Hacker News with Generative AI: Automotive

At Chrysler I Kept a Glossary of Ridiculous Corporate Terms Engineers Overused (theautopian.com)
When I became a full-time engineer at Chrysler at age 21, there were certain elements of the corporate environment that I found flat-out odd.
Volvo Tells Plug-In Hybrid Owners to Stop Charging (carscoops.com)
Volvo is recalling thousands of plug-in hybrids in the United States as they could short circuit when parked and fully charged. This poses a serious fire risk and it could occur at night, when the vehicle is parked in your garage.
GM Killed the Only Apple CarPlay Retrofit for Its EVs (motor1.com)
White Automotive has discontinued its CarPlay add-on after pressure from GM.
GM blocks dealers from using Apple CarPlay, Android Auto aftermarket kits (dealershipguy.com)
General Motors $GM ( ▲ 1.97% ) has reportedly forced a dealer to pull the plug on an aftermarket kit that retailers could install that restores phone-mirroring systems for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its Ultium-platform electric vehicles.
BYD plans to make EV charging as fast as filling a gas tank (techcrunch.com)
Chinese auto maker BYD made waves this week when it announced its new Han L sedan could add as much as 248 miles of range in as little as five minutes.
Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glue (wired.com)
Tesla said Thursday it would recall nearly all the Cybertrucks it has produced to repair a stainless steel trim panel that the carmaker said could become detached from the vehicle while driving.
Tesla Recalls Just About Every Cybertruck as Decorative Steel Falls Off (thedrive.com)
Tesla has issued another recall for more than 46,000 of its Cybertrucks that may undergo a rapid unplanned disassembly of their roof trim while underway, the company said in a campaign it launched Tuesday.
Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off (carscoops.com)
Tesla recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks due to roof panels potentially detaching during driving.
Tesla owners doxxed. Only way to get off the list? Sell your car (electrek.co)
Amid worldwide protests against Tesla due to CEO Elon Musk’s involvement in the company, a website has surfaced with address and contact information of thousands of Tesla owners. And the same site says that the only way to get off the list is to prove that you’ve sold your car.
openpilot (open source ADAS) 0.9.8 release (comma.ai)
As an openpilot user, this release brings you Gas Gating, a 10ms e2e latency reduction, a new Toyota longitudinal tune, and openpilot longitudinal control for Fords. You’ll also notice reduced driver monitoring false positives and your device running cooler thanks to an optimized image processing pipeline.
Tesla Hate Is Making Insurance More Expensive for Owners (gizmodo.com)
Teslas are getting more expensive to insure thanks to the manufacturer’s sliding fortunes and reports of vandalism against the cars.
Positioning and Navigation Software Without GNSS (tern.ai)
Tern’s patented and award-winning Independently Derived Positioning System (IDPS™) is where the rubber meets the road. Applying intelligence to existing 3D motion data from vehicles, along with information from base maps, results in the most refined navigation experience yet. IDPS™ is the future of navigation.
BYD unveils battery system that charges EVs in five minutes (fortune.com)
BYD unveils battery system that charges EVs in five minutes
McLaren invented new carbon fiber tape to build even more complex parts (thedrive.com)
It's not cheap, but this process offers better strength-to-weight properties than what you'll find in more "pedestrian" performance cars.
Gene Winfield, One of History's Greatest Hot-Rodders, Dies at 97 (thedrive.com)
Not many people get the chance to live 97 years, but Gene Winfield did. The creator of hot rod and Kustom icons born in 1927, passed away Tuesday after spending time in a professional care facility. He leaves behind cars and innovations, of course, though more valuable than that are the impressions he left on the generations of builders who followed him.
Dodge Chargers now have pop-up ads at every stoplight (fuelarc.com)
Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console.
Mercedes-Benz Drives Toward Solid-State EV Batteries (ieee.org)
Mercedes-Benz believes it could have semi-solid-state batteries in its EVs by the end of the decade.
Dodge Chargers Have Pop-Up Ads (fuelarc.com)
Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console.
Happy 10k Day (comma.ai)
Today, we sold the 10,000th comma 3X, our first product breaking 5 digits in sales.
Tesla Showroom Set on Fire (hindustantimes.com)
Authorities in France are investigating a suspected arson attack that left a dozen Tesla vehicles in ruins at a dealership in Plaisance-du-Touch, a suburb of Toulouse.
Tesla Used Car Price Crashes – Model Y, Model 3 Deals Explode (forbes.com)
New cars are out, used cars are in.
Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions (autocar.co.uk)
All future Volkswagen models will feature physical controls for the most important functions, design chief Andreas Mindt has said.
How a Connecticut DMV Employee Made Thousands by Selling Towed Cars (propublica.org)
The silver Jeep Wrangler that showed up at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles inspection station was missing all four of its wheels. Gone, too, were its doors.
Americans Fall Behind on Car Payments at Highest Rate in Decades (bloomberg.com)
Delinquencies on auto loans among subprime borrowers are spiking as consumers continue grappling with higher interest rates.
Renault Is Giving Away Its Proprietary Tech to Stop EV Fires Quickly (thedrive.com)
"Fireman Access" is a port emergency crews can access to flood the battery compartment and extinguish an EV fire in minutes. And now all OEMs can have it for free.
44 Wheels stolen from Teslas in League City parking lot (click2houston.com)
The League City Police Department is investigating the theft of tires from 11 Tesla vehicles at 2455 Tuscan Lakes Blvd.
Tesla owners get creative to distance themselves from Elon Musk (electrek.co)
Tesla owners are finding creative ways to distance themselves from Elon Musk. They are now removing Tesla logos from their vehicles, replacing them with badging from other automakers, and even using projections on a Cybertruck in one case.
Tesla Recalls over 376K Vehicles (foxbusiness.com)
Tesla is recalling more than 376,000 of its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles in the U.S. over a potential power steering issue.
Lawsuit Alleges GM Illegally Sold Arkansans' Driving Data to Insurance Companies (insurancejournal.com)
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin sued General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar this week, alleging the car manufacturer deceived Arkansans by collecting and selling driver information to third parties, who then sold the data to insurance companies.
Polestar locks in $450M in funding as the EV maker starts 'next chapter' (electrek.co)
Polestar (PSNY) secured another $450 million in fresh funding as the EV maker aims for profitability this year. With three electric vehicles and a fourth on the way, Polestar expects 2025 to be its biggest yet.