Aftermarket Exhaust Company Pivots To Making Teslas Sound As Fast As They Are

Over the last decade electric cars have really entered the zeitgeist in a big way. Something enthusiasts have been talking about—at least since Tesla proved EVs don’t have to be slow or boring—is the sound. You’ll hear many automotive fanatics poo-poo the genre for not having the throaty rumble...

Apr 22, 2026

Here's A Largely Forgotten Automotive Accessory: The Pull-Out Table

I’m not really sure if there’s a word like “fashion trend” for practical objects, something that describes the strange phenomenon of why various objects in our lives and society seem to ebb and flow in and out of use, but it does seem to be A Thing. I thought...

Apr 22, 2026

A Lucid Air Prototype Delivered Over 400 Miles On A Charge

Back in February, before the entire state of California went on lockdown, Lucid Motors was busy doing some long range testing in its Air sedan prototype. Ever since the car was first teased, Lucid has thrown around some pretty big numbers, including 400 plus miles of range, a 0-60...

Apr 22, 2026

Waymo Suspends Autonomous Vehicle Testing During The Pandemic But Perhaps They Should Rethink That

Earlier today, W, issued a statement saying they would be suspending all operations, including their “fully driverless operations.” Unlike most activities during the pandemic, I think perhaps this actually could be a good time for Waymo to be testing AVs. Let’s think about this. Oh, but first, here’s Waymo’s...

Apr 22, 2026

Ford Is Testing Distancing Wristbands That Buzz When Workers Are Too Close Together

Necessity is the mother of invention, so they say. And in that vein, Ford is developing proximity wristbands that buzz when workers are closer than the CDC recommended 6 feet apart to reduce the chance of contracting coronavirus. Ford is desperate to re-open its factories, but apparently wants to...

Apr 22, 2026

You Can Use Jumper Cables To Listen To The Radio And Possibly Get Killed, Horribly

We all know jumper cables are incredibly useful things: they can get your car started when the battery is discharged, they can be used for torturing people for information or sexual gratification, or they can even hold up your pants in times of severe beltlessness. What I didn’t realize...

Apr 22, 2026

We Can Now Watch Google's Secret Self-Driving Cars From 2009

Google announced . Many years and one death at the hands of rival Uber later, we can finally see 2009's testing footage. Waymo, the , and sent over the footage for us to show you, along with an explanatory blurb: In early 2009, when Waymo was first founded as...

Apr 22, 2026

Porsche's $1,500 Retro Radio Means Old 911s Can Have OEM Touchscreens With CarPlay

Porsche’s going to sell factory-branded touchscreen infotainment systems in both single and double-DIN slot sizes for those of you with older P-cars who can’t live without Siri, Spotify, et al. for the duration of a drive. I bet Stuttgart sells every single one it can make. The radio units...

Apr 22, 2026

Toyota Has Sold 15 Million Hybrids

Toyota was the first to market with a mass-produced hybrid model in the form of the original Prius way back in 1997. Right now, across all platforms and markets, Toyota and Lexus reportedly offer 44 different hybrid models. As a result of public acceptance of electrified technology, Toyota says...

Apr 22, 2026

Elon Musk Is Wrong About Claimed 400-Mile Tesla Model S Test: EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has refuted claims made by CEO that a recent test should have resulted in a 400-mile range result for the , but was limited by a user error on the part of the Agency. This week’s featuring Musk included a claim from the executive that...

Apr 22, 2026

Volvo Plans To IncIude LiDAR On A Production Car

Autonomous cars will need to see the world, just like we human drivers do occasionally when we glance up from our phones to peek out the big window up front with the wipers. Currently, all production cars with semi-autonomous features (remember, there are today) use visible light cameras and...

Apr 22, 2026

Skateboarders Turn Empty Toronto Expressway Into A High-Speed Skate Park

I know, this video which popped up Monday shows three skateboarders in Toronto doing something which is crazy dangerous and reckless. And I know, we should always encourage safe fun, especially on major roadways. But this ride down a normally busy stretch of freeway in Toronto’s downtown looks like...

Apr 22, 2026

The Toyota Supra Won't Get All Of BMW's Updates, So What Was The Damn Point?

Some hardcore enthusiasts are bothered that the current model doesn’t have a Toyota inline-six, largely wasn’t even developed by Toyota, and is, under the skin, mostly a BMW. And now it looks like it’s an old BMW, at that. The Toyota Supra has many defensible merits. It was tuned...

Apr 22, 2026

Researcher Discovers That Old Tesla Media Control Units Are Full Of Owner's Private Data Even After A Factory Reset

There’s a hacker/security researcher with the that has been doing some interesting work with used Tesla parts. This time specifically, he’s acquired three Tesla Model 3 integrated media control units (MCU) and Autopilot (HW) units (known as the ICE computer, just for Models 3 and Y), and a Model...

Apr 22, 2026

Thousands Of Georgia Teens Are Getting Their Licenses Without Road Tests But That's Less Of A Worry Than You Think

Getting your driver’s license is a for teens these days, but you can get one now without even taking a road test because of the coronavirus epidemic. So far, nearly 20,000 teens have. From : “There have been 19,483 teens who upgraded their permit to a provisional driver’s license...

Apr 22, 2026