Flock Cameras Violate Highway Safety Standards As Well As The Fourth Amendment
The poles that cameras are attached to don't have breakaway points in case a car crashes into them, and some are just stuck right into the ground.
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Walmart Is Building Its Own Charging Network That's Growing Faster Than All The Non-Tesla Competition
Installing chargers at a rapid pace could position Walmart to steal business from other retailers who lack fast-charging options in their parking lots.
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Expedition Investigating Possible Wreckage Of Amelia Earhart's Plane Might Just Be Looking At A Downed Coconut Tree, But Why Not Check?
For years, questions about Amelia Earhart's final flight have gone unanswered, but satellite images show what could be her plane on a remote island.
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Shaq's Custom Lucid Air Coupe Is Up For Auction At A Copart Salvage Yard
The Lucid Air was transformed into a one-off coupe for 7-foot-1 Shaq by West Coast Customs, but now it's gathering dust, and it'll soon hit the auction block.
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University Of Tennessee Gets Major Funding To Make Car Parts Out Of Grass
Making car parts out of bioplastics isn't new, but a UT study may bring them back in a big way, with automakers like Volkswagen partnering along the way.
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IIHS Claims Waymos Are Safer Than Human Drivers If You Squint Real Hard While Reading The Data
It's easy to get data about vehicle crashes involving human drivers, but the same data on autonomous vehicle operation is much harder to sort through.
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Aftermarket Anti-Theft Device Owners Don't Know How Vulnerable They Are To Hacking
A security system often installed by used car dealerships can remain dormant in your car but be activated by hackers attempting to gain entry.
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As Car Technology Advances, Mechanics Are Getting Left Behind
Expensive diagnostic tools, ongoing supply chain issues and a shortage of qualified mechanics, is more than some independent shops can bear.
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Auto Journalists Harassed By Cops Just A Result Of Flock Cameras Working 'Correctly'
Flock claims that its system is 99% accurate. But it's scanning 20 billion vehicles a month, which means it's still making 200 million mistakes per month.
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Wild Video Shows CN Rail Freight Train 'Encased In Flames' By Canadian Wildfires
Fortunately, the fire moved quickly and barely touched the locomotive, whose body and air conditioning saved the crew's lives.
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Car 'Kill Switches' Aren't Coming In 2027 (It's Far More Complicated Than That)
Despite what your uncle's frantic Facebook reshares might suggest, no, the government isn't going to remotely turn off your car next year.
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The Replacement For The Replacement Of The Original A/C Refrigerant In Cars May Itself Need A Replacement
When R-12 and R-134 were phased out, R-1234yf was supposed to solve the environmental problems its predecessors caused, but that may not be what happened.
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Kia Recalls 462,869 Tellurides For Potential Fire Risk, Again
The first recall didn't properly address an issue with over 460,000 Kia Tellurides, so the automaker needs to bring the same SUVs back in for an all-new fix.
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Air Force Engineer Took Down 13 Flock Cameras Because They're A "Violation Of His And Others' Fourth Amendment Rights"
People don't seem to like the way a private company, Flock Safety, has established a surveillance network of over 80,000 cameras that law enforcement can use.
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EU Wants To Slow Down Fast Drivers Using Satellites In Orbit
Around the world, there's a continued push for speed-limiting devices in vehicles, and the EU could implement GPS-controlled limits as early as 2030.
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Slate Partners With Crayola On Brightly Colored Truck Wraps, But There's No Burnt Sienna
With so many colors available in Crayola's repertoire, we were hoping for a bit more variety, but these choices certainly add some life to the gray pickup.
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500-HP Viper-V10-Powered Motorcycle Is Up For Sale If You Dare
Making such a massive engine work on two wheels is a big undertaking, but builder Allen Millyard is no newbie when it comes to building incredible bikes.
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The 'Coolest Thing Made In Alabama' Is Officially A Honda Odyssey Race Car
Making a minivan into a race car probably isn't the first choice for most enthusiasts, but that doesn't stop this track-ready Honda from being the coolest.
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Tesla FSD Foiled By Sunglasses On Driver Asleep At The Wheel On Canadian Mountain Pass
Luckily this is not yet another story about a Tesla with its "Full Self-Driving" system turned on leading to a fatal crash.
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President Trump Pardons 9 More Diesel Tuners Convicted Of Violating The Clean Air Act
Most of these investigations and convictions took place, at least in part, during Trump's first or second term, not exclusively under Biden as Trump claims.
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What's More American Than A Fox Body Mustang Painted Like A Flag Doing Burnouts
To celebrate the Fourth of July, here's a cheap, V8-powered Ford Mustang doing burnouts. Thanks for 250 years, America.
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Driving A Manual Doesn't Just Make You Cool, It Makes Your Brain Healthy Too
The mental process of choosing the correct gear, plus the physical process of operating the clutch, gas, and shifter, engages the prefrontal cortex.
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Trump Claims 'Right To Repair' Victory That Really Just Tries To Defang CARB
Will the EPA make regulations more restrictive than they are now, or will it regulate CARB's standards out of existence? Only time will tell.
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You Could Buy A Slate Truck, Or Build Your Own EV Pickup From An Old Toyota
What if, instead of buying a Slate Truck, you started with that 1982 Toyota, then turned it into a comparable EV?
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I Put Apple CarPlay In My Wife's 2006 Toyota 4Runner And I'm Never Looking Back
Despite its 300,000 miles we're not getting rid of the 4Runner anytime soon, so it was worth making a small investment to bring its infotainment into the 2020s.
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Ford Chooses The Bear To Test The F-150 Security Package
Ford used an 800-pound Kodiak bear to show off the security system on their F-150 pickup truck, highlighting smartphone notifications for break-ins.
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Trump's Motorcade Driving Across The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool May Have Contributed To Damage
With several heavy vehicles driving across the empty reflecting pool, the motorcade may have caused damage to the structure underneath the new blue liner.
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