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EVs will be cheaper to produce than gas-powered cars within 3 years, market research firm says | The Hill
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4516633-evs-will-be-cheaper-to-produce-than-gas-power-cars/<…

EVs will be cheaper to produce than gas-powered cars within 3 years, market research firm says
Battery electric vehicles (BEV) will, on average, be less costly to produce than gas-powered cars by 2027, according to market research firm Gartner.  Gartner predicted in their report, published Thursday, that production costs will decrease much faster than the cost of batteries, which account for about 30-40 percent of the EV’s purchase price, according to the Environmental…

🚗 Good News: Cars Will Need Buttons to Get Perfect Safety Ratings in Europe
https://www.thedrive.com/news/good-news-cars-will-need-buttons-to-get-perfect-safety-ratings-in-europe

Good News: Cars Will Need Buttons to Get Perfect Safety Ratings in Europe
Europe's NCAP safety testing will require buttons, dials, or stalks for critical functions like turn signals to award five-star ratings.

hello, i have some privacy concerns... https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/112407653973406705

>> By itself, switching from private cars to taxis and rented cars will not itself reduce CO2 emissions, of course. But it would reduce the car industry's market.
And once someone has decided that it is not worth buying a private car, he is more likely to public transportation than than taxis or rented cars even for trips where these would be somewhat faster or more comfortable.
Many people in cities already found that they can commute to/from work faster by metro …

This is cool.
Braille Hot Wheels cars - Boing Boing
https://boingboing.net/2024/05/05/braille-hot-wheels-cars.html

Braille Hot Wheels cars
Props to Mattel for continuing to expand their toy lines to be more inclusive of those who read using braille. What a clever idea.

A terrible take. I’m happy my car doesn’t have a loud engine or use smelly polluting petroleum products. Good riddance to gas and diesel cars. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/…

Opinion | Electric Cars Are Boring (Tesla Cybertruck Included)
Sales of electric vehicles are sagging in part because they’re so dull to drive compared with their gas counterparts.

Astrid Linder, une réputée spécialiste suédoise dans le domaine de la sécurité routière, a mis en évidence une lacune importante en matière de sécurité automobile : le manque de données permettant de s'assurer que les véhicules offrent aux femmes une protection équivalente Š celle des hommes.
En anglais:

Astrid Linder Champions First Female Crash Test Dummy, Addresses Gender Safety Gap in Cars
Discover how Astrid Linder's work with the first female crash test dummy is revolutionizing automotive safety, aiming for gender-inclusive safety assessments.

Porsches and Pastries at Fremont Porsche #cars #photography #carspotting

Walking up 103rd street today recording with #Mapillary (I know, purchased by Meta recently), am struck again by the presence of cars lining the streets. I have to walk down the middle of the block to get nice photos of the lovely buildings on the Upper West Side that aren't just photos of late model cars.

AI chip startup SiMa.ai raised $70M led by Maverick Capital to develop chips for cameras, cars, and other consumer devices, taking its total funding to $270M (Jane Lanhee Lee/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Chip Startup Raises $70 Million to Quicken AI on Cars and Robots
Silicon Valley chip startup SiMa.ai raised $70 million in a funding round led by Maverick Capital to develop chips designed to speed up AI applications within everyday consumer devices from cameras to cars.

The real reason why the Apple car was cancelled https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/carmakers-must-bring-back-buttons-to-get-good-safety-scores-in-europe/

European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls
In 2026, Euro NCAP points will be deducted if some controls aren't physical.

So, who's up for some custom vinyl decals? Great for cars, water bottles, laptops, your new iPad 😉
Practicing with multiple color registration right now, but mono is definitely good to go!
#vinyl #decals #kofi

Two people have died and seven have been wounded following a shooting at a popular shopping mall in Florida.
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"Chart: One in five new cars sold this year will be battery-powered"
#Cars #Vehicles #EV #ElectricVehicles

Chart: One in five new cars sold this year will be battery-powered
Nearly 17 million electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are projected to be sold worldwide this year, a new record.

In an alley in my #WestSeattle neighborhood #spring

and some cool looking cars, I guess lol.

I see this is making the rounds. Good overview of V2G, but the Utrecht project is misleading. These expensive 2000 bi-directional chargers in Utrecht are useless, do not enable V2G for users. There are only a handful (or less) prototype cars with working prototype chargers. The rest is misleading and a waste of public money.

E-Autos: Wie die Batterie das Stromnetz entlasten könnte
E-Autos gehören bereits zur Mobilität der Zukunft. Doch neue Technologien nutzen ihre Batterie zusätzlich als Entlastung des Stromnetzes und Speicher von erneuerbarer Energie.

⚡ Lease electric cars to rural care workers, UK climate charity says
(… programs that get drivers who drive great distances behind the wheel of an electric car have the biggest climate impact)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/a

Having owned many #cars both with tinted and untinted windows, I prefer *untinted* windows, even in the hot Northern California summers. I find that modern cars have really good UV and IR rejection in their glass and tend to cool down rapidly with A/C, and the additional nighttime visibility of untinted windows is something I enjoy.
If I had to tint at all, I would go no darker than 70% transmiss…

Wasn't it even a tiny bit suspicious they aimed for autonomous automobiles before they had even tried to perfect autonomous trains, subways or even streetcars and busses? They went straight from mail-delivery and floor sweeping office bots to luxury rich-kid sports cars!

On the Lucky and Displacement Statistics of Stirling Permutations
Laura Colmenarejo, Aleyah Dawkins, Jennifer Elder, Pamela E. Harris, Kimberly J. Harry, Selvi Kara, Dorian Smith, Bridget Eileen Tenner
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03280

On the Lucky and Displacement Statistics of Stirling Permutations
Stirling permutations are parking functions, and we investigate two parking function statistics in the context of these objects: lucky cars and displacement. Among our results, we consider two extreme cases: extremely lucky Stirling permutations (those with maximally many lucky cars) and extremely unlucky Stirling permutations (those with exactly one lucky car). We show that the number of extremely lucky Stirling permutations of order $n$ is the Catalan number $C_n$, and the number of extremely…

Climate-conscious travelers are jumpstarting Europe’s sleeper trains | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/europe-sleeper-train-travel-bf473869468c672730f5d84e75d0558b

Climate-conscious travelers are jumpstarting Europe’s sleeper trains
A growing number of climate-conscious Europeans want to give up flying in favor of long-haul trains, especially younger travelers. That has helped revive interest in sleeper trains, which had been on the edge of extinction. In the process, many are also discovering the romance of the rails. Governments and private companies alike are investing billions to launch new lines and refurbish existing train cars. However, many challenges prevent faster action. Booking tickets can be confusing, and ove…

Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars: evolution of a masterpiece
I was surprised to learn that Rocket League was actually a sequel to a PS3 game by Psyonix called Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars. With such a catchy title, it's hard to see why it never took off to the same extent as Rocket League did. Having said that, apparently it was downloaded on PSN over two million times, so if anything it just goes to show how I don't keep up with…

UK-based Wayve, which is developing a self-learning system for autonomous driving, raised a $1.05B Series C led by SoftBank, the UK's largest AI fundraise ever (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/06/wayv

Wayve raises $1B to take its Tesla-like technology for self-driving to many carmakers | TechCrunch
Wayve, a U.K.-born startup developing a self-learning rather than rule-based system for autonomous driving, has closed $1.05 billion in Series C funding

Onze auto die op de parkeerplaats zijt
Uw grille worde geheiligd
Uw snelwegen komen
Uw belangen prevaleren zowel in de steden als in de natuur
Geef ons heden ons dagelijks lood
En vergeef on onze uitstoot
Zoals wij die vergeven aan allen die over ons uitstoten
En breng ons niet in verleiding maar verlos ons van wandelaars en fietsers

Broncos player had multiple cars stolen from team hotel after he made questionable decision in parking lot

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/b…

Broncos player had multiple cars stolen from team hotel after he made questionable decision in parking lot
Anonymous player left key fob in his vehicle

Given how the future of cars will live or die by software, I'm surprised a company hasn't entered the market with an "AutoOS". I could see Unreal or Unity doing this.

Lithuania announces deadline for Russian-registered cars to leave country: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/03/lithuania-announces-deadline.html

Well, this article from the Atlantic may have aged like milk. LOL
Tesla Is Not the Next Ford. ‘It’s the Next Con Ed.’ - The Atlantic
Yes, it’s about the supercharger network.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/…

Elon Musk’s EV Empire Is Crumbling
Tesla’s future as the next Ford is in doubt. Instead, the company may become the next Con Ed.

A Feedback Linearized Model Predictive Control Strategy for Input-Constrained Self-Driving Cars
Cristian Tiriolo, Walter Lucia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.01753

A Feedback Linearized Model Predictive Control Strategy for Input-Constrained Self-Driving Cars
This paper proposes a novel real-time affordable solution to the trajectory tracking control problem for self-driving cars subject to longitudinal and steering angular velocity constraints. To this end, we develop a dual-mode Model Predictive Control (MPC) solution starting from an input-output feedback linearized description of the vehicle kinematics. First, we derive the state-dependent input constraints acting on the linearized model and characterize their worst-case time-invariant inner app…

if you're in San Francisco, remind your friends to vote No On Prop E!
#sfPol #noOnPropE #SanFrancisco

I guess Elon is getting his wish to lay off 20% of Tesla because sales fell 20% (which is an idiotic equivalence by the way).
“Tesla announces fourth round of layoffs in four weeks”
#cars #ev #tesla

Tesla announces fourth round of layoffs in four weeks
The latest cuts affect engineers, HR, and service advisers.

I would love to know the source for this
https://botsin.space/@fuck_cars_bot/112213871179990550

Fuck Cars Bot 🤖 (@fuck_cars_bot@botsin.space)
Attached: 1 image "Shares of commute modes around the world" submitted by u/GreenBoobedHarpFlag https://redd.it/1bvk8zv #fuckcars

Improved LiDAR Odometry and Mapping using Deep Semantic Segmentation and Novel Outliers Detection
Mohamed Afifi, Mohamed ElHelw
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03111

Improved LiDAR Odometry and Mapping using Deep Semantic Segmentation and Novel Outliers Detection
Perception is a key element for enabling intelligent autonomous navigation. Understanding the semantics of the surrounding environment and accurate vehicle pose estimation are essential capabilities for autonomous vehicles, including self-driving cars and mobile robots that perform complex tasks. Fast moving platforms like self-driving cars impose a hard challenge for localization and mapping algorithms. In this work, we propose a novel framework for real-time LiDAR odometry and mapping based o…

Okay Mobiles Via https://typo.social/@letterformarchive/111907421458151264
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Letterform Archive (@letterformarchive@typo.social)
Attached: 1 image #Cars #Lettering

In an alley in my #WestSeattle neighborhood #spring

At least four of the main principles of Trump's economic philosophy carry significant inflationary risks, according to economists and Wall Street analysts.
1. Universal tariffs: In what would likely trigger a massive global trade war, Trump has called for 10% tariffs on all imports, 100% tariffs on cars made outside the U.S., and a minimum 60% tariffs on Chinese goods.
🔸An analysis by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a Democrat-aligned group, found that the 10%…

Trump's inflation bomb: How his second-term plans could make it worse
Economists warn tariffs, lower interest rates, lower taxes and mass deportations could super-charge inflation.

CARISMA: CAR-Integrated Service Mesh Architecture
Kevin Klein, Pascal Hirmer, Steffen Becker
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04378 https://

CARISMA: CAR-Integrated Service Mesh Architecture
The amount of software in modern cars is increasing continuously with traditional electric/electronic (E/E) architectures reaching their limit when deploying complex applications, e.g., regarding bandwidth or computational power. To mitigate this situation, more powerful computing platforms are being employed and applications are developed as distributed applications, e.g., involving microservices. Microservices received widespread adoption and changed the way modern applications are developed.…

I’m sure this explains Harley-Davidson riders…😂
https://hackers.town/@randomgeek/112385031962470728

This can't come soon enough. The use of touchscreens for car controls is ridiculous.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/carmakers-must-bring-back-buttons-to-get-good-safety-scores-in-europe/

Filing: Orlando-based lidar manufacturer Luminar says Tesla was its "largest LiDAR customer in Q1", contributing 10% of its revenue, or ~$2.1M for the quarter (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151497

Tesla bought over $2 million worth of lidar sensors from Luminar this year
Tesla bought over $2 million in lidar sensors from Luminar after Elon Musk dismissed the technology as “a crutch” that would doom any company working on self-driving cars.

La sorveglianza ha un nuovo alleato. Le Spy Cars ti spiano e le case automobilistiche ti vendono alla polizia
https://poliverso.org/display/0477a01e-47d3503a-008bd757e181acb3
La sorveglianza ha un nuovo alleato. Le Spy Cars ti spiano e le case

On the Lucky and Displacement Statistics of Stirling Permutations
Laura Colmenarejo, Aleyah Dawkins, Jennifer Elder, Pamela E. Harris, Kimberly J. Harry, Selvi Kara, Dorian Smith, Bridget Eileen Tenner
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03280

On the Lucky and Displacement Statistics of Stirling Permutations
Stirling permutations are parking functions, and we investigate two parking function statistics in the context of these objects: lucky cars and displacement. Among our results, we consider two extreme cases: extremely lucky Stirling permutations (those with maximally many lucky cars) and extremely unlucky Stirling permutations (those with exactly one lucky car). We show that the number of extremely lucky Stirling permutations of order $n$ is the Catalan number $C_n$, and the number of extremely…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.00230 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_mat…

A decomposition-based approach for large-scale pickup and delivery problems
With the advent of self-driving cars, experts envision autonomous mobility-on-demand services in the near future to cope with overloaded transportation systems in cities worldwide. Efficient operations are imperative to unlock such a system's maximum improvement potential. Existing approaches either consider a narrow planning horizon or ignore essential characteristics of the underlying problem. In this paper, we develop an algorithmic framework that allows the study of very large-scale pickup …

I had two assumptions in the past.
1. People who drive for Uber do it because they need extra cash.
2. People who buy a Tesla have too much cash.
But while in California last week a good number of Uber cars were Teslas.
Can someone make it make sense for me?

Electric vehicles release more toxic emissions, are worse for the environment than gas-powered cars: study (Shannon Thaler/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2024/03/05/business/evs-release-more-toxic-emissions-are-worse-for-the-environment-study/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240305/p73#a240305p73

The question of whether BEV's actually save substantial carbon compared to ICE cars is a little more complicated than you think, and there are loud-voiced deniers. Here’s a report that digs deep on the issue and has the numbers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news…

EVs Are Much Lower-Emitting Than Combustion Cars
Electric vehicles’ lifecycle emissions can be 70% lower than gasoline and diesel vehicles, BNEF finds in a new analysis.

Given how the future of cars will live or die by software, I'm surprised a company hasn't entered the market with an "AutoOS". I could see Unreal or Unity doing this.

Well, this article from the Atlantic may have aged like milk. LOL
Tesla Is Not the Next Ford. ‘It’s the Next Con Ed.’ - The Atlantic
Yes, it’s about the supercharger network.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/…

Elon Musk’s EV Empire Is Crumbling
Tesla’s future as the next Ford is in doubt. Instead, the company may become the next Con Ed.

"Ford Slows Its Push Into Electric Vehicles"
#Ford #Cars #Vehicles #EV

Ford Slows Its Push Into Electric Vehicles
The automaker said it would delay new battery-powered models and shift its focus to hybrid cars, sales of which are rising fast.

So while China goes full speed ahead with EVs (eg Xiaomi), europe is losing ground and marketshare
#EV

Electric cars lose market share as private sales fall
Car sales overall grew in March but fewer individuals are buying electric vehicles.

"The average modern person, by one calculation, spends more than 1,600 hours a year to pay for their cars, their insurance, fuel and repairs. We go to jobs partly to pay for the cars, and we need the cars mostly to get to jobs. We spend four of our sixteen waking hours on the road or gathering the resources for the car."
The hidden potential of bicycles - resilience

The hidden potential of bicycles
We tend to forget three important things about the bicycle. First, it remains the most efficient method of using our bodies, allowing us to attain higher machine speeds for longer than we would on muscle power alone ...

From the Green Party of #Vancouver
Councillor Pete Fry will introduce a motion at City Council on April 10th to revisit Vancouver’s commitment to safer, slower streets. In 2019, Council voted unanimously in favor of the concept of 30km per hour speed limits on local roads. Fry’s enhanced resolution takes into consideration the introduction of micromobility (i.e. e-scooters, e-bikes) and aims to…

Finally true innovation by ditching the concept of...
...checks notes...
...making new vehicles as a car company.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/…

Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles
Tesla is also getting rid of its public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.

Red Sea Diversions Spew Carbon Emissions Equal to 9 Million Cars | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/red-sea-diversions-spew-carbon-emissions-equal-to-9-million-cars

Red Sea Diversions Spew Carbon Emissions Equal to 9 Million Cars
Ships seeking to avoid ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea area are emitting millions of additional tons of carbon, making it tougher for companies…

Tesla will be purchased/absorbed by another car entity in:
#tesla #Musk #cars

Maybe the problem isn't the honking - maybe the problem is cars in Manhattan? #BanCars
https://www.curbed.com/article/new-york-city-drivers-h…

Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts #f1 https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/for…

Reminder to not work yourself to death for the sake of your employer.
THEY ARE NOT LOYAL TO YOU.
“Tesla Rewards Dedicated Worker Who Showered at Factory and Slept In His Car By Firing Him”
#ev #cars #tesla …

Tesla Rewards Dedicated Worker Who Showered at Factory and Slept in His Car by Firing Him
A Tesla employee who slept inside his car and made microwave meals instead of going home got laid off last month from the car company.

This story will be news to exactly no one who follows online transit talk. (So much so that I'm not going to use up one of my gift links on it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/nyregion/nypd-parking-permit-abuse.html

N.Y.P.D. Often Ignores Parking-Permit Abuse, Report Says
Failing to ticket illegally parked cars with officially issued permits is “a form of corruption that erodes the public trust,” the Department of Investigation said.

Best news I've seen in years. More of this, everywhere. No justice, no peace for the occupiers.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/portland-oregon-police-cars-burned-overnight-training-facility-arson/

Random thought: a guy I know who works at a Ford dealership tells me they're offering *$26,000 (not a typo) off* the Mustang Mach E currently. Sticker is $80k.
#cars #EV

CARISMA: CAR-Integrated Service Mesh Architecture
Kevin Klein, Pascal Hirmer, Steffen Becker
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04378 https://

CARISMA: CAR-Integrated Service Mesh Architecture
The amount of software in modern cars is increasing continuously with traditional electric/electronic (E/E) architectures reaching their limit when deploying complex applications, e.g., regarding bandwidth or computational power. To mitigate this situation, more powerful computing platforms are being employed and applications are developed as distributed applications, e.g., involving microservices. Microservices received widespread adoption and changed the way modern applications are developed.…

I’m sure this explains Harley-Davidson riders…😂
https://hackers.town/@randomgeek/112385031962470728

Sent an email to Gov. Phil Murphy of NJ.
"Was on the Palisades Parkway tonight. A freaking weekday evening and it was totally congested. Seems like you need to have fewer cars in NJ. Maybe you need some congestion pricing for that road so only people who really need to be on it are on it."
#congestionPricing

“Tire falls off United flight departing SFO, crushing several vehicles in parking lot, company says”
#aviation #sfba #sfo

Tire falls off United flight departing SFO, crushing several vehicles in parking lot, company says
A tire fell off a United Airlines flight taking off from SFO to Osaka, Japan Thursday morning, officials confirmed. SKY7 was over a parking lot nearby, where it appears the tire hit and damaged cars.

All the ways that the auto industry has rigged the system in favor of bigger more profitable cars. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollution

Why are cars in the US so big? The policies that ruined American cars, explained.
How federal lawmakers helped SUVs and pickups take over America

Uber Eats rolls out delivery services with Waymo's self-driving cars in the Phoenix area, Uber's seventh site with autonomous deliveries and first with Waymo (Alex Koller/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/03/waymo-self

U.S. safety regulators struggle to get a grip on Tesla’s Autopilot
Jeffrey Nissen, the bike’s 28-year-old rider, was trapped under the Tesla, according to police. He died at the scene.

The crash happened four months after scrutiny by federal regulators led Tesla to recall more than 2 million cars to fix safety risks in the Autopilot system.
The death added to the toll of at least 20 Tesla crashes under review since the recall, raising concerns not just about the effective…

How U.S. safety regulators have struggled to get a grip on Tesla’s Autopilot
Critics say federal regulators are struggling to keep pace with risks introduced on American highways by Tesla’s self-driving system.

How exactly is it technologically neutral to hold on to a particular technology?
Sure, Germany's 'cutting-edge' combustion engine technology will secure jobs - but no need for new cars, look at all the Dieselgate consequences.
https://mastodon.energy/@CLEW/11204328

Clean Energy Wire (@CLEW@mastodon.energy)
Attached: 1 image German conservatives call for reversing combustion engine car ban in draft EU election programme "We want to abolish the ban on combustion engines + preserve 🇩🇪 's cutting-edge combustion engine technology & develop it further in a technology-neutral way," says draft https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-conservatives-call-reversing-combustion-engine-car-ban-draft-eu-election-programme

The question of whether BEV's actually save substantial carbon compared to ICE cars is a little more complicated than you think, and there are loud-voiced deniers. Here’s a report that digs deep on the issue and has the numbers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news…

EVs Are Much Lower-Emitting Than Combustion Cars
Electric vehicles’ lifecycle emissions can be 70% lower than gasoline and diesel vehicles, BNEF finds in a new analysis.

"America's green manufacturing boom, from EV batteries to solar panel production, isn't powered by renewable energy"
#US #USA #America

America's green manufacturing boom, from EV batteries to solar panel production, isn't powered by renewable energy
Panasonic's new US$4 billion battery factory in De Soto, Kansas, is designed to be a model of sustainability—it's an all-electric factory with no need for a smokestack. When finished, it will cover the size of 48 football fields, employ 4,000 people and produce enough advanced batteries to supply half a million electric cars per year.

Cars, sugar and cruises: How the Port of Baltimore closure could hurt the economy
https://www.aol.com/cars-sugar-cruises-port-baltimore-185720116.html

Cars, sugar and cruises: How the Port of Baltimore closure could hurt the economy
The bridge collapse that has indefinitely halted the flow of ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore could hurt the local economy, strain supply chains and...

Once again, the headline is "<government> to ban driving". Then you look at the details, and it's "oh wait actually cars/driving *will* be allowed, it's just certain type of cars/driving will be restricted. but there will still be cars/driving"
And that's why we say #BanCars, because media editors are so fucking ridiculous; they've been huffin…

Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian@mastodon.online)
Attached: 1 image NEW: This year, Dublin will become the latest European capital to bar thru-traffic from its city centre. Private cars & commercial trucks will be allowed access only if their final destination is downtown. The goal is a 60% traffic reduction in the centre. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-17/dublin-takes-aim-at-traffic-congestion-with-a-car-ban-on-certain-trips

Advanced automatic braking systems to be standard on new cars by 2029
Federal safety standards issued Monday will require new cars to have 💥automatic emergency brakes that can bring them to a complete stop without crashing or hitting pedestrians even at high speeds,💥 saving hundreds of lives a year.

Automakers will have until the fall of 2029 to comply,
but officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said they expect the industry to be able to deploy th…

Advanced automatic braking systems to be standard on new cars by 2029
Beginning in 2029, federal traffic regulators will require new cars to have systems that can avoid crashes with other vehicles and pedestrians, even at high speeds, saving hundreds of lives per year.

“That's because kangaroos are completely irrational animals, said David Pickett, Volvo Australia’s technical lead.”
“Carmakers give up on software that avoids kangaroos”
#cars #animals #kangaroos

Carmakers give up on software that avoids kangaroos
Australia is turning to virtual fences to cut down on car-kangaroo impacts.

“Apple Cancels Its Electric Car After Nearly A Decade, Laying Off Even More Staff. The company first announced the project in 2014”
No they didn’t, you morons. That’s when the *rumours* started. 🤦🏼‍♂️
https://digg.com/cars/link/apple-cance

Apple Cancels Its Electric Car After Nearly A Decade, Laying Off Even More Staff | Digg
The company first announced the project in 2014, with promises of an unheard "fully autonomous" system, with no steering wheel or pedals.

The Fisker automobile pricing collapse is a fascinating case. Also the uncertainty of software upgrades in modern cars should be addressed by laws. The prospect of a $70K landfill placeholder isn't a good look for electric cars.

It makes an excellent infographic if you can get the message, even if you don't speak the language (in this case Polish). E-fuels and H2 for cars vs. direct electrification.
https://wysokienapiecie.pl/99762-auta-wodorowe-vs-elektryczne-co-wygra/<…

Auta wodorowe vs elektryczne. Co wygra?
Samochód wodorowy można zatankować w 5 minut, z jego rury wydechowej wydobywa się tylko woda, a paliwo możemy wyprodukować z nadwyżek „zielonej” energii. Dlaczego zatem na świecie sprzedaje się mniej aut wodorowych niż elektrycznych w samej Polsce? Co mówią o przyszłości tej technologii producenci wodoru i aut wodorowych? Czy i kiedy wodór może wygrać z autami spalinowymi i elektrycznymi?

"EVs will be cheaper to produce than gas-powered vehicles by 2027, Gartner says"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars #Vehicles

The author asks, 'what if the tools we use shape our culture?' Of course it does. Look at cars; they've made us far more selfish, disconnected, and destructive. They've shaped our entire cities, and our entire culture.
https://phire.place/@vasta/112377445132000955

vasta (@vasta@phire.place)
Working in an organization that has adopted Teams as its primary communication tool (though our department still uses Slack), this piece on “Why does Teams make us feel so disconnected?” by Martha Edwards is remarkably astute: https://www.marthaedwards.ca/why-ms-teams-is-not-a-good-alternative-to-slack/

Archetype, which is building AI models to help humans understand the data from sensors monitoring the physical world, launches with a $13M seed led by Venrock (Steven Levy/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-startup-archety…

#Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company’s first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry consolidation.
The iPhone maker notified 614 workers in multiple offices on 28 March that they were losing their jobs, with the #layoffs becoming effective on 2…

It makes an excellent infographic if you can get the message, even if you don't speak the language (in this case Polish). E-fuels and H2 for cars vs. direct electrification.
https://wysokienapiecie.pl/99762-auta-wodorowe-vs-elektryczne-co-wygra/<…

Auta wodorowe vs elektryczne. Co wygra?
Samochód wodorowy można zatankować w 5 minut, z jego rury wydechowej wydobywa się tylko woda, a paliwo możemy wyprodukować z nadwyżek „zielonej” energii. Dlaczego zatem na świecie sprzedaje się mniej aut wodorowych niż elektrycznych w samej Polsce? Co mówią o przyszłości tej technologii producenci wodoru i aut wodorowych? Czy i kiedy wodór może wygrać z autami spalinowymi i elektrycznymi?

"'Bug splat' survey records 'staggering' drop in number of insects squashed on cars"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Insects

'Bug splat' survey records 'staggering' drop in number of insects squashed on cars

You mean….as opposed to…oh…I don’t know…spending the money on *HOUSING* those people!?
“Arizona City to Provide Parking Spots for People Living in Cars”
“Funded through a two-year grant from the Arizona Department of Housing..."
“Housing…" 🤦🏼‍♂️

As housing costs skyrocket, Sedona will allow workers to live in cars. Residents aren't happy
A petition for a ballot referendum to let Sedona voters decide for themselves on the program could soon be making its way around town.

“Instead of remitting payment in the amount of his winning bid, Coker breached the pay[.]gov website and falsified the true auction price to $1.”
The “breach”, probably: replace ?amt=22700 with ?amt=1
“Man 'Hacks' Government Auction Website, Sells Himself Cars For $1”
#cars #hacking <…

Man 'Hacks' Government Auction Website, Sells Himself Cars For $1
The method employed isn't clear, but the result was a $3 bill for three running cars

“BYD expects to begin producing cars from the plant before the end of next year, despite having only announced the project in December [.]
Shu said the Hungary plant planned to produce at least 150,000 cars a year”
Tariffs or not, EU-made BYDs will hit the European market in no small numbers.
https://www.<…

“Instead of remitting payment in the amount of his winning bid, Coker breached the pay[.]gov website and falsified the true auction price to $1.”
The “breach”, probably: replace ?amt=22700 with ?amt=1
“Man 'Hacks' Government Auction Website, Sells Himself Cars For $1”
#cars #hacking <…

Man 'Hacks' Government Auction Website, Sells Himself Cars For $1
The method employed isn't clear, but the result was a $3 bill for three running cars

AI-powered cameras installed on Metro buses to ticket illegally parked cars
Artificial intelligence-powered cameras are being installed on Los Angeles Metro buses to help ticket cars parked in bus lanes.
Testing is planned for this summer and the program is expected to go live by the end of 2024, after two months of community outreach to “ensure that the public is aware of the purpose, timing and impacts of this new program.”

AI-powered cameras on Metro buses will help ticket parked cars
The technology from Hayden AI will help the ticketing process of vehicles parked in Metro bus lanes and at bus stops.

Interesting overview from the German Automobile Association on the location of the #EV charging port on cars.
(Note that petrol cars have similar differences in the inlet nozzle)
https…

This is an AMAZING introductory video on how the Porsche double-clutch (PDK) transmission works. It’s explained in very plain terms, with simple illustrations and a teardown of an actual transmission to show how they physically appear.
I’m eagerly waiting for Part 2.
#cars #porsche

Mmm, yes, super normal. #tesla #cybertruck #cars
“Tesla Cybertruck Owner Gets 25 Critical Errors Within 2 Days Of Ownership, And He’s Not Alone”

Unsafe At Any Speed, redux.
“the report called out Tesla as an “industry outlier” because its driver assistance features lacked some of the basic precautions taken by its competitors. ”
“Tesla Autopilot Was Uniquely Risky—and May Still Be”
#tesla #cars

Bugatti will ship a V16 (not a typo) hybrid engine with the Chiron successor. #cars
“BUGATTI: A New Age — “Pour L’Éternité””
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO4Q4xt8g9o

“I understand that this period of change may be challenging and that patience is not easy when expecting to be paid, however, I want to express my sincere appreciation for your understanding and support as we navigate through this transition.”
#tesla #ev