Hacker News with Generative AI: Automobiles

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 3 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 11 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 17 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 24 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 40 days ago | 2 comments

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

Politics, Social Commentary, Automobiles

4 points by yearesadpeople 52 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 93 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 93 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 97 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 102 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 107 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 108 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 110 days ago | 17 comments

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

Cars, Automobiles, Culture, Society

71 points by throw0101d 113 days ago | 190 comments

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

Toyota, Automobiles, History, PDF, Japan

10 points by tosh 126 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 128 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 129 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 130 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 132 days ago | 34 comments

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

History, Environment, Automobiles, Policy

37 points by robtherobber 141 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 144 days ago | 9 comments

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