Porsche’s Mission S Previews a Supercar Above the 911 With No Center Screen. Your Phone Snaps Into the Dash Instead
Porsche's Mission S previews a permanent mid-engine supercar above the 911. Its dash has no center screen, just a MagSafe…
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He Had Both Escalade Keys at Home When It Vanished. Deputies Say Thieves Used a Computer to Make a Third
A Kendall Escalade owner woke up to an empty driveway and both keys still in the house. Miami-Dade deputies say…
MapQuest Added a Layer of Eyeballs for Plate Readers. Its Help Page Doesn’t Say Where They Came From
MapQuest's help center shows how to switch on a map layer of eye icons for surveillance cameras. It doesn't say…
Diesel Is Up $2.51 a Gallon and AI Is Leading the Layoff Charts. Anyone Who Has to Drive to Work Is Getting Squeezed
Fuel up 41 to 69 percent, AI the top-cited reason for layoffs, hiring nearly flat: every cost of keeping a…
The Tesla Roadster That Flies Isn’t Approved for Public Roads, and Tesla’s Own Website Says So
Tesla’s own site says the Rocket Roadster that flies isn’t approved for public roads. The $50,000 reservation contract promises less…
GM’s Eyes-Off Escalade IQ Will Say It’s Fine to Read Your Texts. Your State’s Phone Law Might Not
GM says a turquoise light on the 2028 Escalade IQ will tell drivers it is safe to catch up on…
A Heathrow Parking Firm Promised a Covered Compound. Customers’ Cars Got a Field.
A Heathrow meet-and-greet firm left customers' cars in a field, on roadsides and in the airport's own short-stay lot. The…
Hyundai’s In-Cabin Camera Watches Drivers, and Four Owners Are Suing
Modern Hyundais keep an eye on the person behind the wheel, literally. An infrared camera...
Florida Deputies Grappled a Wanted Driver on I-75. His 16 Felonies Don’t Include Fleeing.
Hillsborough deputies used a Grappler to stop a wanted driver on I-75 near Fowler Avenue. His 16 felony charges include…
Your Car’s Phone App Roughly Doubled Its Ad-Tracker Exposure. Owners Can Switch Off Some of It
Northeastern researchers found that pairing a companion app roughly doubled a car's exposure to advertising and tracking companies. Phone settings…
Connected Car Apps Are Leaking VINs to Big Tech Ad Networks
Nobody cross-shops crossovers by their ad-tech stack. But a new study shows that whatever you...
Audi’s EV Patent Calls for Real Motor Noise, Fake Gearshifts and Sparks Ground Off the Pavement
Audi's German patent application would hard-mount an EV's motor, strip its soundproofing, simulate gearshifts and turbo lag, and grind a…
Northeastern Study Catches Connected Cars and Their Apps Feeding Driver Data to Ad Tech
For years, the debate over connected-car privacy has mostly been fought on paper. Someone reads...
A $999 Box Promises Hands-Free Driving. Its Own Code Says ‘THIS IS NOT A PRODUCT.’ Now NHTSA Is Investigating Crashes That Killed Three.
comma sells a $999 box that sticks to your windshield, plugs into your car’s wiring...
Forget the Bizarre Court Video. Someone Drove a Marked Cop Car Right Out of the Sheriff’s Own HQ.
A marked Broward Sheriff's Charger ended up abandoned 100 miles up I-95. The viral court clip is a sideshow. The…