Ford’s New Remote Kill Switch Isn’t Really About Stopping Car Thieves. It’s About Owning The Off Switch.
Ford wants you picturing a thief. Someone jimmies open your F-150, leaves your own key...
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A Zoox Robotaxi Drove Blind Into a Wall of Smoke at a Fire Scene. A Human Had to Rescue It
On June 20, an empty Zoox robotaxi drove into a wall of smoke on a...
Flock Killed Its Scream-Detecting Microphones. The License-Plate Dragnet Bolted Next to Them Is Doing Just Fine
Flock Safety wants credit for backing off something creepy. Fair enough. It earned some. The...
The New Mazda CX-5 Aces IIHS’s Nastiest Crash Test. The 2025 Model Would’ve Just Plowed Through the Motorcycle
Somewhere at an IIHS test facility last year, a Mazda CX-5 was aimed at a...
Europe Wants Satellites To Choke Your Throttle By 2030 — Its Own Safety Lab Says The Tech Still Can’t Read A Sign
Nobody at the European Commission is going to volunteer this part, so here it is:...
Hyundai, Kia, and GM Korea Are Barreling Toward a Strike Over Jobs the Robots Haven’t Even Taken Yet
Every summer, Hyundai and Kia’s unions sit down with management, argue about bonuses, and usually...
Hyundai Now Owns All of Boston Dynamics, and the Robots Still Can’t Build a Car
Read Hyundai’s official statement on its new, complete ownership of Boston Dynamics closely enough, and...
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...
Waymo’s “Free” Robotaxi Rides Have Nothing to Do With Generosity. They’re Buying Time With Regulators
Waymo wants you to believe the free rides in its new robotaxi are a nicety....
Robotaxis Keep Driving Into Fire Scenes, and Washington Just Admitted There’s No Rule Against It
Every state in the country tests new drivers on the same handful of judgment calls:...
Hyundai’s World Cup Robot Halftime Show Was Really a $1.1 Billion Stress Test
A dancing robot delivering a soccer ball to a referee is the kind of story...
How to Actually Read Your Tire’s Sidewall Instead of Just Nodding at the Shop
The side of your tire looks like a math textbook had a fight with a license plate. Here's how to…
Manual vs. Automatic: Why an Argument the Spreadsheet Already Settled Refuses to Die
By every spreadsheet metric, the automatic won years ago. So why won't the manual die? Because efficiency was never the…
Premium Gas vs. Regular: The Octane Myth That’s Quietly Costing You Money
Premium gas isn't 'better for your car.' Octane just measures knock resistance. Here's when premium actually matters and when it's…
What Your Dashboard Warning Lights Are Actually Trying to Tell You
Your dashboard is trying to talk to you. Here's which warning lights mean 'handle it eventually' and which mean 'pull…