Your Neighborhood Garbage Truck Is About to Start Spying on You. Your Car Already Did, and Got Fined for It.
Cape Coral, Florida is looking at a proposal to strap AI-powered cameras onto its garbage...
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State Farm Just Deputized Your Toyota to Snitch on You After a Crash
Somewhere in Bloomington, Illinois, State Farm’s engineers just solved a problem that has nothing to...
Five Officers Got Caught Misusing Flock Cameras in Georgia. The Real Story Is How Rare That Is.
Somewhere in Albany, Georgia, a license plate reader’s own paperwork just did something eighteen other...
What to Know for Your Morning: A Supreme Court Bombshell, Polestar’s Fire Sale, and NHTSA’s Worst Week Yet
Grab your coffee and get caught up. Four stories from the last few days are...
Today in Cars: VW’s Reckoning, California’s Tracking Standoff, and Toyota’s Trust Problem
Four stories are worth your attention before you head out the door today, and they...
We Checked the ‘$1.7 Trillion Auto Debt Crisis’ Story Against the Actual Data
A widely shared report made the rounds this month with an alarming claim: America’s $1.7...
Cops Keep Using License Plate Readers to Stalk Their Crushes, and It Keeps Happening
That little black camera bolted to a pole at the end of your street was...
A Milwaukee Cop Ran Her Plate 179 Times. It’s Part of a Bigger Pattern.
A Milwaukee police officer resigned after investigators found he had used automated license plate reader...
A Phone Call, Not a Hack, Exposed 12.4 Million CarGurus User Records
A massive data breach tied to automotive marketplace CarGurus has exposed roughly 12.4 million user...
FTC Order Bars GM From Selling Driver Data to Insurers After OnStar Probe
The U.S. government has barred General Motors and its OnStar subsidiary from sharing detailed driver...
House Vote Leaves Door Open for Automotive Kill Switch Technology
Automotive kill switches may have taken a quiet step closer to becoming part of everyday...
Toyota Patent Reveals Plan to Pay Drivers for Useful Vehicle Data
Toyota is exploring a new approach to vehicle data collection that would pay drivers directly...
How to Check and Limit What Your Car Is Telling Companies About You
Modern vehicles aren’t just machines anymore, they’re equipped with sensors, cameras, and connectivity that rival...
Road Rage Incidents Increasingly Involve Firearms, New Data Shows
Road rage in America is trending in a more dangerous direction, with new data suggesting...
Rental Car Database Error Leads to Dangerous Traffic Stop for Innocent Driver
A New York woman is among a growing number of rental car customers who have...