Hacker News with Generative AI: Cars

Assignment 5: Cars and Key Fobs (2021) (web.stanford.edu)
Almost all cars currently come with a key fob, which allows you to open the doors, and start the car.

Cars, Technology, Security

228 points by Pikamander2 2 days ago | 186 comments

2,031-HP Hennessey Venom F5 Evolution Claims 0 to 200 MPH in 10 Seconds (thedrive.com)
The "world's most powerful internal combustion car" hits 200 mph quicker than anything else out there, including the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport and Rimac Nevera.

Cars, Speed Records, Performance Vehicles

29 points by PaulHoule 5 days ago | 29 comments

Cybertruck Rusting? That's Normal (autobuyersguide.com)
It’s all over the news: Cybertrucks are rusting and folks are mad. Me? I’m surprised they are surprised. If you own a stainless steel fork or knife and a dishwasher, rusty bits on stainless steel should be familiar. But why does it happen? Isn’t stainless steel… well… stainless? Not quite.

Cars, Science, Materials

37 points by haroldl 7 days ago | 2 comments

The McMurtry Spéirling is the first car in the world to DRIVE UPSIDE DOWN (topgear.com)
No, it’s not an April Fool’s gag, and yes, they really did it. For as long as Top Gear can remember, the old adage that ‘an F1 car can drive upside down’ has been nothing more than a passing joke. Turns out, McMurtry isn’t laughing.

Cars, Engineering, Innovation, Technology

16 points by kracker 14 days ago | 2 comments

What is up with car door handles these days? (theguardian.com)
I contend that things do not have to be worse. In fact, allow me to be so bold as to suggest they could be better.

Cars, Design, User Experience

14 points by pseudolus 20 days ago | 4 comments

One Drive in Toyota's $10k Pickup Will Make You Want One (2023) (motor1.com)

Cars, Toyota, Reviews

30 points by walterbell 29 days ago | 18 comments

Why Mark in 'Severance' Drives a 1997 Volvo (thedrive.com)
The hit show's meticulous use of 1980s and '90s cars has prompted countless theories, so we talked to the people who chose them to finally get some answers.

Television, Cars, Culture, Design

14 points by tosh 42 days ago | 10 comments

Citroen Ami, watch your back: This is the diddy, 62-mile Toyota FT-Me Concept (topgear.com)
Meet Toyota’s answer to the problem of hunting down that elusive parking spot in your favourite (European) city: the ‘FT-Me'.

Cars, Electric Vehicles, Urban Mobility, Concept Vehicles, Transportation

3 points by teleforce 44 days ago | 0 comments

Sayonara, R35: Nissan Japan has stopped taking orders for the GT-R (topgear.com)
After nearly two decades of embarrassing supercars, Nissan has officially stopped taking orders for the indomitable R35 GT-R in Japan.

Cars, Japan, Nissan, GT-R

153 points by teleforce 54 days ago | 154 comments

I tasted Honda’s spicy rodent-repelling tape and I will do it again (2021) (haterade.substack.com)
A while back, after a series of car troubles too boring to enumerate, I learned about the existence of mouse tape.

Cars, Automotive, DIY, Humor, Personal Anecdote

1579 points by voxadam 74 days ago | 453 comments

Hackers crack Subaru's connected services to access data, door locks and more (jalopnik.com)
If you own a modern Subaru, chances are you’ve heard of Starlink — the company’s connected services suite, which lets you control your car through an app or call roadside assistance to your location. That system, though, has other functionality that you might not know: Storing your car’s location history for the last year, and making that information available through an admin panel that until recently was left wide open for hackers.

Cybersecurity, Subaru, Cars, Hacking, Privacy

80 points by gmays 88 days ago | 30 comments

McLarens and CarPlay (adambell.ca)
For as long as I can remember, I've always been a fan of motorsport.

Cars, Technology, Reviews

43 points by 0x0 91 days ago | 11 comments

Honda Civic Hybrid: A refreshing alternative to a crossover (arstechnica.com)
When Honda gave the 11th-generation Civic Hatchback a refresh late last year, among the changes were the addition of a hybrid option to the lineup.

Cars, Hybrid Vehicles, Honda, Reviews, Technology

4 points by PaulHoule 91 days ago | 4 comments

Ask HN: How to produce a 3D scan of a car from a mobile phone? (ycombinator.com)
A client is interested in 3D scanning cars, outdoors and in varying conditions.

3D Scanning, Mobile Technology, Cars, User Feedback

19 points by canxerian 91 days ago | 24 comments

Olav's Licence Plate Pictures (olavsplates.com)
This site contains photographs of license/ number/ registration plates from 105 countries seen "live in action" on vehicles and has been online since 21. October 2000.

Photography, Travel, Cars, Collections

3 points by alibarber 93 days ago | 0 comments

How did they make cars fall apart in old movies (2017) (stackexchange.com)
A staple of old Buster Keaton/Laurel and Hardy films is the car that falls completely apart, either when closing one of the doors or even when driving, like so:

Filmmaking, Comedy, History, Cars

281 points by mgsouth 103 days ago | 102 comments

You Don't Need a Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume (2019) (thedrive.com)
The most popular vehicles in America may be the greatest examples of overcompensation ever invented.

Cars, Lifestyle, Opinion

10 points by tobr 107 days ago | 15 comments

1972 Mercedes-Benz 600 Kompressor [video] (youtube.com)

Cars, Vintage Cars, Mercedes-Benz

74 points by doener 113 days ago | 22 comments

The Headlight Brightness Wars (theringer.com)
The crusade against bright headlights has picked up speed in recent years, in large part due to a couple of Reddit nerds. Could they know what’s best for the auto industry better than the auto industry itself?

Cars, Technology, Reddit, Culture

165 points by throw0101b 129 days ago | 197 comments

You Can Buy a Car on Amazon Now (wired.com)
The next time you see a Hyundai online, you may just be able to hit Add to Cart.

E-commerce, Amazon, Cars

11 points by marban 137 days ago | 5 comments

Jaguar Introduces Type 00 (jaguar.com)
Jaguar has a radical new design language.

Cars, Design, Jaguar

15 points by jiwidi 144 days ago | 21 comments

Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks (theconversation.com)
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws.

Privacy, Cars, Technology, Australia, Surveillance

64 points by PaulHoule 145 days ago | 22 comments

First Geared CVT [video] (youtube.com)

Cars, Engineering, Technology, Videos

8 points by dsego 145 days ago | 3 comments

What does this button do? – My new car has a mysterious and undocumented switch (koenvh.nl)
Last week I bought a car. After twelve years of service, my old trusty Peugeot 107 in blue has had its best. Expensive repairs were coming at some point, and I did not feel like waiting around for them to come.

Cars, User Experience, Technology

712 points by Koenvh 147 days ago | 509 comments

In the Rockets' Red Glare: The past and future of hot-rodding in America (harpers.org)
Remy and I had our private commentaries, always on alert for little ironies and epiphanies, as we seized on the richer details of what I just described to you as a dreamworld but isn’t. It is real, and we didn’t entirely stumble upon it. Because who, among Americans, would not have at least heard of drag racing? Would not be able to conjure some image, no matter how vague, of what it is?

American Culture, Cars, History

62 points by delichon 148 days ago | 69 comments

Every Hands-Free Driving System Available in 2024 (caranddriver.com)
We profile all of the Level 3 and hands-free Level 2 driving systems on the market today. Don't take your hands off the wheel without reading this.

Autonomous Driving, Technology, Cars, Reviews

8 points by luu 151 days ago | 9 comments

Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks (techxplore.com)
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet-connected cars in Australia. It's yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws.

Privacy, Cars, Technology, Australia, Regulation

9 points by mdp2021 156 days ago | 1 comments

How do cars do in out-of-sample crash testing? (2020) (danluu.com)
While having car crash test results is obviously better than not having them, the results themselves don't tell us what happens when we get into an accident that doesn't exactly match a benchmark.

Cars, Safety, Testing, Statistics

86 points by surprisetalk 160 days ago | 172 comments

$8k Suzuki from India received a 5-star crash test rating (jalopnik.com)
There aren’t any new models available under $20,000 in the for American car buyers anymore, but emerging auto markets like India have plenty of cheap cars to go around. One of these budget cars just proved that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to be safe.

Cars, India, Safety, Crash Testing

309 points by rntn 164 days ago | 318 comments

Trends in Cars that Could be Affecting Toyota's Legendary Reliability (topspeed.com)

Cars, Toyota, Reliability, Trends

13 points by prmph 168 days ago | 11 comments