Hacker News with Generative AI: Automotive Technology

Honda's F1 engine technologies that enable >50% thermal efficiency (global.honda)
Rather than being unrestricted, the development of power units for Formula 1 racing is governed by regulations. In 2014, the F1 adopted regulations that restricted fuel flow to a maximum of 100 kg/h to reflect the global spread of increasing environmental awareness. This meant that development had to focus on how to generate the most energy from a limited supply of fuel. In other words, it created an even greater need to pursue combustion efficiency.
Bosch's brake-by-wire system may be the next big leap in automotive tech (newatlas.com)
Bosch has just completed testing its new new brake-by-wire technology on public roads.
Volvo Wants to Improve EV Efficiency by Heating Your Windshield (thedrive.com)
Automakers have tried just about every trick in the book to improve on-road efficiency over the years, but we must admit, using a heater to improve the range of an EV is not one we’d previously accounted for.
Turning automotive engines into modular chemical plants to make green fuels (news.mit.edu)
The MIT spinout Emvolon is taking a new approach to processing methane by repurposing automotive engines to serve as modular, cost-effective chemical plants.
A lot of new in-car tech is "not necessary," survey finds (arstechnica.com)
U.S. presses the 'reset button' on technology that lets cars talk to each other (npr.org)
Future Ford's May Detect Speeding and Report You to the Cops (motorauthority.com)
Hackers Exploited a PC Driving SIM to Pull Off Disney Data Breach (thedrive.com)