Autonomous Vehicles Will Soon Create A Privacy Nightmare For Everyone In View Of Traffic

You’re driving down the interstate singing a mediocre-at-best rendition of Jewel’s “Who Will Save Your Soul” when a vehicle merges into your lane, right into the side of your car. Tires squeal, your windows break, and before you know what happened, the other car hits the accelerator and disappears...

Apr 22, 2026

Sequential Shifting Is The Best Thing About My Motorcycle Powered Car

There are a lot of great things about driving a 12,000 RPM that is over half a century old and has no roof or interior. It is visceral; you are connected to the drivetrain and the road in a way that is basically impossible in anything other than a...

Apr 22, 2026

This Is What Makes The Porsche Taycan Turbo The Most Inefficient Electric Car

The EPA lists the as one of the most inefficient electric cars sold in the United States. That may not really matter to potential Porsche Taycan customers, who will mainly be Porsche enthusiasts with more than one vehicle. While brand loyalty may be enough to woo those buyers to...

Apr 22, 2026

Volkswagen Dreamed Up A Friendly Robot To Charge Your Car

I’m all for carmakers really exploring new, novel, or, let’s face it, even downright weird ideas, so I’ll say I’m supportive of Volkswagen’s latest effort here, even if it is a sort of a more limited version of It’s a robot that’s able to come to your EV to...

Apr 22, 2026

What The Hell Is Going On With This Engine?

Recently, I found myself in the presence of an engine. This is hardly uncommon, but this engine was, uh, a little weird. The engine itself, a GM inline-six, isn’t that unusual but whatever the hell is going on with that valve cover is. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen...

Apr 22, 2026

New York Governor's Veto Means Electric Bikes And Scooters Will Remain Illegal In New York

In June, the New York Senate and state Assembly passed a bill with nearly unanimous support that would allow electric scooters and bicycles in the state. That bill was recently vetoed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The bill would have outlined a legal status for scooters and three classes of...

Apr 22, 2026

Dodge Rumored To Make Another Baby Step Toward Electrification With Mild Hybrid Durango: Report

FCA hasn’t been terribly enthusiastic about electric vehicles in the past, but according to a report obtained by , the company may be planning a mild hybrid Durango to be introduced in 2020. The hybrid power system is expected to be the same 48-volt Motor Generator Unit (MGU) used...

Apr 22, 2026

The Chevy Avalanche's Folding Mid-Gate Is The Best Feature Found On Only One Vehicle

When one automotive company comes up with a good feature on a car, it usually eventually makes its way to other vehicles. But sometimes, good ideas come and go with only a handful of examples. I think one of the best, if not the best feature that is only...

Apr 22, 2026

This Is What The Inside Of Your Catalytic Converter Looks Like In Action

A catalytic converter is one of those car parts that you know how it works in theory, but you’re really never going to get a chance to see it in action unless you have some sort of crazy x-ray vision. But now that some wild human has sliced one...

Apr 22, 2026

Uber's Suit To Block California's Independent Contractor Law Is A Story Of American Misery

Back in September, , a law that, depending on who you talk to, either clarifies existing labor law to make the definition of an independent contractor clearer or perverts the entire concept of labor law in a gross constitutional violation. The one thing everyone can agree on is AB5,...

Apr 22, 2026

Some Industrious Loons Found A Way To Go 50 MPH On Square Wheels

There’s some questions that, while their answers seem obvious, the act of empirically proving them is an almost irresistible draw. Questions like “will eat-drinking a full pound of hot mac and cheese out of a pitcher make me sick?” or “will this angry dog react well to being poked...

Apr 22, 2026

Those Vultures At Bosch Stole My Idea For An LCD-Based Dynamic Sun Visor

Okay, I guess I should be clear right up front that, no, I can’t technically prove that Bosch engineers , saw my dynamic, LCD-based sun visor idea, and decided that, hey, let’s take this high-quality idea as our own and I mean, yes, it’s effectively the same idea, but...

Apr 22, 2026

Classic Tractors From The '80s Are Becoming Popular With Farmers Sick Of High-Tech Bullshit

While modern agriculture is filled with very modern technology, farmers have been butting heads with some of the biggest farm equipment builders over tech issues, specifically the . This has led to strange, maybe not-so-legal hacking of farmers’ own equipment with the help of Eastern European hackers, and, now,...

Apr 22, 2026

One Of Climate Change's Biggest Contributors Is In Your Car, But It’s Not Coming From The Tailpipe

As you drive your internal combustion car, the engine is drinking gas, gobbling up air, and farting out a continuous stream of carbon dioxide, among other things. This is bad, because CO2 traps heat in the earth’s atmosphere, resulting in a runaway greenhouse effect that will leave earth a...

Apr 22, 2026

Are You An Engineer In The Automotive Industry? Jalopnik Wants To Talk With You

In any story Jalopnik writes, the goal is to provide insight and entertainment. While you can’t really help us improve the latter, you can help with the former, especially if you’re an auto engineer. That’s because many stories in this field can benefit from some level of technical discussion,...

Apr 22, 2026