the San Francisco Bay Area to the off-road rally course that is the streets of Seattle.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive,… Continue reading Zoox to test autonomous cars on the tricky streets of Seattle
YouTube does a pretty good job of making itself a target for criticism, but one thing you can say about their algorithms: when they work, they really work. Case in …read more Continue reading RORO Vessels: Driving Cars Across the Ocean
With a little luck and a lot of money you can use Mad Max’s car to embarrass your kids when you pick them up from school. Continue reading You Can Buy the Cars From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ In Auction
Ford Europe has taken automation a step further by introducing robot test drivers. No, this isn’t an attempt to save a pay packet, but as a way of testing cars under extreme environmental conditions without risking the health of a human driver.Continue… Continue reading Ford puts robots in the drivers’ seat for environmental tests