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For a full-fledged, bells-and-whistles driving simulator a number of unique human interface devices are needed, from pedals and shifters to the steering wheel. These steering wheels often have force feedback, …read more Continue reading Handheld Steering Wheel Controller Gets Force-Feedback
When driving around in video games, whether racing games like Mario Kart or open-world games like GTA, the game often displays a mini map in the corner of the screen …read more Continue reading Need For Speed Map IRL
It’s been a while since we’ve dunked on an autonomous taxi foul-up, mainly because it seemed for a while there that most of the companies field testing driverless ride-sharing services …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 13, 2025
In an age where most cars come standard with things like backup cameras and Bluetooth, it’s surprising that they don’t all have rear window wipers. The GeckoWiper gives such an appendage to the Hyundai IONIQ 5, with other makes/models soon to follow.Co… Continue reading GeckoWiper sticks a rear wiper on the IONIQ 5 – other cars coming soon
It’s better to spot drunk drivers as soon as they get in their car, not once they’ve already been dangerously driving the roads for some time. A new facial tracking system was created with that fact in mind, and it utilizes a regular in-vehicle video c… Continue reading In-car cameras could soon spot intoxication on drivers’ faces
[Peter Holderith] set out some time ago to build an electric go-kart. That by itself is not terribly unusual, but where his project diverts from the usual is in the …read more Continue reading DIY Quad-Motor Go-Kart is a Thrilling Ride
A study has found that older adults newly diagnosed with migraines are more than three times as likely to crash their motor vehicle in the first year after diagnosis than those who’ve never had a migraine. The findings have potential implications for t… Continue reading Newly diagnosed migraine sufferers 3 times as likely to crash their car
After a hard ride, hike, paddle or whatnot, nobody wants to cover their car seat with sweat, dirt or sand. Scuvvers keep them from doing so, by simply flipping forward and folding down from the headrest.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags… Continue reading Scuvvers seat covers are only deployed when drivers are dirty
If you transport your bike on a car-top rack, there’s a risk that you’ll forget it’s up there, and smash it into a low-hanging garage door or other overhead obstacle. The Veloroof system is designed to greatly reduce that risk.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Veloroof uses ultrasound to save car-top-carried bikes
If a driver is preoccupied, or if there’s a disruption to their routine, they can forget and leave their baby in their car – if that car then gets too hot, the result can be lethal. The Infalurt Child Safety System is designed to keep such scenarios fr… Continue reading Infalurt warns drivers of babies forgotten in cars