Hacker News with Generative AI: Automobiles

Volkswagen gets the message: Cheap, stylish EVs coming from 2026 (arstechnica.com)
In two years, this small electric Volkswagen will go on sale, for less than €20,000 ($21,338). In Europe, at least.

Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen, Automobiles, Europe, Technology

8 points by sebastian_z 7 hours ago | 3 comments

Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads (kbb.com)
Jeep owners took to social media this week with a new complaint: many are receiving repeated pop-up ads on their cars’ infotainment screens asking them to sign up for an extended warranty.

Consumer Issues, Automobiles, Advertising, Social Media

203 points by spudlyo 1 day ago | 232 comments

Over 60k Volkswagen and Audi electric cars recalled for risk of rollaway (nbcnews.com)
Over 60,000 Volkswagen and Audi electric vehicles have been recalled for a faulty gear display that could increase the chance of the vehicle rolling away, according to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Automobiles, Safety, Recalls, Electric Vehicles

3 points by huang_chung 3 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla is suing drivers who complain about their cars after accidents and winning (the-independent.com)
Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier.

Tesla, Lawsuits, Accidents, Automobiles

20 points by speckx 21 days ago | 4 comments

It's Official: The Cybertruck Is More Explosive Than the Ford Pinto (fuelarc.com)
We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities.

Cybertruck, Tesla, Safety, Electric Vehicles, Automobiles

17 points by eqvinox 25 days ago | 4 comments

BYD Is Absolutely Dominating the Chinese Market and Western Brands Can't Keep Up (jalopnik.com)
Chinese mega-brand BYD shifted 4,272,145 automobile units in the 2024 calendar year.

China, Automobiles, Business, Competition

8 points by rntn 43 days ago | 11 comments

US to ban Russian, Chinese software and hardware in vehicles (abcnews.go.com)
The United States is going to ban Russian and Chinese software in vehicles, according to the Department of Commerce, due to national security concerns.

Politics, National Security, Software, Hardware, Automobiles

36 points by taimurkazmi 50 days ago | 39 comments

Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don't we treat them like one? (vox.com)
With an annual toll of 40,000 American lives, the deadliness of secondhand smoke is now common knowledge. But it was only a few decades ago that puffing on a cigarette was defended as an act that affected only the smoker.

Public Health, Automobiles, Safety, Environmental Issues

3 points by rntn 59 days ago | 0 comments

Why won't Mercedes let owners open the hood? [video] (youtube.com)

Mercedes, Automobiles, Car Maintenance, Technical Issues

13 points by impish9208 65 days ago | 3 comments

Headlights seem a lot brighter these days – because they are (cbc.ca)
If you feel a bit like a deer caught in the headlights every time you hit a dark road recently, you're not alone. Experts say the LED headlights on newer vehicles are, in fact, more blinding than what most people grew up with.

Automobiles, Technology, Safety

7 points by geox 71 days ago | 2 comments

Too many people are killed by supersized cars. This new rule could help (vox.com)
The deadly consequences of “autobesity,” in 3 charts.

Traffic Safety, Automobiles, Statistics, Policy

13 points by rntn 87 days ago | 2 comments

Not the peoples car anymore it seems (theweek.com)

Politics, Social Commentary, Automobiles

4 points by yearesadpeople 100 days ago | 0 comments

Alpine's first 6-cylinder hydrogen engine (alpinecars.com)
Alpine presents Alpenglow Hy6 with the brand's first 6-cylinder hydrogen engine

Hydrogen Engines, Automobiles, Alpine, New Releases

10 points by geox 140 days ago | 5 comments

the US gov't is finally doing something about giant pedestrian-killing SUVs (electrek.co)
After a decade and a half rise in pedestrian deaths, the US government is finally starting to take some action to stop huge pedestrian-killing SUVs.

Traffic Safety, Automobiles, Government Regulation

3 points by amai 141 days ago | 0 comments

There Is No Technology Fix for Car Bloat (slate.com)
The number of pedestrian deaths in the United States is skyrocketing. In 2022 traffic crashes killed 7,805 people on foot—that’s an 83 percent rise from 2009, and a 40-year high. The vast majority of those deaths involved a car colliding into a human.

Traffic Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Automobiles

8 points by rntn 145 days ago | 6 comments

Rust is rolling off the Volvo assembly line (tweedegolf.nl)
Rust is rolling off the Volvo assembly line

Programming Languages, Automobiles, Rust

119 points by ladyanita22 150 days ago | 99 comments

Tesla's Cybertruck racks up fifth recall in under a year (techcrunch.com)
Tesla’s 2024 Cybertrucks have been on the road for less than a year and they’ve already been recalled five times, as of Thursday.

Tesla, Recalls, Cybertruck, Automobiles

4 points by mikece 155 days ago | 4 comments

Stolen Ferrari worth $575,000 was found by tracking the owner's AirPods (9to5mac.com)
In Waterbury, Connecticut, the police department arrested a suspect in the theft of a very expensive vehicle.

Crime, Technology, Automobiles

19 points by thunderbong 156 days ago | 8 comments

Arizona Town Cracks Down on Project Cars with Single 'Inoperable' Vehicle Limit (thedrive.com)
Car enthusiasts and collectors are having a rough go. There have been the right-to-repair battles in Maine and Massachusetts that eventually led to the feds getting involved. Kei cars have been banned and then (hopefully) unbanned in Rhode Island and Massachusetts (again?). But now the Southwest wants in on the anti-auto action by limiting “inoperable” vehicles to just one, even on private property.

Automobiles, Law, Local Government, Arizona

14 points by PaulHoule 157 days ago | 17 comments

The Death of the Minivan (theatlantic.com)
It was a perfect vehicle.

Cars, Automobiles, Culture, Society

71 points by throw0101d 161 days ago | 190 comments

Toyota Maru (1990) [pdf] (ayuba.fr)

Toyota, Automobiles, History, PDF, Japan

10 points by tosh 174 days ago | 2 comments

A Stock Prius just drove across America averaging 93.158 MPG (theautopian.com)
Hypermilers are a different breed. Like racing drivers, they view elevation changes, acceleration and braking zones with millimetric precision, but instead of clipping apexes and shaving off milliseconds, they’re all about boosting cruising range and dropping fuel consumption. Case in point: One hypermiler just set a new coast-to-coast MPG Guinness World Record from behind the wheel of a current Toyota Prius, clocking an average fuel consumption of 93.158 mpg.

Hypermilers, Fuel Efficiency, Automobiles, Toyota

35 points by RickJWagner 176 days ago | 32 comments

The US finally takes aim at truck bloat (theverge.com)
This week, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stunned safety advocates by proposing new vehicle rules that it says will help reduce pedestrian deaths in America.

Safety, Transportation, Regulation, Government, Automobiles

54 points by mfiguiere 177 days ago | 111 comments

With pedestrian fatalities mounting, US proposes tougher vehicle design rules (npr.org)
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing new regulations for vehicle design intended to reduce the number of pedestrians killed and seriously injured in crashes on U.S. roads.

Traffic Safety, Transportation, Government Regulations, Automobiles

36 points by geox 178 days ago | 18 comments

First water car is already a reality: 1000km of autonomy and the end of gasoline (eldiario24.com)

Transportation, Automobiles, Sustainability, Innovation

10 points by rmason 180 days ago | 34 comments

The fight to ban gas-powered cars in the 1960s (grist.org)

History, Environment, Automobiles, Policy

37 points by robtherobber 189 days ago | 54 comments

Ford Loses $44,000 on Every EV Sells as It Switches to Hybrids (yahoo.com)

Ford, Electric Vehicles, Automobiles, Financial Performance, Hybrid Vehicles

5 points by XzetaU8 192 days ago | 9 comments

Tesla has taken down 2016 release noting full self driving hardware capability (twitter.com)