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…
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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…
Norway Sealed a Chinese Bus Inside a Mountain to Find Its Kill Switch. A Romanian SIM Card Was Holding It.
Oslo's transit agency sealed a Yutong electric bus inside a mountain and found its maker could reach the power system…
Your EV Accidentally Jams AM Radio. The House Just Voted to Make Automakers Keep It Anyway.
The House passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. The real target is the electrical noise EVs make, and…
Today in Automotive History: September 28, 2020 — A London Court Hands Uber Its License Back
On Sept. 28, 2020, a London court ruled Uber "fit and proper" and restored its license. The standard it set…
A Car Dealer Just Led a $22 Million Bet on the Robot That Calls You About Your Oil Change
A dealer group led STELLA Automotive AI's $22.1 million round. The real prize is the service drive, and federal robocall…
Somebody Took Apart A Flock Camera And Found 1.6 Million Photos, Including One Of A Flag Patch
A hacked Flock camera's own logs show 28 photos per passing car and 50,200 vehicles in 21 days. The plate…
A Stolen Mercedes Hit 100 MPH With a Passenger Inside — the Fuel Gauge Was the Only Anti-Theft Tech That Worked
A black Mercedes was taken outside a Portland bar with a woman still in it and ran past 100 mph…
GM’s Newest Software Just Launched in a V8 Pickup, Not a Cadillac. Follow the Volume.
General Motors introduced a new cabin interface today, and the spec sheet is the least...
Honda’s New Jet Just Slipped Three Years — and the Wing Isn’t Why
Honda pushed the HondaJet Echelon from a 2028 certification to a 2031 first delivery and blamed tier-one suppliers. That one…
Volkswagen’s New Record Car Runs on an ID. Polo Motor. The Real Target Was the Battery.
The most expensive component in an affordable electric car is not the motor, the software...