Drivers Hate The Tech In Their Cars
It turns out that more technology in cars isn’t necessarily something customers want, and it’s not really improving their driving experience. We know my thoughts on the matter, but I’ll …
Automotive safety
Feds Probing Deadly Tesla Cybertruck Crash
Yesterday, we reported on a gruesome Tesla Cybertruck crash that left one person dead after their truck burst into flames following the initial impact. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety …
Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Again, This Time Because Its Giant Floppy Windshield Wiper Keeps Failing
Photo: Tesla Despite all the stories of the brakes not working, injuries from exceptionally sharp bodywork, the frunk’s taste for fingers and its vulnerability to a basic car wash, it’s …
Bicyclists Are 291 Percent More Likely To Die If Hit By A Truck Compared To A Sedan: Traffic Engineer
You don’t need a PhD in physics to understand that it’s worse for a driver to hit you with a truck than a sedan. They’re just heavier, meaning they hit …
Self-Driving Cars Still Only Safer Than Humans When Driving In Straight Lines Under Perfect Conditions
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 09: A Waymo self-driving car stops while driving as people stand in the middle of the street to photograph the sunrise on April 09, 2024 …
Rolling SUVs Down A Cliff Reveals How Safe Modern Cars Are
Morbid curiosity drives many folks to YouTube car crash videos, be they professionally and scientifically staged or dashcam footage from far away countries, but this video of two brand-new crossovers …
Large SUVs Might Not Be As Safe As You Think
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just released new crash test results for three full-size, three-row SUVs — the Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Jeep Wagoneer — and these …
Millions of U.S. cars still have deadly Takata airbags
Shrapnel from a Takata airbagPhoto: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) More than a decade after a global airbag scandal led to the downfall of manufacturer Takata, Carfax reports that 6.4 million …
Tesla’s ‘Full-Self Driving’ Software Doesn’t Understand New York City
Driving in Manhattan is not difficult. It’s slow, often frustrating, and can put you at risk of horse-related mishaps, but it’s not hard in the way that tourists often describe. …
GM’s Super Cruise Is Handy, But It Definitely Has Its Quirks
My friend group was recently looking at taking separate cars on a road trip from Los Angeles to Yosemite when we were saved from that logistical nightmare by a big …